By 1991, almost 100 percent of the feral honey bees in Mexico carried the African bee DNA. The Africanized bees reached the United States in 1991 and are now found in parts of Texas, New Mexico, ...

They were recorded as having reached Texas in 1990 and California in 1994. These bees were bred to cope with warm climates, so their invasion is limited by cooler temperatures further north. But if ...

Africanized honey bees first appeared in south Texas in 1990, and quickly spread to other parts of the Southwest United States. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

The goal is to intercept any Africanized bees before they become established ... By 1990, they had expanded from Mexico into Texas and are now spread from Florida to Southern California.