Florida Entomologist (2006) 89, 282-283

Steven M. Valles and Yanping Chen (2006)
Serendipitous discovery of an RNA Virus from the cricket Acheta domesticus
Florida Entomologist 89 (2), 282-283
Abstract: During a search for virus infections in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, a virus was discovered in Acheta domesticus, given as food to the ants. Nucleic acid analysis showed similarities with the capsid polyproteins of positive-stranded RNA viruses. The 'bait-cricket virus' (BCV) appears to be a member of the small RNA virus family Dicistroviridae that infect primarily insects.
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Database assignments for author(s): Steven M. Valles, Yanping Chen

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Acheta domesticus