Killer Bees are on the move -, Albany News, Weather, Sports
Killer Bees are on the move  November 14, 2006  Albany --
Africanized bees, also known as killer bees, are headed to
Georgia. They arrived in the United States 16 years ago and now,
they're in seven states, including Florida. Experts say it's
just a matter of time until the aggressive bees arrive here.
That's why they're working now to make sure we're ready.    
Killer bees are similar in appearance to honey bees, but that's
where the similarities stop. "Instead of 10 or 12 bees coming
after you, 100 will come after you," says beekeeper Dale
Richter. They are aggressive, easily agitated and will chase you
for up to a quarter of a mile.  As a beekeeper, Dale Richter is
learning as much as he can about them because, "It's a real
potential for them to be here."  Africanized honey bees first
showed up in Texas in 1990, and they're slowly working their way
across our country. And while experts first thought they'd reach
us from the west, that's changed.