How to sign: a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
Similiar / Same: Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata, Apis mellifera adansonii, killer bee
Categories: Apis mellifera, honeybee