Dung beetles recovered from one dung-baited pitfall trap operated for one week in September on native grassland in southern Alberta, Canada. Contents include 5,069 Chilothorax distinctus, 20 Onthophagus nuchicornis, 15 Aphodius pedellus, nine Melinopterus prodromus, and one Canthon praticola.

Cow Patty Critters: A new guide on Canada’s fecal friends

News Roundup from the June 2023 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

There is more to a cow pat than meets the eye. In Canada, an estimated 110 million dung pats (the weight of over 13,000 combines) are deposited by cows every day. But what do we know about the community of insects, bacteria and other organisms that inhabit them? These critters are essential to a healthy […] Read more