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A range of beetle species are needed to achieve all-year dung burial, as different species are active during different seasons of the year.
BEETLES RELEASED: March 2006 - May 2008 48 colonies - 7 species * Bubas bison: 20 colonies * Euoniticellus africanus: 1 colony * Euoniticellus intermedius: 2 colonies * Geotrupes spiniger: 18 colonies * Onitis alexis: 1 colony * Onthophagus binodis: 3 colonies * Onthophagus gazella: 3 colonies SPECIES ALREADY IN THE AREA: * Euoniticellus fulvus * Onthophagus australis (native beetle) * Onthophagus taurus SPECIES TO BE RELEASED: * Euoniticellus pallipes * Onitis aygulus * Onitis caffer CHALLENGES: The 2006 drought severely restricted the supply of dung beetles. |
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A useful beetle identification tool developed by Landcare
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