The Dung Beetle Expert - John Feehan
Supply and Education on the benefits of Dung Beetles
There's been a spectacular spread of CSIRO-introduced dung beetles during the Australian drought. John Feehan made these videos on 5 December 2019 at a location that was, like much of New South Wales, in severe drought. There are four night-flying species active in the cow dung – O gazella, G …
[Read more...] about More evidence of the spectacular spread of CSIRO-introduced dung beetles.
John Feehan recently made an exciting discovery. He found and harvested the dung beetle, Onitis pecuarius, while visiting a property in south-eastern New South Wales. John was involved in the breeding of this particular species at the CSIRO some forty years ago. He released a colony on a …
[Read more...] about Dung beetles spreading across south-eastern New South Wales
On 29 June, John spoke to members of the South Gippsland Landcare Network on the many environmental benefits dung beetles deliver to Australia. 80 people attended the presentation which was followed a paddock walk to see the results of dung beetle activity. …
