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The ‘40-million-year-old solution’: Dung beetles on a roll in 10-year trial to solve an ongoing NZ problem

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by Debbie Griffiths 

Small but mighty, dung beetles are hard at work cleaning up three Katikati properties as part of a 10-year trial. 

Dr Shaun Forgie The insects are a self-sustainable, low-cost solution to one of our farming industry’s biggest environmental concerns: cleaning up livestock manure. 

The idea to introduce them locally was proposed six years ago by the f...


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