Africanized bee

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Africanized bee - a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas

Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee

Apis mellifera, honeybee - social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

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Historical perspective and human consequences of Africanized bee stings in the Americas.

Honey bee swarms aboard the USNS comfort: recommendations for sting prevention, swarm removal, and medical readiness on military ships

Relationship between food availability and the reproductive ability of the mite Varroa jacobsoni in Africanized bee colonies.

Performance of Africanized honeybee colonies settled by queens selected for different traits/Desenvolvimento de colonias de Apis mellifera formadas com rainhas selecionadas para diferentes caracteristicas

Acute renal failure following massive attack by Africanized bee stings.

Clinical management of apisination in dogs--a report of 2 patients

Studies comparing the level of infestation between Africanized bees and European honeybees demonstrated that for several reasons the Africanized bee is more resistant to this plague, besides other diseases (PICCIRILLO; DE JONG, 2003).

Reproductive ability and level of infestation of the Varroa destructor mite in Apis mellifera apiaries in Blumenau, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil/Habilidade reprodutiva e niveis de infestacao do acaro Varroa destructor em colmeias de Apis mellifera no municipio de Blumenau, Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil

"Analysis of the F1 generation, descendants of Africanized bee colonies with differing defense abilities against the mite Varroa jacobsoni," Brasil Genet.

New aspects regarding grooming antivarroa behaviour of Apis mellifera carpatica

This finding could be related to increased public awareness of the Africanized bee threat and to programs implemented by the Ministry of Health that created numerous satellite centers for basic health care (called EBAIS) in both urban and rural areas.

Mortalidad por picaduras de himenopteros en Costa Rica, 1985-2006

In Tucson, Arizona, at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, led by research leader Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman, scientists will study carbohydrate and protein supplements, Africanized bee stock improvements, and Varroa controls.

Improving honey bee health: coordinated areawide program is under way

Both European and Africanized bee colonies were never fed artificially neither with pollen nor sugar-water rife.

Polliniferous plants and foraging strategies of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

"It was the largest, most horrendous bee colony I've ever seen in my 38 years of bee removals!" says bee expert Tom Martin of AAA Africanized Bee Removal Service.

Unbeelievable! (Freeze Frame)

It concerned the Africanized bee, a serious pest that was accidentally introduced from Africa into Brazil and is just now entering California, after slowly making its way north over the last 30 years through Central America and Mexico.

Vineyard views

The USDA and the Land Grant Universities are working hard to tame the Africanized bee strain and control the dual plague of mites.