> I had 2 hives of Italians.  One was later Africanized & wiped out the
> other hive.

This is an interesting question.  Some more details -- as many as you
can offer -- would be useful.

I'd be curious to know where exactly you live, where the hives(s) are
located in relation to nearby homes, etc., and how and when the one hive
'wiped out' the other. The details of the condition of the surviving
hive and the 'wiped out' hive would help too.

> How can I get rid of the queen,
> preserve as many workers/brood/honey, & repopulate with a package &
> new queen without destroying the current brood or poisoning the comb
> & honey stores?

We've had a few interesting comments and suggestions, but , if these
bees are truly Africanized, you may have an unique problem.  AHB will
oftentimes not accept an EHB queen easily, permanently, or at all.
Queen excluders built for EHB may not work for AHB queens.  AHB and EHB
queens have different pheromone profiles and sometimes different caste
behaviour.

The details requested might help us to better understand what you are
facing and how best to proceed, or where to obtain help.

allen
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