Well, I think the matter is not whether the africanized are desirable or not. They are here and I really believe that nobody or no technology will be able to just push them back thruough the borders. I think the real question now is: once they are here, what should we do? It is fact that the africanized bees can kill (as other can), but keep stuck on this is no progress and will not help solve the problem. As Doug was saying the other they, it seems that the first waves of bees arriving are the most dangerous. So what I think should be done now is keep populations, especially in rural areas, informed about the dangers associated with feral bee colonies in these days. They should be taught to deal with the problem. What I think is going on now is a campaign pro panic. As to the problem of having bees in the attic etc. Yes it may become a nuisance. Although they should not be dangerous unless they are moles- ted. In Brazil, what has been done to deal with this kind of problem is to put firefighters and beekeeper associations working together. Firemen are thaught how to deal with bee swarms and colonies and they might have an experienced beekeeper with them at action, or in more difficult cases call beekeepers to capture the bees. Nowadays, in Brazil, the beekeeping industry is growing, and we do not have more problems with bee attacks now than we use to have before the arrival of the africanized. But, shure, the beekeeping industry has to adapt to the new conditions. Maybe the US beekeepers would have some to learn with their colleages down in Brazil. Why not trying to make contact directly between north american and brazilian beekeeping asso- ssiations?