Quote from an article today by United Press International. This is a
continuation of my "pollinators make headlines" post.
Killer bees arrive in Fort Worth area
   "Africanized honeybees, or so-called "killer bees," have been confirmed in
the Fort Worth, Texas, area, state agriculture officials said Wednesday.
   "The bees were found in a tree near the town of Pelican Bay, northwest of
Fort Worth, according to the Texas Apiary Inspection Service, a unit of the
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Texas A&M University.
   "'A sample was collected and sent to Texas A&M's Honey Bee Identification
Lab where it was confirmed as Africanized,' said Paul Jackson, the service's
chief inspector.
   "The hive apparently had been in the tree for several months, he said.
    "The Africanized bees have now been confirmed in 120 of Texas' 254
counties since they entered the United States at Brownsville, Texas, in
October 1990. They inhabit most of the southern portion of the state but only
one death from the bees has been confirmed."

After a description of the AHBs, and the conditions under which they usually
attack, the article focuses on the effect on commercial beekeepers in Texas:

   "Tarrant County, the site of the latest confirmation, was added to the
state quarantine list restricting the movement of commercial bee operations
in Texas. The action was taken to prevent the spread of the Africanized bees
to unaffected areas of the state.
   "Commercial beekeepers could be forced out of business if their hives were
infested by the Africanized variety. The more gentle, European honey bees,
are important to Texas agriculture because they pollinate more than 80
percent of state's crops."