News Analysis: New Zealand Dung Beetles [DB] have caused concern to some citizens because of their microbe containing deposits. However, since the ‘DB’ ‘”…remove a habitat and feeding resource for flies, which are known to spread disease to humans and animals,”….’ they pose less of a risk.
The DB, which uses Astral Navigation for travel, is found everywhere but Antarctica. They are promoted for use in Animal Husbandry, in many nations, for the reduction in surface manure.
Research [and the knowledge derived therefrom] can make a “Foe” into a “Friend” when it comes to increases in Quality and Yield with Flora and/or Fauna.
Reference: http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9380789/ES-allays-fears-over-dung-beetles