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Farming Dung Beetles for Farmers Farming other things (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by palitu@aussie.zone to c/farming

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I love seeing this sort of thing in Farming. Are there any other places where dungbeetles are used as an input to a farm?

What other insects are being introduced to farms? I know of bees (pollination) and ladybirds (pest control)

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[–] palitu@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aphidius colemani

i think this is always freaky horror movie sort of stuff.

Do you go to generalist bug suppliers?

[–] j_roby 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have a local distributor that we use. Usually ordering direct from the insectaries requires very large wholesale orders, and our farm is much too small for that kind of volume

[–] palitu@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Insectary is not a word I have heard before... or even thought would exist!