Deadly cricket virus sweeps across North America

Posted on January 13, 2011 by The Extinction Protocol
January 12, 2011 – PORT ALLEN, La. — “A virus has killed millions of crickets raised to feed pet reptiles and those kept in zoos. The cricket paralysis virus has disrupted supplies to pet shops across North America as a handful of operators have seen millions of their insects killed. Some operations have gone bankrupt and others have closed indefinitely until they can rid their facilities of the virus. Cricket farms started in the 1940s as a source of fish bait, but the bulk of sales now are to pet supply companies, reptile owners and zoos, although people also eat some. The virus had swept through European cricket farms in 2002. It was first noticed in 2009 in the U.S. and Canada. The virus marks the latest in a recent series of mass animal deaths. ” –MSNBC
Yet more evidence that  an extinction of life on planet Earth is underway- we’re losing the bees, butterflies, bats, birds, fish, and now crickets. 
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3 Responses to Deadly cricket virus sweeps across North America

  1. brandon_v says:
    January 13, 2011 at 3:41 am

    as much as id hate to disagree with you, i too see this as some sort of sign that the world may become extinct either in the next year or so with all these deaths happening to some of our vital creatures(bees, bats, etc.)

    this is getting totally out of control, but i feel that we as humans did it to ourselves. we always have to wait for things to get horribly bad before we start to worry about anything….i am still optimistic that there is hope though. i guess all we need is faith, and we have to look in the right places.

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    • The Extinction Protocol says:
      January 13, 2011 at 7:05 am

      I agree Brandon, there’s always hope and we should never forget that. Despite what happens to the planet; as I have often said, this is a survivor’s story and in many ways, it’s just beginning. Keep the faith alive and well. Janice…very sound advice.

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  2. janice warren says:
    January 13, 2011 at 5:38 am

    People who have a large enough property should buy wild flower seeds and grow them. they attract bees and butterflies. Sun flowers attract birds. they could also buy bird seeds. At least they would have healthy food and a better immune system.

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