Beekeepers monitor hives for Africanized Honeybees after detection in state

AUBURN UNIVERSITY—The Apiary Protection Unit of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has confirmed the presence of Africanized honeybees in beehives in Jackson and St. Clair counties through genetic

testing.

People are also reading… AHBs look like European Honeybees, but their behaviors are different. AHBs are more defensive, more easily disturbed and respond in greater numbers. Other identifying qualities are outlined in the press release from the ADAI. “We have this law in place to prevent exactly what is now happening, not just honeybee pests and diseases,” Carter said.

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