An aggressively growing pest that unfortunately thrives in this climate.
Dung beetles on Greylands
- By Matt Bailey
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- 15 Dec, 2024
A natural solution to improve soil, pasture and water quality and 'bye bye bushfly'.
Dung beetles have been studied long and hard scientifically and their praises have been sung by many a farmer. We are also a big fan of the job dung beetles do at Greylands.
Dung beetles play a very important role in Australia’s grazing ecosystems. By burying dung in the soil, beetles improve the flow of water, nutrients and carbon into the root zones of pastures.
Dung beetles play a very important role in Australia’s grazing ecosystems. By burying dung in the soil, beetles improve the flow of water, nutrients and carbon into the root zones of pastures.
Below is a TEDx talk by John Feehan in Canberra about dung beetles.