Posted on 03/20/2023 6:07:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
Two dogs in McAllen, Texas died last week after getting attacked by the Africanized Bee, also known as killer bees, according to reports.
NBC station KVEO in Brownsville, Texas reported that the dogs died at a McAllen home after getting attacked by bees.
The city received a call about a bee attack on N. 7th Court on Thursday morning, which code enforcement responded to after obtaining a warrant to enter the vacated home where the hive was located.
Devon Johnson of R9 Hive & Honey told the news station the bees were Africanized honey bees, which are oftentimes misclassified as aggressive, though like regular honey bees, they only get aggressive when threatened.
She also said the bees have a three-day memory span, so if they get triggered by a lawn mower, they could get aggressive toward something else later.
Johnson told KVEO the attack was odd because these types of bees do not normally go out of their way to attack, and the dogs that took the stings were in a fence patio on the other side of a duplex.
The homeowner reportedly refused to allow the bee specialist and code enforcement staff to enter the home, so a warrant was obtained.
Once inside, an active hive was discovered that appeared to be covered up with fresh foam.
The Africanized honey bee is also known as the killer bee, which is a cross-breed between the European honey bee and the African honey bee.
The so-called killer bee is the result of experiments in Brazil decades ago, and the insects migrated to the U.S.
Although weather is a factor, a normal bee season runs from mid-March through October.
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Was that the whipped cream type or the kind you get from just frothing coffee?
KIller! Bees! Hidden! by Homeowner!
Be careful if down by Brownsville-way.
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“Misclassified as aggressive”.
The Swarm, with a star studded cast, was released nearly 45 years ago.
I actually remember that episode!...................
A blst from the past when SNL was actually funny.
Seems he had a guilty conscience about something . . . maybe aware of hive and had done nothing?
“”Africanized Bee””
When do the protests begin - RACIST!!!!!!
So, in other words, they are aggressive.
Does that mean they act like a certain class that doesn't get the french fries they ordered at a McDonalds?
Oh man...two dogs locked in a fenced patio.
Poor doggies. Awww.
***The Africanized honey bee is also known as the killer bee, which is a cross-breed between the European honey bee and the African honey bee. ****
I remember, fifty years ago, a scientist saying that when the Africanized bees cross-breed with the European honey bee in their spread across the US, that the docile strains would be dominant.
It looks like the scientist was wrong. It appears the African honey bee attitude still rules the roost!
No problem!
We’ll just get some of those Murder Hornets from Asia to kill them all!........................
That's very interesting. I've never heard of that, and I am interested in beekeeping.
I recently watched a video where a beekeeper had to euthanize an aggressive colony. The bees were well-nigh unmanageable.
They are better than Biden.................
I do not doubt bees have a three day memory. There have been times that I have harvested honey or done a hive inspection and a couple days later a bee will buzz around my head but leave everyone else alone.
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