Since then they have spread steadily north, entering Mexico in 1988. By 1991, almost 100 percent of the feral honey bees in Mexico carried the African bee DNA. The Africanized bees reached the United ...

often referred to as simply "killer bees," is a hybrid of the Western honey bee resulting from the mating of southern African ...

FOREST and KIM STARR photo African honeybees were first ... honeybees in Hawaii are some of the world’s highest honey producers. The lack of Africanized bees and overall health of Hawaii-raised ...

There are many differences between goofy, fuzzy-butt honey bees, and territorial, aggressive killer bees. Killer bees are a hybrid between European and African bees. They were created by humans in ...

Fipronil has been blamed for the deaths of millions of honey bees in Europe. Campaigners say Fipronil is highly toxic to insects, and its use was restricted in Europe in 2013. Africa Live ...

Their demeanour has earned them the terrifying nickname of 'killer bees', but relatively few deaths ... combining the European bees' greater honey yields with the African honeybees' adaptation to ...