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ALBANY, GA -- 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.

Since 73-year-old Curtis Davis’ death, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has monitored swarms and tested suspect bees. 90 samples were tested, confirming two more colonies in Southwest Georgia.

"We're working together with the Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia. We're trying to see exactly how widespread this is. We are doing more samples and just trying to see what's going on and how far along they are coming up the state," says Beekeeper Dale Richter.

He says people do not need to be alarmed but be more aware of their surroundings.

The Department of Agriculture is still unsure of how the Africanized honeybees arrived in Dougherty County.

Both newly discovered colonies have been destroyed.

Africanized honeybees are occasionally found on cargo ships that come from South or Central America.

Beekeepers are the best defense Georgians have against Africanized honeybees, according to the Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia.

State agriculture officials say budget cuts have affected the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s ability to offer services but that they are evaluating how to best monitor for Africanized honeybees in 2011. The department plans to resume trapping in middle to late February when the bees become more active.