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Killer bees are spreading in California

Killer bees are spreading in California
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Matt Davis
September 12, 2015

Biologists from the University of California, San Diego, have found that Killer bees are starting to expand their range northward since they were first discovered in 1994 in Southern California. Killer bees are actually hybrids between the European and African honeybee who have an aggressive behavior and the tendency to swarm their victims. African bees were brought to Brazil in early 1980’s to improve honey production but as they escaped they started to spread throughout South America, Central America and reached Texas in 1990.

As Killer bees are subspecies of the African type they probably breaded with the European honey bee that is mostly found in America. “The pattern of Africanization we documented in San Diego County and elsewhere in California appears consistent with patterns previously documented in Texas, where Africanized honey bees first appeared in the United States. After the initial wave of hybridization, the remaining bees have a mixture of African and European genes, with the majority of the genome from Africa.” said Joshua Kohn, professor of Biology at the University of California. Killer bees don’t have the ability to survive cold temperatures but because last year was the warmest winter on record in Northern California, the Africanized bees could have spread their range. Although Killer bees can be very dangerous, they provide the opportunity to improve the genetic stock of honeybees used in agriculture.

Africanized bees can be distinguished from European honey bees by their size, they are significantly smaller. Another trait of the Killer bees, is their aggression which can be explained by their genomes as they are created to better resist certain diseases that threatens their colonies.

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September 12, 2015
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Who doesn’t enjoy listening to a good story. Personally I love reading about the people who inspire me and what it took for them to achieve their success. As I am a bit of a self confessed tech geek I think there is no better way to discover these stories than by reading every day some articles or the newspaper . My bookcases are filled with good tech biographies, they remind me that anyone can be a success. So even if you come from an underprivileged part of society or you aren’t the smartest person in the room we all have a chance to reach the top. The same message shines in my beliefs. All it takes to succeed is a good idea, a little risk and a lot of hard work and any geek can become a success. VENI VIDI VICI .

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