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re: Africanized Bees Found in the Deep South

Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:28 pm to
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:28 pm to
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They’ve been in Texas and Louisiana for years. They’re something to be mindful about, but Africanized bees aren’t the doomsday scenario we were once led to believe.



Right? As a kid, I thought Killer Bees would be waaaaaaayyyyyyyy more of a threat than they actually are...which is pretty much not at all.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
15041 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:30 pm to
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Do they back in to the hive?




First robust giggle in the thread!
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
35898 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:32 pm to
Posted by Paco_taco
Dallas, Tx
Member since Apr 2012
1497 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:41 pm to
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
43054 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:44 pm to
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the overall lack of quicksand in my adult years.



I've gotta say, all that prep I made from my Tarzan watching days as a kid went to waste due to the lack of quicksand.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
120348 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:46 pm to
Are these the ones that kill each other all the time?
Posted by F1y0n7h3W4LL
Below I-10
Member since Jul 2019
3645 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:51 pm to
Yikes!
quote:

May pursue perceived threats farther than European honeybees, up to a mile in some cases


Posted by crash1211
Houma
Member since May 2008
3636 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:54 pm to
Posted by Camijoe
Member since May 2024
456 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 3:56 pm to
I've noticed. They love the strawberry red drank
Posted by Lowdermilk
Lowdermilk Beach
Member since Aug 2024
1024 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:06 pm to
Posted by Cycledude
Member since Jul 2018
2139 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:07 pm to
A beekeeper told me that you have to find their queen and replace it with a non-Africanized queen. The Queen determines how aggressive the bees are, and their behavior can be changed overnight to non aggressive.
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
35839 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:10 pm to
I thought we did the African bee thing like 20 years ago
Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
55026 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:22 pm to
Drive them into the Superdome, the a/c will kill them. I seent it on tv.
Posted by reggierayreb
Member since Nov 2012
19136 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:27 pm to
quote:

A beekeeper told me that you have to find their queen and replace it with a non-Africanized queen. The Queen determines how aggressive the bees are, and their behavior can be changed overnight



Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
60706 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:37 pm to
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I'm pro-quicksand in all areas except my house's foundation


Good thinking


I am thinking about quicksand for home use disguised as the front sidewalk.

This summer the infestation of these is the worst I have ever seen.







I have been experimenting with filtered ash from the fire pit in the back yard. Works better than expected till it gets wet. I guess I could cover the sidewalk with a quonset type tunnel but folks might get suspicious.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
60706 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:39 pm to
Seems racist

African bees are black
European bees are blonde
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:40 pm to
Posted by HonoraryCoonass
Member since Jan 2005
19848 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:46 pm to
“Journalists” love to pull out the scary bees story when they get writer’s block.
This post was edited on 7/1/25 at 4:53 pm
Posted by Esquire
Chiraq
Member since Apr 2014
14420 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:46 pm to
I feel sorry for the bees. Hopefully they find a home outside of Alabama.
Posted by Lokistale
Member since Aug 2013
1323 posts
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:49 pm to
BLM


Bee's Lives Matter
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