Some of us inquired about the current thinking of ERIC H. ERICKSON, JR., BARBARA J. ERICKSON, and ALLEN M. YOUNG about africanized honeybees. Some local CAB cdROM search on their recent publications (after 1995) gave me this result: - Erickson-EH in Bee-World. 1999, 80: 3, 119-123; 8 ref. ; Territoriality and the africanized honey bee. ; Abstract: The defensive and territorial behaviour of Apis mellifera scutellata is discussed. Head butting and buzzing are seen as integral factors in defensive behaviour. A google search gave out the link http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/publ/ , listing (among other very interesting data and links): - 11.Erickson, E.H. ; Territoriality and the Africanized Honeybee ; Bee World 80 (3): 119-123: 1999 - 16.Erickson, E.H. ; Africanized Honeybees ; Handbook of Structural Pests. Accepted 6/99 - 18.Erickson, E.H. ; Stinging Pests ; Ent. Soc. Amer. Handbook of Household and Structural Insect Pests. R.E. Gold and S.C. ; Jones, Editors. P. 23-26. 2000. It seems at least E.H. Erickson did not stop thinking ;-). I could not find any access to Bee World nor summaries of those books. Still searching. Vanessa de Behr Sunday's beekeeper Belgium, colza/rape/canola flowering under rainy 10°C/50°F days. Thinking about buying tiny umbrellas. Barry Birkey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> OUR EXPERIENCES IN COSTA RICA. PART I. >> Bee Culture - September, 1986 >> By ERIC H. ERICKSON, JR., BARBARA J. ERICKSON, and ALLEN M. YOUNG (snip) If the viewpoints in this article are no longer held by these authors as truth, where might one find their updated views? I'd be interested to read them. (snip)