Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 201, Issue -, Pages 264-269Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.01.097
Keywords
Pesticide; Agricultural produce; Insects; Human consumption
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The use of pesticides contributes to the productivity and the quality of the cultivated crop. A large portion of the agricultural produce is not consumed as it is not an edible part or the quality of the product is too low. This waste of agricultural produce can be valorised as a substrate for the production of certain insects for human consumption. However, pesticides applied on the plants might accumulate during the life cycle of the insects fed on the waste materials and may cause a health risk to humans consuming the insects. Pesticide residues in larvae of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor, were investigated. We monitored the accumulation of pesticides in the larvae upon consumption of contaminated fresh produce. An increased uptake rate by the insects was found for pesticides with higher K-ow-values. Excretion of pesticides by the insect was inversely related to the log(K-ow) values of the pesticides. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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