Killer bees
Killer bees:
"Killer bees, known to experts as Africanized honey bees, have arrived in Indian River County, and residents must be aware of them to avoid potentially being swarmed by the aggressive insects, according to a University of Florida entomologist.
Dr. William H. Kern Jr., assistant professor of entomology and nematology, said Africanized honey bees have completed a trek to Florida that began when they escaped in 1957 from a Brazilian research center, where scientists were breeding honey bees that would adapt to tropical climates.
Since they left Brazil, Africanized honey bees reached Mexico in 1984, Texas in 1990, and California in 1992, said Kern, who is with the University of Florida's Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center.
'Martin County has them, St. Lucie County definitely has them, and they are increasing abundant in Dade and Broward counties,' Kern said."
"Killer bees, known to experts as Africanized honey bees, have arrived in Indian River County, and residents must be aware of them to avoid potentially being swarmed by the aggressive insects, according to a University of Florida entomologist.
Dr. William H. Kern Jr., assistant professor of entomology and nematology, said Africanized honey bees have completed a trek to Florida that began when they escaped in 1957 from a Brazilian research center, where scientists were breeding honey bees that would adapt to tropical climates.
Since they left Brazil, Africanized honey bees reached Mexico in 1984, Texas in 1990, and California in 1992, said Kern, who is with the University of Florida's Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center.
'Martin County has them, St. Lucie County definitely has them, and they are increasing abundant in Dade and Broward counties,' Kern said."
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