noone@hunt.com (Hunt) wrote:
>The rattlesnakes are pretty easy to deal with, actually. So long as it's a big
>scorpion, shouldn't be a problem. Killer bees? Haven't heard of them here -
>yet....
http://www.wickenburgsun.com/articles/2005/04/27/news/news02.txt
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/allheadlines/56160.php
Tucson, AZ - 2 INCIDENTS SERVE AS WARY REMINDERS -- Two attacks last
week attributed to Africanized bees are a reminder that so-called
"killer" bees have colonized much of Arizona and often live in or near
developed areas. (AP, 6/23/97).
Mayer, AZ - MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER BEE STINGS -- A man was
stung over 100 times when he opened a wooden toolbox outside the St.
Vincent de Paul center, located near this central Arizona town
yesterday. Yavapai County Officials suspect Africanized "killer" bees
in the attack. (AP, 6/19/97).
Casa Grande, AZ - FAMILY'S EFFORT FAILED TO SAVE ELDERLY VICTIM OF
KILLER BEES -- A Pinal County man was lying on his couch when someone
pounded on the front door of his home screaming "Help me! Help me!"
The homeowner said the victim's head "was just literally covered with
bees". "They were all over him, but mainly his head. It was an ugly
sight". The family dialed 911 and threw buckets of water onto the
victim through the screen door that shielded them from the stinging
bees, in a futile attempt to save the victim. The victim was Arizona's
third human fatality due to an Africanized "killer" bee attack. (Jim
Erickson, The Arizona Daily Star, 4/10/97).
Tucson, AZ - RECENT WEATHER PUTS KILLER BEES IN THE MOOD TO SWARM --
(Jim Erickson, The Arizona Daily Star, 3/3/97).
Etc., etc.
VERY dangerous place, Arizona. |