"i want to actually test the concentration of 
essential oils in the bee bodies after feeding, and i was wondering if anyone 
knew an effective way to extract the chemicals for testing in an LC-MS-MS."

Hi Rebecca,

Try contacting Dr Boris Baer, at the Ciber institute in Western Australia.
http://www.ciber.science.uwa.edu.au/aboutus.html

PeterD

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