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suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Dung beetles
« on: July 04, 2010, 11:35:16 pm »
How can I identify dung beetles?

Are there any species of dung beetle that feed on pig droppings?

At the moment I feel like I am the only dung beetle around. I picked up about 20kg of the stuff to put on the compost heap this morning.

I have a fantasy of just putting the pig poo on the veg patch and letting a herd of dung beetles loose on it.

Hee hee

Any advice gratefully received.

Susanna
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doganjo

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Re: Dung beetles
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2010, 09:36:36 am »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_beetle

No idea but found this by googling
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