Landcare Research invertebrate ecologist Shaun Forgie holds some of the dung beetles released on a Southland dairy farm last week. : Dung beetles hold dairy farm hopes

Dr Forgie holds a dung beetle. : Dung beetles hold dairy farm hopes

Dung Beetle Release Strategy Group John Pearce holds some brood balls, in which female dung beetles lay an individual egg. Photos by Allison Rudd. : Dung beetles hold dairy farm hopes