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This handout contains basic information on dung beetles and their importance in central and eastern North Carolina cattle pastures, including photographs and pronounciation guide.
- DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE AND GEOTRUPIDAE) OF NORTH ...
important background information on the relative abundance...
- DUNG BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE AND GEOTRUPIDAE) OF NORTH ...
Fourteen species of dung beetles were identified from dairy (Piedmont Research Station, Salisbury, NC) and beef pastures (Nashville, NC) at the interface of the coastal plain and piedmont region of North Carolina. Dung beetles were more abundant at the eastern NC sites than on the Piedmont Research Station.
24 sty 2009 · Dung beetles were trapped in cattle pastures from March 2002 through September 2003 by using dung-baited pitfall traps. Trapping yielded 4,111 beetles representing 14 species from the...
Dung beetles convert discarded bodily waste into diversity, both for themselves and their surroundings. Ancient Egyptians believed that these humble insects were earthly manifestations of the sun’s daily journey. Khepri, the scarab-headed god, rolled the sun across the sky, burying it under the horizon each evening.
1 maj 2005 · In North Carolina, baseline data concerning dung beetle distribution, seasonal activity, species composition, and richness were lacking. Our study provides the first repeatedly sampled quantitative overview of the dung beetle species existing in North Carolina cattle pastures.
important background information on the relative abundance and richness of dung beetle species in North Carolina. Two additional studies evaluated the benefit of dung beetles on soil nutrition, and the off-target effects of the insect growth regulator methoprene on dung beetle populations.
Dung beetles in the families Scarabaeidae (subfamilies Aphodiinae, Scarabaeinae and Coprinae) and Geotrupidae (Geotrupinae) aid in the decomposition of dung, providing many benefits to pasture and animal health.
