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The Saga of the Defensive Honey Bees

Honey bee guru Eric Mussen, now Extension apiculturist emeritus, opening a hive at UC Davis for a group tour. These are European honey bees, also called Western honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The saga of the defensive honey bees--or what journalists labeled "aggressive" honey bees--in...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 3:37 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Africanized honey bees (2), Concord incident (1), Eric Mussen (2), European honey bees (1), killer bees (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (1)

'Killer Bees': Where Are They in California?

Just by looking at this feral colony, you cannot tell Africanized bees from European honey bees (EHB). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What about those Africanized honey bees? Where are they located in California? Hollywood movie...

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Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Africanized honey bees (2), Eric Mussen (2), honey bees (1)

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