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Hive of about 40,000 Africanized bees attacks, kills man in Texas
Published June 03, 2013
Associated Press

MOODY, Texas –  A hive of Africanized bees has killed a Central Texas man and injured a woman who tried to help him.

McLennan County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Matt Cawthon told the Waco Tribune-Herald  that Larry Goodwin was driving a tractor in Moody about 30 minutes south of Waco on Saturday when attacked.

Goodwin ran to a house about 50 yards away and tried to use a garden hose. A woman came out to help and was also stung. Goodwin was pronounced dead on the scene.

Allen Miller, owner of Bee Be Gone, who later destroyed the hive, said Goodwin apparently hit a pile of wood that housed a hive. Miller estimated it contained about 40,000 bees.

He said Africanized bees attack much more aggressively and in greater numbers than European bees.



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Re: Hive of 40,000 africanized bees attacks, kills Texas man.
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2013, 06:46:21 AM »
Had not heard of this attack but these bees aren't new here in Texas. I haven't heard of any for a while but they have been here a long time.
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Re: Hive of 40,000 africanized bees attacks, kills Texas man.
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2013, 04:48:02 PM »
I saw a piece on RT about the honey bees in this country. Mostly effecting almond growers.
Honey bee hives are at an all time low, the bees are dying and they can't figure out why?
Just a silly bee you say? These bees are nesasary for cross pollenating everything from apricots
to plums. Without them we are looking at only haveing oatmeal and tortillas to eat.
Bee hives are at 70% destroyed and it isn't the African bee that's doing this.
A mite is the big problem but how do you kill an insect that's on an insect?
You can't that's how and farmers and growers are in a panic in this country right now.
Apples can't grow without bees, cherry's, strawberries,a lot of nuts, even orange and peach trees
need bees. Along with a lot of flowers that we now take for granted.
Bees are necessary for all these plants to produce seeds. You can buy the seeds at the store, but for
how long now?