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Last year a swarm attacked a worker in Palo Alto. He fled on foot for quite a ways while being stung numerous times. Although the worker declined formal medical treatment,  the Bomberos did come to the site with protective gear and burned the hive and swarm to a crisp. 

And there was much rejoicing.

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At roughly 850 square miles, Bugaba has about 240,000 people and borders Costa Rica. Saldana said he has eight stations — three without an engine — that are manned by 40 paid firefighters and 250 volunteers. They use two, 2,000-gallon water tenders to fight fires, but mostly they deal with traffic accidents on the windy and dangerous Pan-American International Highway that runs along the border. Saldana said his stations also respond each month to 10 to 15 killer bee attacks, which result in 8 to 10 deaths annually. Four people have died from attacks already this year, Saldana said.

Just in Bugaba. (2008)

Killer bees are a threat in Panama?

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1 hour ago, Gordon Bakke said:

Are not Africanized honey bees the main form of honey bee found here? Seems like it would make a lot more sense for a bee keeper to re-locate such a swarm rather than destroying them.

Looks like my best option will be to contact Emily Haworth and ask her opinion. This is a rural property where beekeeping would work but not where the swarm is located at the moment. Incredibly aggressive animals, they chased the operator off his backhoe and sent him running down the road with a half dozen stings.

Apparently African bees bred their way north after escaping from an experiment in Brazil in the 50's during another one of man's attempts to cheat Mother Nature.

Lot of info. at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee  including this Interesting note. " In tropical climates they effectively out-compete European bees and, at their peak rate of expansion, they spread north at a rate of almost two kilometers (about one mile) a day. There were discussions about slowing the spread by placing large numbers of docile European-strain hives in strategic locations, particularly at the Isthmus of Panama, but various national and international agricultural departments were unable to prevent the bees' expansion. Current knowledge of the genetics of these bees suggests that such a strategy, had it been attempted, would not have been successful.[13]

 

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One dead, six injured by killer bees

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AFRICAN killer bees   claimed the life of one person and badly stung six others in Los Santos on Monday and Tuesday.

Local police confirmed the death of 71­-year-­old Juan Carvajal in Llano Largo. The victim was found dead by his brother.

It is the first case of a death by Africanized bees in Los Santos so far in 2017.

A bee attack was also reported in La Pacheca , where  area six people were stung, including one victim who was stung 54 times.

The last time a death was reported from a bee sting in Los Santos was 2008, when there were three fatalities.

Reports from local fire brigades reveal that they are receive several reports weekly of bee attacks.

Africanized bees, also called killer bees, are known for their aggressive behavior

 

http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/one-dead-six-injured-killer-bees

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I am getting increasingly more allergic to new bee or wasp stings. A sting used to just make me a bit angry,  but now it is becoming a bit more scary with symptoms of anaphylactic shock.  I am far more worried about encountering killer bees than any snake.

I'm searching ebay for a used flame thrower.. 

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African killer bees attack three

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AN ELDERLY adult and two children were  the latest  reported victims of an attack by a swarm of African killer bees.

The incident took place on Wednesday, June 8.  in the La Reina residential area in  Arraiján.

 A relative  called emergency services  and  paramedics and personnel from the area’s Fire Department arrived, and provided medical care.

They found the elderly man crouching in a doorway  his face covered with bees.  The children had stings over large parts of their bodies reports El Siglo.

 

http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/african-killer-bees-attack-three

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