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...ely to protect their hive faster and more aggressively than a normal domesticated bee especially when provoked. When a bee sting it leaves a chemical trace behind marking you as an enemy thus causing other bees to attack. Africanized bees swarm in greater numbers and remain agitated longer; they can attack up to a quarter mile from the hive. Firstly “The Africanized bees or Killer bee is greatly exaggerated, these bees react defensively only when they feel threatened“ says Kathleen Phillips in her article on AgNews. This notion is further reinforced by a New Mexico official, who says, “Your chances of getting hit by a drunk driver are greater than being killed by Africanized Honey Bees”. So with this in mind and putting the danger in perspective there is obviously other things that are more dangerous and life continues on. Jost 2 Secondly the greatest impact will be on commercial beekeepers and the agricultural crops that depend heavily on bee pollination. Eighty percent of agricultural crops depend on bee Pollination. Fortunately commercial beekeepers ...