The question of getting bees analyzed for pesticides has been answered many 
 times.
 
In the past, when there was a federal program to pay beekeepers damages  
(which was done away with bythe Carter administration, EPA had a lab that 
would  analyze samples for pesticides.  Its unfortunate that the lab also went  
away.
 
There are numerous private labs that can analyze for pesticides, MOST  
states have labs that can and will analyze samples when a suspected poisoning  
incident occurs, and the USDA ARS Gastonia lab, contact is ROGER SIMONDS, can 
do  a scan for 200 pesticides simultaneously.  Current cost is about $230 
per  sample.  I may be a bit off, working on memory.  Used to be less than  
200, but that's when the lab did a smaller number of pesticides.   ANYONE can 
send samples to that lab, as long as they are willing to pay for the  
analysis.  Its a government lab that also does analyses for the private  sector.
 
Easy to look up on the web.
 
Please note, broad spectrum analyses have to make some compromises.   If 
you want to get the best answer for a specific pesticide, a more specific  
analysis may be required.  Still, Gastonia has reasonably good detection  
limits, especially considering the number of chemicals resultant from a single  
analysis.
 
Jerry

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