Within the factors affecting insect tolerance to extreme environmental conditions, insect nutrition, particularly of immature stages, has received insufficient attention. In the present study, we addr
1. Nutrient regulation should covary with life history, but actual demonstrations of this connection are rare. 2. Here we use a wing-polymorphic cricket, Gryllus firmus, that trades-off dispersal and
Supplemental data for Ansia et al, J Dairy Sci. 2021. "Nutrient digestibility and endogenous protein losses in the foregut and small intestine of weaned dairy calves fed calf starters with conventiona
In this study, we raised crickets on four diets that differed in macronutrient availability: high lipid, high carb, high protein, and a control diet. For the first two weeks of our experiment, we coll