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Killer Bees
Title: Killer Bees
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 510 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Killer Bees
The Africanized Honey Bee is actually a variety of honeybee derived by hybridization from African honeybees naturalized in the western hemisphere. Because they are highly defensive and will attack perceived intruders more readily than the common European honeybee, they are also known by the popular name of “killer bees.”
Brazilian scientists imported African honeybee queens in the 1950’s in order to breed a honeybee for use in tropical climates. Some swarms escaped into the wild. …showed first 75 words of 510 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 510 total…a climatic limitation in the United States and will not pose a threat to the northern areas of the country. The effect of Africanized honeybees to the United States is small. Advanced bee-keeping methods, precautions, and medical technology negate the effect of the Africanized honeybee to the United States. In fact, since the first appearance of Africanized honeybees in the United States the bees have had relatively little impact to the country as a whole.
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