Africanized bees

[JAMES BASS]

Robert,
The 'trajectory' seems to have been intentional and so not
likely to be on a map.  Jim

"The Africanized Honey Bee (AHB) is a result of mating between
African bees and European honey bees of North and South America.
In 1956, a geneticist brought African queens to Brazil with the idea of
developing a superior honey bee, one more suited to tropical conditions.
Unfortunately, bees from 26 experimental colonies headed by African
queens swarmed near Sao Paulo, Brazil. The bees interbred in the wild
with the European honey bees, resulting in "Africanized" offspring. These
bees are moving northward about 100 to 300 miles per year. They have
spread throughout most of South America, Mexico, southern parts of Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, and California. "

The source is:
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/hyg-fact/2000/2124.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Labelle <robla at STREMY.COM>
To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 12:11 PM
Subject: Africanized bees


>I wonder if anyone could tell me where I could locate maps illustrating
>africanized bees trajectory from Africa to South America.
>
>Thankyou,
>Robert Labelle