algray@toad.pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (Al Gray) (07/14/89)
Last I heard the "killer bees" were migrating up through central America but had not yet reached Panama. An attempt was being made to alter their behavior by releasing large quantities of a more benign breed of bee in the area. The hope was that the two would mate and produce less aggressive bees. Has anyone heard how this experiment turned out? Al Gray
dmark@cs.Buffalo.EDU (David Mark) (07/15/89)
In article <1251@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM> algray@toad.pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (Al Gray) writes: > > Last I heard the "killer bees" were migrating up through central > America but had not yet reached Panama. ... > ... I don't mean to pick on Al, but, how can something migrate "up through Central America" yet not reach Panama?!?!? Be aware that Panama is the Central American country that is connected to South America, through its boundary with Colombia. Also, a grad student was killed by killer bees at the Organization for Tropical Studies' <<Finca La Selva>> biological research station in Costa Rica (this side of Panama) about 3-4 years ago. So, where are those bees now, anyhow? (And , PS, this "place-name" type stuff is NOT what college geography is all about!!) David M. Mark, Professor of Geography, SUNY at Buffalo
gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart) (07/18/89)
Check the NY Times Index for the specific reference, but Africanized bees are already in MEXICO, and have been spotted in places in Texas, NM, AZ and California! -- {apple, pacbell, hplabs, ucbvax}!well!gors gors@well.sf.ca.us (Doolan) | (Meyer) | (Sierchio) | (Stewart)
pwilcox@paldn.UUCP (Peter McLeod Wilcox) (07/18/89)
In article <1251@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM>, algray@toad.pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (Al Gray) writes: > > Last I heard the "killer bees" were migrating up through central > America but had not yet reached Panama. An attempt was being made > to alter their behavior by releasing large quantities of a more > benign breed of bee in the area. The hope was that the two would > mate and produce less aggressive bees. The attempt to modify the colonies by breeding failed - the African strain seems to be dominant, socially if not genetically. They are currently in Mexico, and due to reach Texas in the 90's, I believe. Pete Wilcox ...gatech!nanovx!techwood!paldn!pwilcox