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I have wild honey bees in my yard (New Mexico) and have seen them in other places. I believe they are Africanized but just looking I can't tell the difference.
by mythrwy 4y ago
I have wild honey bees in my yard (New Mexico) and have seen them in other places. I believe they are Africanized but just looking I can't tell the difference.
At any rate, in warm areas of the US there are many feral old world bees.
- cryptonector 4y agoThey're africanized if they are very aggressive. Recently I saw a talk where the speaker said that if you find any africanized beehives in the wild, you should kill the hive because you don't want the africanized bees to spread. (Or if you have an africanized beehive, re-queen it.) I don't have any, and I'd be loathe to kill bees because I'm quite fond of them, but it's probably good advice.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 4y agoYou should hire a professional exterminator, to be more precise.
- cryptonector 3y agoI've all the protective equipment and I know what to do if the bee attacks get overwhelming: run to a shed and leave the door ajar -- angry bees don't like to follow their targets into dark places! But also if you're going to try to kill an africanized wild beehive you should use soapy water, with a sprayer, and if the bees attack then you'll spray your attackers with soapy water than that's that.