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Africanized Bees: How Far North?

Africanized honey bees arrived in southern California in 1994 and are expanding north. How far...

Collection of Africanized bee swarms can be an issue. These bees are European honey bees (not Africanized) that swarmed on the UC Davis North Hall/Dutton Hall complex in 2012. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scientists are studying feral colonies for Africanized bee expansion. This photo was taken in 2011 in a Vacaville backyard; the European honey bee colony was a joy to the homeowner until its collapse. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 4:28 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Africanized bees (3), Concord stinging incident (1), Eric Mussen (269), European honey bees (2), feral honey bee colony (4), UC San Diego (6)

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PROTECTIVE GEAR--Beekeepers wear protective gear to ward off bee stings. Here UC Davis beekeeper Kim Fondrk tends his bees. These are not Africanized bees (as mentioned in the text above), but European or Western honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 5:15 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Africanized bees (3), beekeeper suits (1), Eric Mussen (269)

Posts Tagged: Africanized bees

Africanized Bees: How Far North?

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