africanized honeybees

Provides information on the Africanized honeybee, describing how dangerous they can be, and how they spread to new areas and hurt the animals and plants that already live there.

Illustrated photographs describe the movement of killer bee populations into North America, their behaviors and characteristics.

Describes the behavior of killer bees, presents several true attack stories, and discusses the work of beekeepers and bee experts.

Provides information about killer bees, explaining the similarities and differences between European and Africanized honeybees, discussing the spread of the Africanized, or killer bees, from Brazil to North America, and examining efforts to control killer bee populations.