African honeybees are much more hostile than European varieties ... When an ordinary European honeybee colony is threatened, around 10% of the bees will venture out to protect the colony's home. By ...

"We are developing specific genetic markers that could predict the probability of queens having the African ... Africanized bees cause many beekeepers to quit the business -- already many beekeepers ...

Such proximity heightens the risk of aggressive confrontations, as these bees perceive any disturbance near their nest as a ...

A rabbi handing out matzah and wine for Passover to Jews in Zimbabwe was attacked by a swarm of African killer bees. JOHANNESBURG (JTA) — A rabbi handing out matzah and wine for Passover to Jews ...

The bees were now at the home of his brother, a beekeeper, and would be taken to farms, Mr Dawson said. Mike Miles, the chairman of the South African Bee Industry Association, said the bees were ...