Weeds and agro by-products for sustainable farming of edible field cricket, Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is a cricket species that shows promise to mitigate food insecurity and malnutrition. But whether this species will accept low- to no-cost weeds and agro by-products as feed, and how these feeds affect its performance, remains unknown. This study assessed the acceptability of 66 weed species and agro by-products (derived from a single plant species) by adult G. madagascarensis and compared the results to a reference feed (chicken feed). We further examined how the 11 top acceptable single plant products affected growth parameters of G. madagascarensis. The parameters assessed included development, survivorship, body mass and body length and reproductive fitness of the crickets on each of these diets. Finally, the costs of the 11 top accepted single plant products were compared. Our results demonstrated that the cricket accepted all 66 single plant products at varying degrees. Tropical white morning glory (Ipomoea alba), cassava tops (Manho..., , , # Weeds and agro by-products for sustainable farming of edible field cricket, Gryllus madagascarensis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Authors: Henlay J.O. Magara*, Cédrique L. Solofondranohatra, Sylvain Hugel, Brian L. Fisher
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## Description of the data and file structure

Files included are:

1. Male and female acceptability data: shows the amount of each 66 single plant products and reference diet consumed by individual male and female crickets.
2. Developmental time folder: show the time taken by one-day-old individual nymphs to reach adult stage when fed 11 most accepted single plant products and the reference diet.
3. Body mass data folder: Show the weight of adult male and female crickets fed 11 most accepted single plant products and the reference diet.
4. Body length data folder:Indicate the size of adult and female crickets fed 11 most accepted single plant products and the reference diet.
5. Survival rate data: demonstrate the number of crickets that reached adu...

# 可食用田间蟋蟀马达加斯加蟋蟀（Gryllus madagascarensis，直翅目Orthoptera，蟋蟀科Gryllidae）可持续养殖的杂草与农业副产物

马达加斯加蟋蟀（Gryllus madagascarensis）是一种有望缓解粮食不安全与营养不良问题的蟋蟀物种。目前尚不清楚该物种是否能够接受低成本乃至零成本的杂草与农业副产物作为饲料，也未知此类饲料对其生长表现的影响。本研究评估了成虫期马达加斯加蟋蟀对66种单一植物源杂草及农业副产物的取食偏好，并将结果与对照饲料（chicken feed）进行对比。本研究进一步考察了11种最优接受的单一植物源产物对马达加斯加蟋蟀生长参数的影响，评估参数包括取食各饲料时蟋蟀的发育时长、存活率、体质量、体尺（体长）以及繁殖适合度。最后，本研究对11种最优接受的单一植物源产物的成本进行了比较。本研究结果表明，该蟋蟀对全部66种单一植物源产物均有不同程度的取食。白背牵牛花（Ipomoea alba）、木薯嫩梢（Manho[原文截断]）等。

作者：Henlay J.O. Magara*，塞德里克·L·索洛方德拉纳哈特拉（Cédrique L. Solofondranohatra），西尔万·于盖尔（Sylvain Hugel），布莱恩·L·费舍尔（Brian L. Fisher）
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## 数据与文件结构说明
本次公开的数据文件包含：
1. 雌雄蟋蟀取食偏好数据集：记录单只雌雄蟋蟀对66种单一植物源产物及对照饲料的取食量。
2. 发育时长数据集文件夹：记录1日龄若虫分别取食11种最优接受单一植物源产物及对照饲料时，发育至成虫阶段所需的时长。
3. 体质量数据集文件夹：记录取食11种最优接受单一植物源产物及对照饲料的雌雄成虫的体质量。
4. 体长数据集文件夹：记录取食11种最优接受单一植物源产物及对照饲料的雌雄成虫的体尺（体长）。
5. 存活率数据集：展示取食各饲料后成功发育至成虫的蟋蟀数量[原文未完全展示]。