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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Beekeeper called to remove hive of 60,000 bees from Utah cabin, a 6-hour job for $600

Friday, May 03, 2013  New federal report cites many causes for dramatic bee disappearance

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Honey is flowing at posh hotels from Paris to New York City as bees take up residence

Friday, February 11, 2011  The newly established SOWEGA Beekeepers Club say the public should not panic about killer bees: Beekeepers are working to monitor and regulate Africanized honeybees with the help of their European honeybee hives.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  As 2010 comes to a close we thought we would share the stories that made the top 10 list this year!

Monday, December 13, 2010  Two more colonies of Africanized “killer” honeybees have been found in Dougherty County near the area where a man died from an attack in October.

Sunday, December 05, 2010  University of Georgia bee researcher Keith Delaplane says, "It's likely only a matter of time before the Africanized honeybees, commonly known as killer bees, work their up through the state," reported WAGA FOX 5 in Atlanta.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Entomological tests have confirmed that Africanized honeybees were responsible for the death of an elderly man in Dougherty County last week.  73-year-old Curtis Davis accidentally disturbed a feral colony of bees with his bulldozer; he received more than 100 stings.