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AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES

In the fall of 2010, southwest Georgia saw its first confirmed Africanized honey bee (AHB) attack.  An Albany man was attacked and killed by a swarm of angry bees.  This attack sent shockwaves of fear throughout the community.  The thought of AHBs moving into southwest Georgia has pretty much been inevitable, but the reality of it seems to have come far sooner than expected.  With this new threat in mind, we wanted to provide some facts and some tips for dealing with this new invader.

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