The emergence as a pest of Aphodius tasmaniae Hope (Scarabaeidae) in pastrues in the lower south-east of South Australia.

Abstract

Aphodius tasmaniae Hope is an indigenous univoltine pest of improved pastures in South Australia. The species was rare, however, before European settlement and is still rare in areas which have not yet been developed agriculturally. Evidence is presented which suggests that A. tasmaniae is now a common species because man has supplied it with food and shelter on a vast scale.