The lesser mealworm (LMW, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer); Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is increasingly used as a novel food and feed source. materials on which this insect species reared may contain residues of insecticides from agricultural use. objective study was to determine whether selected insecticides, spiked the substrate, could bioaccumulate in LMW and/or affect growth or survival. Inse...