On Sun, 28 May 1995, Michael Stoops wrote:
> One speaks of using drones in the local area to mate with the newly
> emerged queens. Here in southern/central Texas, that is no longer a
> viable method. We now have feral colonies of the 'Aficanized' bee and
> knowing that the Africanized drones fly faster than the European drones,
> we really run the risk of Africanizing our hives.
I wonder if it would be possible to develop a lure that would draw and
dispose of all the drones in an area, so that a known drone population
could be put in it's place from time to time.
I also wonder - do the african drones from feral hives move (drift) into
domestic hives?
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK
Rural Route One Swalwell Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0
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