
Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Ellis and Ellis 2008; Sheppard and Smith 2000)
Originally from Africa; first hybridized in South America (Hall et al. 2010)
1990, first found in southern Texas (Hall et al. 2010)
Imported and bred with European honey bees to increase honey production (Hall et al. 2010)
More aggressive than European honeybees; negative impact on honey production industry (Hall et al. 2010)
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Council or Task Force
Partnership
Federal Government
State and Local Government
San Bernardino County (California). Department of Public Health.
See also: Mosquito & Vector Control for more resources
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.
Academic
Utah State University Extension; Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory.
See also: Biting, Stinging, and Health-Related Insects for more species
University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.
Citations
Ellis, J., and A. Ellis. 2008. African honey bee, Africanized honey bee, or killer bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae). In: J.L. Capinera (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Entomology (Vol. 4, pp. 59-66). Dordrecht: Springer.
Hall, H.G., C. Zettel-Nalen and J.D. Ellis. 2014. African honey bee: what you need to know. University of Florida, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Electronic Data Information Source Publicaton ENY-114 (MG113).
Sheppard, W.S., and D.R. Smith. 2000. Identification of African-derived bees in the Americas: a survey of methods. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93(2):159-176.