I don't know about Florida.
Dave
David L. McNeely, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050; email: dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mysteryman <bestfish-in-alaweb.com>
Date: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:23 am
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- perils of Fla collecting
> What makes you think that they were killer bees, anyway, the fact
> that they
> attacked you?
> It IS the tail end of swarm season, and you did kick their nest...
> what
> would you have expected them to do?
>
> I have a beehive in my house. They live in my bathroom walls and
> attic. The
> bathroom window is a nifty little spot where I can observe them. I
> know they
> aren't africanized, but I still know better than to try to run the
> lawn
> mower anywhere near the bathroom.
>
> I suppose the prudent thing to do is to alert the local
> authorities to the
> presence of the swarm and report the incident, but don't go
> hitting the
> panic button just yet. Africanized bees have appeared in Texas a
> few times
> and I think maybe in Florida, so while I doubt that these are such
> bees, it
> is a possibility.
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