{"id":700,"date":"2013-12-06T07:52:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T07:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/?page_id=700"},"modified":"2013-12-06T08:03:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T08:03:05","slug":"pest-guide-africanized-killer-bees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/?page_id=700","title":{"rendered":"Pest Guide: Africanized Killer Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Apis mellifera scutellata)<\/b>
\nAfricanized “killer” bees looks so much like a regular honeybee that the only way to tell the two apart is by measuring their bodies. Africanized bees have different wing measurements than honeybees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Size<\/td>\nColor<\/td>\nLegs<\/td>\nShape<\/td>\nAntenanae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/2″<\/td>\nYellow\/Gold with Dark Brown Bands<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nOval<\/td>\nTrue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Habitat<\/h2>\n

Africanized bees have small colonies, so they can build nests in unique places. They have been known to live in tires, crates, boxes, and empty cars.<\/p>\n

Habits:<\/h3>\n

These bees defend their colony and attack when threatened.<\/p>\n

Control \/ Prevention<\/h2>\n

Because of the aggressive nature of these pests and the enormity of their nests, a pest control professional or beekeeper must address an infestation. If you are chased by Africanized honeybees, run in a zig zag pattern and seek shelter in a house or car.<\/p>\n

Threats:<\/h3>\n

Their venom is no more dangerous than regular honeybees-they just tend to attack in greater numbers, which causes more danger to humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Photos<\/h2>\n
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<< Back to Pest Guide: Stinging Pests (Apis mellifera scutellata) Africanized “killer” bees looks so much like a regular honeybee that the only way to tell the two apart is by measuring their bodies. Africanized bees have different wing measurements than honeybees. Size Color Legs Shape Antenanae 1\/2″ Yellow\/Gold with Dark Brown Bands 6 Oval […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":300,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-700","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=700"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":725,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700\/revisions\/725"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}