• BROOKINGS, S.D. - SDSU Extension and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture encourage landowners to collect and redistribute leafy spurge beetles in their pastures.
• "With the late spring, beetles can reasonably be collected and moved through about July 15th or so," said Pete Bauman, SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist.
• Bauman added that it is important to realize the relatively inexpensive benefits of utilizing beetles in your leafy spurge control program.
• "By simply taking a few hours every spring to move beetles around to new patches, landowners can keep their beetle populations going indefinitely, ultimately reducing their overall chemical expenses," he said. "There is no advantage to hoarding beetles in one spot, the key to success is redistribution on your own land and sharing with your neighbor."
• The following are recommendations to assist landowners in spurge beetle management:
• When: Collect bugs only between mid-June and early/mid-July. This is when the

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