 Mediterranean house geckos ("Hemidactylus turcicus") have learned that although a calling decorated cricket ("Gryllodes supplicans") may be safely positioned in an out-of-reach burrow, female crickets attracted to the call can be intercepted and eaten.The entomopathogenic fungus "Metarhizium anisopliae" attacks and kills crickets and has been used as the basis of control in pest populations.The insects are also affected by the cricket paralysis virus, which has caused high levels of fatalities in cricket-rearing facilities.