i have seen this a few times...
what lead you to think it would be AHB in Spain vs AHB in a SA country in the normal AHB range where Spanish is a common language ?
honest question, not being sarcastic
I was over in Portugal for the summer working with a farmer there. He had iberian honey bees, which according to him was the most common type of bee there. Much more defensive than anything I am used to working with here in the Northeast. Would follow you quite a distance if you disturbed their nest.
Heck, you can find africanized bees (not actually proven) and Spanish speaking people in Arizona. If someone can identify the plants they're riding past that would be a much better indicator of location.
Bill
Africanized bees have been found and tested to show this in Arizona. Done by USDA by FABIS testing in Tucson AZ. And the people looked by dress and actions more spanish than a mexican.
Since African bees show up on ships in American ports, I don't know why they would not show up on ships in Spanish ports . . . or ports all over the world.
I have 600 bee hives of the ecotype a.m.iberiensis, more commonly known as iberian, because they are the native bees of the Iberian Peninsula.
So far no specialist has labeled them Africanized. They are defensive bees, some more than others.
In this particular case their defensiveness was boosted by the fact that a boar turned over their home. The cyclists themselves say that they have passed through the area several times without being bitten.
Yes African bees can be calm not all are as defensive. Commercial beekeepers in Africa prefer and breed for the more defensive bees as a theft deterrent since honey is constantly stolen. I much appreciate your reply Eduardo thank you.
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