Steve Noble wrote:
>  Does anyone have the figures for how fast AHB has expanded its territory since its introduction?

* Bees were brought from Africa to Brazil in 1956 by prominent
Brazilian scientist, Warwick Estevam Kerr. By 1970 the
super-aggressive African bees had blanketed Brazil, totally replacing
local colonies. They reached Central America by 1980, Mexico by 1986,
and Texas by 1990, having conquered 5 million square miles in 33
years. In the process they killed an estimated 1,000 people and over
100,000 cows. The first American to be killed, a rancher named Lino
Lopez, died of multiple stings in Texas in 1993.  (source: Dr. George
B. Johnson, Biology Professor at Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri 63130)

A map is at: http://www.txtwriter.com/Onscience/OSpictures/killerbees.jpg

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