VCE Unit 3 Agriculture and Horticulture students have been on excursion to Mont De Lancey farm in Wandin hunting for dung beetles, which are valuable for sustainable farming. Two of the students write about the experience below:
The adventurous VCE Agriculture class explored the ‘poop’ular school farm in Wandin. Despite the high heat in the morning, the class soldiered on and took on the big task of searching for dung beetles. Once arriving at the farm, they were off to a ‘rolling’ start finding evidence of dung beetles present faster than you can say dung-to-dung. The heat really kicked in but the class was dedicated to finding all the crap they possibly could. Other than finding loads of dung, the class was able to learn about the benefits of dung beetles on a farm and what their presence looks like. You really can’t ‘beet’ a day like this!
— Lachlan P (Year 11 Orange)
It was a warm Wednesday morning when the Agriculture and Horticulture class took a quick trip to the Mont De Lancey farm in Wandin. With our hats on we all participated in the search for dung beetles. The dung beetles were dug deep into the dung. At the end of the excursion, we had gathered a total of six dung beetles. These beetles are very beneficial for our environment as they decrease the chances of invasive fly breeding.
— Stella B (Year 12 Jade)
