Susan M. Bertram

Farmed cricket performance remains stable over five generations of rearing on a waste-based diet

This study shows that farmed crickets reared on a high-inclusion spent grain diet maintain stable performance over five generations, with low-inclusion diets improving survival and yield.

The disadvantage of having a big mouth: the relationship between insect body size and microplastic ingestion

This study investigates how insect body size and mouth size influence microplastic ingestion and breakdown, finding that crickets consume plastics when particles can be whole-consumed and break down larger MPs as they grow.

Temperature outweighs diet in shaping developmental performance in two cricket species via growth delays and physiological limits

This study shows temperature has a greater impact than diet on developmental performance in two cricket species, primarily through growth delays and physiological limits at thermal extremes.

Growth, development, and life history of a mass-reared edible insect, Gryllodes sigillatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

This study describes the growth, development, and reproductive traits of Gryllodes sigillatus to inform mass-rearing practices and colony management.

Brewery Waste as a Sustainable Protein Source for the Banded Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)

This study evaluates the viability of using brewery waste as a protein source for farmed crickets, finding it supports survival and growth with minimal impact, though full replacement slightly reduces body mass.

Larger diet particle sizes cause crickets to grow faster with no effect on final body size

This study shows that larger diet particle sizes increase cricket growth speed without affecting final body size, suggesting potential for improving mass rearing efficiency.

Applying nutritional ecology to optimize diets of crickets raised for food and feed

This study optimizes cricket diets using nutritional ecology to maximize yield metrics like survival and adult body size in mass rearing.

Farmed crickets raised with dermestids suffer from reduced and delayed growth, but not enough to explain reports of dramatic yield loss

This study investigates the impact of dermestid infestations on cricket growth and yield, finding reduced mass but not size, and delayed growth, but not enough to explain dramatic yield loss reports.