I think most folks on this list know the story of the introduction of these bees into the Americas. It is the number of generations since that release that lead me to doubt that these are the "same" as African bees. I don't see much on the list about what I HEAR is the most disturbing behavior of AHB and that is a strong tendency to swarm. Is 'The Learning Channel' wrong? Seems to me that this characteristic would make the bees less profitable due to extra swarm prevention labor/manipulations. And swarming could also prove to be a real danger to the public. For years I have explained to friends that a swarm is nothing to fear - I shudder to think of an unprotected person examining a wild hive thinking a normal swarm has moved into an out-building or piece of machinery. I assume Southern beekeepers are taking more care in capturing swarms nowadays - correct?