Bioaccumulation of cadmium in common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata and its impact on insect development - prospect for use in feed and food production.

This study aimed to investigate the bioaccumulation of cadmium from natural feed substrate and substrate enriched with CdCl and CdO by the common green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Cadmium was determined in all developmental stages (larvae, adults, and puparial cases) of L. sericata, and its accumulation was positively correlated with concentrations in insect diets.