From time to time a family member who lives in Houston, Tx, sends me clippings from the Houston Chronicle, and occasionally from USA Today. From this material I understand that Africanized bees were first found in Texas in the Corpus Christi and Brownsville areas, three or four years ago. The northward spread is slow, but continuing. It is anticipated they will be at least as far north as San Antonio, Houston, etc, this summer. Also conditions are right for them to also be in New Mexico and southern California this year. There is a lot of anecdotal material surrounding these bees. If anyone is interested, perhaps the Houston Chronicle could be persuaded to copy some of this material for the network? Or should I start looking up previous mail for anyone? I wonder if their progress is slow enough for them to adapt to the conditions as they migrate. There is also the possibility of crossing with more winter hardy bees, or just "hitch-hiking" on an available vehicle of some kind. Nice thought!!! Eunice W. "From the Cradle of Confederation"