>> What is easier: To breed resistance into European bees or to breed
> aggressiveness out of African bees?

> We handled Africanised bees in Trinidad where they have a breeding
> programme.  They were no worse than many hybrids in the is country.

Well, either is possible I understand, but what we have in North America
is a mixture of both that varies from region to region and is mostly
manageable.  I'd say that by now NA is Africanized, others will argue or
agree depending on the cut-off point for purity that is chosen.

Any AHB that are moving throughout the continent are generally well
enough selected that there are few issues except in areas with higher
concentration of the African genes and fewer managed hives.

Brazil has had Africanized bees for a long time and is managing quite
well, with many beekeepers and a huge honey output, but we don't hear
much about them here.

Too bad.  Most of our news is from English-speaking regions and we tend
to extrapolate our experience and prejudices to describe the entire world.

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