Differential Gene Expression in the Tropical House Cricket and Its Iridovirus in Healthy versus Diseased Specimens (opens in new tab)

The tropical house cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus, is a mass-produced insect that is used as a protein source for pets and livestock. However, intensive mass-rearing conditions, coupled with high genetic relatedness, create an ideal environment for the spread of pathogenic microbes that severely impact production. Cricket iridovirus (CrIV) is a pathogen that impedes cricket growth and causes significant losses for cricket farmers. Interestingly, recent studies have shown that CrIV is often pre...