Dear Jeff, Thank you very much for the detailed response. It was extremely helpful. Do you know of any good references I can read that will provide additional details about the process of digestion and nutrient transport in the honeybee? Kind regards, gyro *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm