Therefore, we shall refer to the G. pennsylvanicus samples collected in these regions as Gryllus near (nr.) pennsylvanicus to reflect the ambiguity of their taxonomic status imposed by the infection types found in these populations.We have sampled G. firmus from Gainesville and the Archbold Biological Station in Lake Placid, FL, and from Fort Fischer, NC. Thirty-two of the 35 specimens sampled fro