Did You Know: Africanized Honey Bees
Kate & Jeff McGovern
African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutella) were first brought to Brazil in the 1950s to increase honey production. In 1957, 26 swarms escaped and headed north, mating with established colonies of European bees (A. m. ligustica and A. m. iberiensis). The resulting hybrid is A. m. scutellata Lepeletier, often referred to as killer bees. They are […]
