DUNG BEETLE RESOURCES
Identification Guide
A guide to identifying Dung Beetles commonly found in North East Victoria
Dung Beetle Identification Guide
Caring for Dung Beetles
One of the biggest threats to dung beetles can be some of the products used to treat intestinal worms in livestock and horses. This brochure is a guide to what chemicals are harmful to beetles (and their larvae). It is important to identify the "active ingredient" of the product. This is useful found in small print on the the product label.
Consider your Dung Beetles when using Parasiticides
Dung Beetle Resource Package Compiled in 2008 by Lucyvale Better Beef Group
Downloadable in five parts. This package was originally in printed format, and contained a resource CD, DVD and Dung Beetle Dictionary. Unfortunately many of the links listed in the print format are no longer valid. Other aspects of the package such as Dung Beetle Beneftis, How to set up a Community Project and Species Distribution Maps are still relevant.
3. Step by Step Guide to Establishing a Community Dung Beetle Project
4. Dung Beetle Species Maps south-eastern Australia
5. Dung Beetle Projects 1965 -2008
Dung Beetle Films
Underground Army Enriching Soils (7 min)
FACT SHEET: Underground Army, Enriching Soils
Managing Threats to your Dung Beetle Population (4 min)
CSIRO Technical Report: Original Releases & Redistributions
This important report lists all of the CSIRO original dung beetle releases and redistributions
CSIRO Technical Report No. 62 Australias Introduced Dung Beetles: Original Releases & Redistributions Marina Tyndale-Biscoe 1996
Go to the Dung Beetles Project on ths site