Killer Bees Have Made It To Central Oklahoma Now…
An elderly man in his 80’s was attacked and stung more than 200 times about a week ago. He fell and broke his hip during the attack.
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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
I really don't know what the solution is to this massive problem is.
Africanized bees even breed with normal bees. 🤷🏻♂️ 😞
https://www.britannica.com/animal/Africanized-honeybee
[quote][c=000000]Africanized honeybees have much the same appearance as European honeybees, although the Africanized bees tend to be slightly smaller. There are other morphological differences, [u]but it is generally difficult to tell the hybrid bees apart from European honeybees without examining the insects in a laboratory[/u].
Like European honeybees, Africanized honeybees pollinate flowers and produce honey and wax. And, like other honeybees, they will defend their colony, will sting if provoked, and can sting only once. Their venom has the same toxicity as that of European honeybees.
[u][i]Africanized honeybees are less selective about their nesting sites than European honeybees: they will nest in cavities in the ground; in discarded objects, such as containers, vehicles, and tires; and even in the open, leaving their honeycombs exposed[/i][/u].
[u]Hybrid bee colonies tend to produce less honey and focus more on brood rearing and colony development. Moreover, they have proportionally higher numbers of drones. [/u]
Africanized honeybee colonies tend to grow faster and to abscond (i.e., abandon their nest en masse to seek a new nesting place) more frequently, often in response to a lack of resources in the area. Where resources are abundant, Africanized honeybee colonies tend to swarm more frequently than European honeybee colonies, allowing a queen and her oldest workers to split off from the hive to form a new colony. In addition, Africanized honeybees are more resistant to pests and parasites, but they do not overwinter well.
[center]Defensiveness[/center]
One of the most notable differences between Africanized honeybees and European honeybees lies in their levels of defensiveness. In African ecosystems, East African lowland honeybees evolved to be on guard against frequent predation.
Their colonies [u]and those of their Africanized descendants have more guard bees than European honeybee colonies have, and they protect a larger area around their colonies. They attack only when they perceive a threat to their colonies. They do not usually sting when they are swarming or when they are foraging for nectar and pollen[/u].
However, if they are startled into defensiveness, Africanized honeybees may be dangerous. They react to disturbances much more quickly than European honeybees do, and they attack in far greater numbers. Disturbed Africanized honeybees may inflict 10 times as many stings as European honeybees would on people or animals perceived as threats, and they will attack for a longer time and over a greater distance. Moreover, they take longer to calm down. Africanized honeybees have killed people, and they are especially dangerous to those who are allergic to bee venom as well as to those who cannot move away from them quickly, such as young children, older adults, and people who have mobility issues. They may also be dangerous to livestock and pets.[/c][/quote]
What we have here in the states is mostly the Africanized hybrid bees.
I have tried to underline just what applies to just the Africanized hybrid bees. The more anyone knows the better they can protect themselves.
Italicized portion should be reported. Because they are either breeding with an original strain or somehow reverted back to the original Africanized bees.
Africanized bees even breed with normal bees. 🤷🏻♂️ 😞
https://www.britannica.com/animal/Africanized-honeybee
[quote][c=000000]Africanized honeybees have much the same appearance as European honeybees, although the Africanized bees tend to be slightly smaller. There are other morphological differences, [u]but it is generally difficult to tell the hybrid bees apart from European honeybees without examining the insects in a laboratory[/u].
Like European honeybees, Africanized honeybees pollinate flowers and produce honey and wax. And, like other honeybees, they will defend their colony, will sting if provoked, and can sting only once. Their venom has the same toxicity as that of European honeybees.
[u][i]Africanized honeybees are less selective about their nesting sites than European honeybees: they will nest in cavities in the ground; in discarded objects, such as containers, vehicles, and tires; and even in the open, leaving their honeycombs exposed[/i][/u].
[u]Hybrid bee colonies tend to produce less honey and focus more on brood rearing and colony development. Moreover, they have proportionally higher numbers of drones. [/u]
Africanized honeybee colonies tend to grow faster and to abscond (i.e., abandon their nest en masse to seek a new nesting place) more frequently, often in response to a lack of resources in the area. Where resources are abundant, Africanized honeybee colonies tend to swarm more frequently than European honeybee colonies, allowing a queen and her oldest workers to split off from the hive to form a new colony. In addition, Africanized honeybees are more resistant to pests and parasites, but they do not overwinter well.
[center]Defensiveness[/center]
One of the most notable differences between Africanized honeybees and European honeybees lies in their levels of defensiveness. In African ecosystems, East African lowland honeybees evolved to be on guard against frequent predation.
Their colonies [u]and those of their Africanized descendants have more guard bees than European honeybee colonies have, and they protect a larger area around their colonies. They attack only when they perceive a threat to their colonies. They do not usually sting when they are swarming or when they are foraging for nectar and pollen[/u].
However, if they are startled into defensiveness, Africanized honeybees may be dangerous. They react to disturbances much more quickly than European honeybees do, and they attack in far greater numbers. Disturbed Africanized honeybees may inflict 10 times as many stings as European honeybees would on people or animals perceived as threats, and they will attack for a longer time and over a greater distance. Moreover, they take longer to calm down. Africanized honeybees have killed people, and they are especially dangerous to those who are allergic to bee venom as well as to those who cannot move away from them quickly, such as young children, older adults, and people who have mobility issues. They may also be dangerous to livestock and pets.[/c][/quote]
What we have here in the states is mostly the Africanized hybrid bees.
I have tried to underline just what applies to just the Africanized hybrid bees. The more anyone knows the better they can protect themselves.
Italicized portion should be reported. Because they are either breeding with an original strain or somehow reverted back to the original Africanized bees.
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therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Eddiesolds He’s in the hospital and has been interviewed by the media.
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
@cherokeepatti id be scared shitless. Im glad hes safe there.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Eddiesolds He said he has hundreds of stingers still in him, I don’t know how long those take to be removed. It’s a wonder he didn’t die.
TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart · 22-25, F
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart I do
Too. They brought him to
the hospital here because it was so bad. Have to be careful doing thing outside. Cute down a tree limb not knowing they are building a hive and yikes. I have seen honeybees building wild hives at the university. Would have someone call a beekeeper to get them so students wouldn’t get attacked. Two hives were in trees by sidewalks
Too. They brought him to
the hospital here because it was so bad. Have to be careful doing thing outside. Cute down a tree limb not knowing they are building a hive and yikes. I have seen honeybees building wild hives at the university. Would have someone call a beekeeper to get them so students wouldn’t get attacked. Two hives were in trees by sidewalks
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@MrBrownstone No he is in the hospital. Those bees also swarmed up inside of his nostrils and tried to get in his ears. I can’t imagine what all he went through in this attack.
