Africanized Honey Bee
At the bottom of this page we have several useful items that you can down load to help educate yourself and others about the Africanized Honey Bee.
In the summer of 2005 the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that the Africanized Honey Bee was firmly established in Florida. Soon after the Alabama Department of Agriculture reported that the Africanized Honey Bees were found in the South-Eastern part of their state.
As of April 2008 there are no Africanized Honey Bees in Georgia.
The Africanized Honey Bee first entered Texas in 1990, they are now found throughout much of the south.
Map updated January 2007
Even though there are no AHBs in Georgia they are expected to arrive in the southern part of the state within the next two or three years. The Georgia Beekeepers Association, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, and the University of Georgia have assembled the information at the bottom of this page so you can learn more about the AHB. You can also visit our AHB FAQ's page.
There is an Africanized Honey Bee Advisory Committee that tours the state, providing information to the general public, beekeepers and members of the public safety community. In order to request a visit to your community please contact.
Keith Delaplane, PhD
Professor and Senior Editor, Journal of Apicultural
Research
Department of Entomology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602 USA
tel (706) 542-2816
fax (706) 542-3872
www.ent.uga.edu/bees
You can follow the links below to download the viewers.
This is a model SOP is designed to help local fire departments establish procedures during a stinging incident.
Public safety departments may download and edit this model response to fit their department.
Model Fire Department Response, (Word.doc)
Model Fire Department Response, (pdf.file)
This is a PowerPoint presentation used in conjunction with the SOP's to help educate public safety personnel.
Africanized Honey Bees Stinging Incidents, (PowerPoint)
An overall AHB informational pamphlet.
Africanized Honey Bees, (pdf.file)
Additional facts about AHB.
Africanized Honey Bee Facts, (pdf.file)
A guide to Children and Africanized Honey Bees.
Children's Guide to Africanized Honey Bees, (pdf.file)
Concerns about live stock and pets around Africanized Honey Bees.
Livestock and Pets, (pdf.file)
Frequently asked questions about AHBs.