Killer bees are actually Africanized Honey Bees. They are decendants of southern African bees imported in 1956 by Brazilian scientists attempting to breed a honey bee better adapted to the South American tropics. In 1957, some of these bees escaped and bred with Brazilian honey bees. The bees quickly multiplied and began spreading throughout Southern, Central and Northern America.
The bees obtained the name 'killer' because they are very territorial and very agressive. If a human or an animal wanders into their territory, they will attack and will cause serious injury or even death. You don't even need to be near the hive. If they hear any noise at all, they will automatically attack. The bees are no more poisonous then an average honey bee, but they attack in great swarms and that is usually the cause of the injury or death.
The killer bees are not very picky about where they build their hive. In can be in an old hollow tree, a box, attic, porch, or any such place. The first invasion of the killer bees happened in the U.S. in Texas in 1990. Soon after, more were reported in Arizona and New Mexico and in California. To date, more than 100 counties in Texas, 6 in New Mexico, 14 in Arizona, 1 in Nevada, and 3 counties in California have reported Africanized honey bees.
The first attack happened in May 1991. A man named Jesus Diaz was attacked while mowing his lawn and suffered 18 stings. He was treated at a local hospital. In July of 1993, Lino Lopez, an 82 year old man was killed by these bees. He was stung more than 40 times while trying to remove them from an abandoned building on his ranch. Another Woman died in October of 1993 while tring to do the same thing on her property.
While the killer bees are a threat, they are a greater threat to bee keepers and to agricultural. One of the bees may get into a bee keepers area and mate with the bees. Soon, the whole hive because agressive. The best thing to do is to just keep an eye out and to follow these rules.
1. Be alert for bees flying in and out of an opening, such as a crack in the wall.
2. Listen for the hum of a bee colony.
3. Look out for bees that are coming out of a tree trunk or a hole in the ground.
The bees obtained the name 'killer' because they are very territorial and very agressive. If a human or an animal wanders into their territory, they will attack and will cause serious injury or even death. You don't even need to be near the hive. If they hear any noise at all, they will automatically attack. The bees are no more poisonous then an average honey bee, but they attack in great swarms and that is usually the cause of the injury or death.
The killer bees are not very picky about where they build their hive. In can be in an old hollow tree, a box, attic, porch, or any such place. The first invasion of the killer bees happened in the U.S. in Texas in 1990. Soon after, more were reported in Arizona and New Mexico and in California. To date, more than 100 counties in Texas, 6 in New Mexico, 14 in Arizona, 1 in Nevada, and 3 counties in California have reported Africanized honey bees.
The first attack happened in May 1991. A man named Jesus Diaz was attacked while mowing his lawn and suffered 18 stings. He was treated at a local hospital. In July of 1993, Lino Lopez, an 82 year old man was killed by these bees. He was stung more than 40 times while trying to remove them from an abandoned building on his ranch. Another Woman died in October of 1993 while tring to do the same thing on her property.
While the killer bees are a threat, they are a greater threat to bee keepers and to agricultural. One of the bees may get into a bee keepers area and mate with the bees. Soon, the whole hive because agressive. The best thing to do is to just keep an eye out and to follow these rules.
2. Listen for the hum of a bee colony.
3. Look out for bees that are coming out of a tree trunk or a hole in the ground.
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