>I have encountered the European black bee (or something very much like it) here in NYS. I thought they seemed potentially Africanized but they relented when I went behind a nearby hedgerow. This summer I encountered a colony that had all the hallmarks of African bees. They attacked me before I opened the hive and followed me hundreds of yards. Sounds like A.m.m./Carnica hybrid. Best wishes Peter 52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html