The cartridge is then loaded into a handheld device that lights an LED whenever the insect detects the odor.
Much cheaper than trained dogs, and the purely electronic detectors are not quite as robust [yet]. The downside is that you can't exactly buy it once and keep using it for the next 10 years.
Sniffer insects have been used to detect bombs, fungal blight, cancer, diabetes, pregnancy, contraband drugs, and uranium.
The commercial product is the VASOR136 by Inscentinel Ltd.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.269373!/file/Sniff...
Ones that detect particular contaminants can be a lot smaller, especially if they are single-use.
Here is an article from MIT in 2014 detailing recent discoveries and improvements in chip tech that could allow this: http://news.mit.edu/2014/wireless-chemical-sensor-for-smartp...