Table 4. Effect of coprophagous insects on cumulative emission of CH3 and N2O from cow dung for 7 days

Treatment Cumulative flux (mL)1) mgCO2eq2)
CH4 Δ% N2O Δ% CH4 N2O
Dung beetles 2.324 42.3 0.116 23.4 41.5 67.6
Fly larvae 0.893 77.8 0.011 88.3 15.9 6.3
No insects 4.025 0.094 71.9 54.8
Cumulative flux of greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted from dung for 7 days.
Calculated with global warming potential(GWP) values (CH4: 25, N2O: 298) relative to CO2 adapted from IPCC Fifth Assessment 2014 (AR5). GHG, greenhouse gas.