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Africanized honey bee ( also known as killer bee ), kills 40 people every year.
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Where do africanized honey bees live?
Africanized honey bees started in Brazil and have gradually worked their way north to as far as Texas.
Do africanized honey bees hibernate?
No, no honey bee hibernates.
How do you tell honey bee from africanized bee?
There is no obvious physical difference between Africanized honey bees and European honey bees. The only way of distinguishing is by DNA analysis.
What is the common name of the Killer Bee?
The Africanized honey bee. Euorpean honey bees were breed with African honey bees, creating a hybrid bee known as the Africanized honey bee, or killer bee.
What is the difference between Africanized bees and honey bees?
africanized bees are more aggressive and attack whatever approaches their hive. also called killer bees
What are the africanized honey bees predators in their native country?
no
Is the Africanized honey bee damaging the environment it now lives in?
An Africanized honey bee is just a bee with attitude. Apart from that there are no significant physical differences between Africanized bees and Western honey bees -- in fact the only way to be sure which type of bee you have is DNA analysis. For this reason, Africanized bees are no more damaging to the environment than any other bees. In fact, all bees are essential to maintain the environment as we know it.
What type of bees that kills?
Africanized honey bees also known as colloquially
Do killer bees live in Texas?
There are Africanized honey bees in Texas. The name 'killer bee' was given to Africanized honey bees by sensationalist media -- the sting of an Africanised honey bee is no worse than that of the Western honey bee. However, they are not as docile as the Western honey bee and sting more readily and in larger numbers.
What is the scientific name of killer bees?
Africanized honey bees (AHB), known colloquially as "killer bees" or Africanized bees, are hybrids of the African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata (not A. m. adansonii; see Collet et al., 2006), with various European honey bees such as the Italian bee A. m. ligusticaand A. m. iberiensis.
What animals can sense a threat from over 50 ft of more from their nest?
AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES or KILLER BEES
Do killer bees make honey?
'Killer bee' is a term from sensationalist movies and media reports. The correct name for them is Africanized honey bees, and the sting from an Africanized bee is no more dangerous than a sting from a European bee. Finally, to answer the question: Yes, they produce honey just like other honey bees.
