Hi Allen, From what all I've read, drones do drift into other hives, but, other that possibly transferring diseases, pose no problems, i.e. mating - that takes place in the air. Don't think you'll have much of a problem with Africanized bees up there in Canaca. First good hard frost and that would kill all of them. They are a subtropical variety and probably won't get much further north than central Texas. On Mon, 29 May 1995, Allen Dick wrote: > On Sun, 28 May 1995, Michael Stoops wrote: > > > One speaks of using drones in the local area to mate with the newly > > emerged queens. Here in southern/central Texas, that is no longer a > > viable method. We now have feral colonies of the 'Aficanized' bee and > > knowing that the Africanized drones fly faster than the European drones, > > we really run the risk of Africanizing our hives. > > I wonder if it would be possible to develop a lure that would draw and > dispose of all the drones in an area, so that a known drone population > could be put in it's place from time to time. > > I also wonder - do the african drones from feral hives move (drift) into > domestic hives? > > > W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK > Rural Route One Swalwell Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 > Email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] > Futures, Art & Honey:http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~dicka >