>I've met a few people from the Transvaal (South Africa) who work on a
>day to day basis with these bees (A.m.scutellata - the fearsome
>Killer bee of the Americas) and do very well from them.
>
No, they are not the same. I have talked to beekeepers from South Africa and
their bees are not the Brazilian "killer bees"
I have worked with a lot of bees all over Ethiopia and while there are some bees
who are easily offended there are many swarms there that are quite tractable.
When we talk ogf the Africanized Honey Bee (AHB bred in Brazil) we are not
taliking about the African Honey Bee.