Apiculturist Warwick Kerr figured he had some perfectly good reasons for bringing 20 African queen bees into his native Brazil nine years ago. Though it is known to be ferocious, the African bee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, ...

One of the more fascinating and beautiful families of birds in Africa is one we don’t see in the Western Hemisphere, Meropidae, the family of Bee-eaters. The name Meropidae is derived from Merops, ...

Spotted in Barbour County, Alabama, just over the Chattahoochee River from Georgia, Africanized bees—a hybrid between European and African honey bees—are known for their aggression and ability to ...

Africanized honey bees, often referred to as "killer bees," are now found in 13 states and are slowly spreading northward, attacking people, livestock and pets along the way. Scientists say the bees' ...