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Dung Beetles

This autumn WICC will be releasing Geotrupes sponger.  This autumn active dung beetle will help fill one of the seasonal gaps of dung beetle activity in our catchment.  WICC is seeking interested landholders to start breeding colonies on their farms.  While it can take up to seven years to have a fully functional colony that can deliver the ecological and financial (and bushily mitigating) benefits that dung beetles are known for.... we believe the wait will be worth it.

WICC will supply the 1000 beetles that it takes to start the colony.  This is a significant expense and they need in kind support from the landholder to make the project feasible.  Landholders will be expected to control their stock movements to allow sufficient dung for the beetles to establish themselves.  The landholders must also manage their chemical use in a manner which is consistent with best practice for the establishment of dung beetles.  Click here to find out more.  

If you are interested in establishing a colony please fill out the expression of interest form below.  Our project officer will get in touch with you to ask a few more questions and possibly perform a brief site visit to your property.  WICC is especially interested in cattle farmers!

Please note that WICC intends to release spring active beetles which have recently been approved for importation by DAFWA.  Unfortunately there are insufficient breeding colonies at this time to harvest from..... stay tuned.

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  • Opportunities
    • New voucher program to help farmers seize carbon opportunities
    • Fencing
    • Revegetation
  • Donate
    • Eungedup Wetlands >
      • Why Eungedup Wetlands needs to be preserved!
      • How your donation will be used
      • How Eungedup Wetlands will be managed
      • Our Donors
    • Biodiversity Initiative
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    • Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
  • Learning Centre
    • Biodiversity >
      • Weeds
      • Feral Management
      • Seagrass Report
      • Flora Surveys
      • Interview with Elders >
        • Interview with Elder Vernice Gillies
        • Elder Lynette Knapp
        • Interview with Dr Wayne Webb
        • Interview with Aunty Carol Petterson
        • Interview with Uncle Lester Coyne
        • Interview with Menang Elder Aden Eades
    • Sustainable Agriculture >
      • Dung Beetles
      • Collection of Dougie the dung beetle cartoons >
        • Rotational Grazing
        • Stock Health
        • Pasture Diversity
        • Soil Chemistry/Nutrient Efficiency
        • Soil Carbon
        • Soil Biology
      • Interviews with local farmers
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