Hi All.
 
Many people seem to be genuinely scared of working with the
Africanized strain. Admittedly they can be incredibly aggressive, but
this could/should be put to some valuable use.
 
In some areas predators are a problem with animals knocking over
hives etc. If there is a strain of bees that can handle predators ,
it is the Africans. They are also potentially extremely good producers
in fairly arid environments.
 
I've met a few people from the Transvaal (South Africa) who work on a
day to day basis with these bees (A.m.scutellata - the fearsome
Killer bee of the Americas) and do very well from them.
 
Don't forget the beesuits and gloves and boots.
 
Cheers
 
Gavin Johnston
Rhodes University
Bee Laboratory
Grahamstown
South Africa