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Beetle banks can also serve as habitat for birds and rodents.


ORIGIN

According to a March 2005 draft entry for the '' Oxford English Dictionary '', the term first came into use in the early 1990s , with published examples including the August 22, 1992 issue of the '' New Scientist '' and an October 12, 1994 reference in '' The Guardian '' society section:
:‘Beetle banks’, a recent initiative by the Game Conservancy Trust , would also help encourage ground-nesting birds while creating cover for Aphid -eating bugs with more pay-off in savings on Aphicides .
As Of 2005 the website of the Game Conservancy Trust notes that the organization invented beetle banks in collaboration with the University Of Southampton .


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