I can certainly second Dick Marrons comment that not all africanized are 
mean as I worked a few Hives in Paraguay w/my hija who has caught a dozen or 
so swarms......none were hot. I didnt need gloves and probably couldve gone 
a significant time w/o veil but didnt push it too much. That isnt to say 
there werent verified reports of terribly ferocious behavior from others.As 
an aside, the bees reminded me of large flys.
John Horton 

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