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How to Identify Dung Beetles on Your Farm
O. taurus Monitor, Monitor, Monitor With just a shovel and a bucket of water you can check what dung beetles are in your ground, it's super simple. Find a target manure pile and scoop the whole pad (and a few centimeters of soil) into a bucket of water. The beetles soon float to the top and can be scooped out. Do this throughout the year as often as possible to give you a good overall picture of what's going on. Count how many dung beetles you find and if you want to get rea
Katrina Zemke
Oct 15, 2025
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