Good we do not have them at Chile. A good sumary and update information here http://www.adkinsbeeremoval.com/africanized-honey-bee.php#19 <http://www.adkinsbeeremoval.com/africanized-honey-bee.php#19> (US Deaths per year)* Causes* *Deaths* *Percentage* Smoking 467,000 63% Obesity<http://www.faqs.org/abstracts/Health/Annual-Deaths-Attributable-to-Obesity-in-the-United-States-Garcinia-cambogia-Hydroxycitric-Acid-as-a.html> 216,000 29% Motor Vehicle 43,354 6% Falls 13,322 2% Drowning 3,842 0.5% Snakes <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081127115320.htm> 100 0.013% Other Stinging Bee Deaths<http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/768764-overview> 50 0.007% Skate boarding<http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/100-skateboarding-concrete-wave-magazine/46038-skateboarder-deaths-2006-report.html> 42 0.006% Falling Coconuts!<http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/non-diving-related-stuff/34594-death-coconut.html> 20 0.003% *Africanized Honeybees<http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2008/04/12/m1a_bees_0412.html> 0.7 0.0001% At the time of the initial release of Dr. Kerr’s hybrid honeybee in 1957, Brazil ranked 27th in honey production. Three decades later, after the introduction of the Africanized bee by Dr Kerr, Brazil sky rocketed to 4th worldwide in honey production which also increased in pollination and food source -- Juanse Barros J. APIZUR S.A. Carrera 695 Gorbea - CHILE +56-45-271693 08-3613310 http://apiaraucania.blogspot.com/ [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
