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Will soapy water kill africanized honey bees?
In sufficient quantities soapy water will kill any bee because it will drown. It makes no difference whether they are africanized or not. There has been a lot of fear drummed up about africanized bees by the sensationalist media. They look no different from a European honey bee and their sting is no worse. The problem is they are far more defensive and sting more readily.
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
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.
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 animals can sense a threat from over 50 ft of more from their nest?
AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES or KILLER BEES
Are killerbees mating with honeybees?
It's possible. The so-called 'killer bees' -- more properly called Africanized honey bees -- are a variety of honey bee. Africanized bees are the descendants of 26 Tanzanian honey bee queens which escaped from a research establishment in Brazil. They mated with local Western honey bee drones. The name 'killer bee' is a product of the sensationalist media. The sting of an Africanized bee is no worse than the sting of a Western honey bee. The only problem with them is that they are not so docile and sting more readily. They also react more to the alarm pheromone so one sting will often lead to more. Feral Africanized bees are in the southern United States, central America, and tropical South America. They do not tolerate cold weather well so this will probably limit their spread.
Who would win a killer bee or a honeybee?
The Africanized honey bees (aka killer bee) is a more aggressive bee than the regular honey bee. The "killer bee" was created by cross breeding the African Honey Bee with various European Honey Bees. The fear many Bee Keepers feared when it was discovered that the "killer" bee's were heading to the U.S. was safety for their honey bee's. Since the Africanized honey bee was/is more aggressive. Therefore because of the intense aggression, the answer to your question would more than likely be the "killer bee" would win.
Can you stay alive if you get bit by a killer bee?
Yes, killer bees are Africanized so they are more aggressive but the individual bee is no more dangerous than a honey bee.
What bee is most likely to sting and why?
Bees are normally quite docile and will sting only if they feel threatened or in defence of their colony. Having said that, some bees can be a little more aggressive than others. The most aggressive honey bee is the Africanized honey bee, the offspring of some Tanzanian honey bee queens which escaped from a research station in Brazil in the 1950s which mated with local European honey bee drones. Although a sting from an individual Africanized bee is no worse than a sting from a European bee, they sting much more readily and victims tend to receive stings from a large number of bees. Sensationalist media have given the Africanized honey bee the name 'killer bee'.
Is there a way to tell African bees from honey bees?
You can tell that bees may have become africanized by how "hot" a hive is, meaning that the bees becomes very violent with a lot of bees trying to sting you and chasing after you long distances, but this does not necessarily mean that they have become africanized. The only way to truly confirm that they are africanized is that you send some dead bees to a lab to have its wings measured as africanized bees have smaller wings than other types of bees.
Whats the name of a killer bee?
'Killer bees' are more properly called Africanized honey bees. They are the result of a cross between Tanzanian honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) queens and Western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) drones.
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.
