slag@charm.UUCP (Peter Rosenthal) (05/23/84)
generalizations are bad. I heard recently that the killer bees have accelarated their advance up central america and that they will soon be upon us driving thousands of venomous stingers into our arms and legs. This could be unpleasant. Can anyone out in netland confirm or deny this rumor or just fill me in on some killer bee scuttlebut?
lincoln@eosp1.UUCP (Dick Lincoln) (05/24/84)
> I heard recently that the killer bees have accelarated their advance > up central america and that they will soon be upon us driving > thousands of venomous stingers into our arms and legs. This could be > unpleasant. Can anyone out in netland confirm or deny this rumor or > just fill me in on some killer bee scuttlebut? Within the last three months (I believe) NEWSWEEK had an extensive article on the African strain of honey bees and their advance through the Western Hemisphere. As I remember it they concluded that these bees would pose a threat to the USA within 10 to 20 years. Apparently they outbreed the domestic honey bee and "take over" colonies this way.
crm@rti-sel.UUCP (05/24/84)
[is this line really necessary?] Killer bees are not the menace that they are made out to be in the papers (not to mention cheapo horror movies). They are really just a form of bee with a strong "mobbing" behavior under certain threats. However, they (like most beasts) will leave you alone if you leave them alone.