'KILLER BEE' STRATEGY LEAVES COUNTY ABUZZ.Byline: Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writer A top agricultural official said Africanized "killer bees Killer Bees Those who help a company fend off a takeover attempt with the use of defensive strategies. Notes: Companies, usually with the help of investment bankers, use a number of strategies to repel a hostile takeover bid including, but are not limited to: poison " are expected to reach Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County this year and he urged the public to use common sense in dealing with the invasion. Stay away from swarms and don't try to deal with them yourself, county Agricultural Commissioner Leon Spaugy said Tuesday. "We are doing all we can to prepare for them, but it's not like the Medfly where we could spray for them," he told the Board of Supervisors. "What we have to do is track them and, when we have the chance, eliminate them." Agricultural officials have said they expect Africanized bees to take over all wild hives hives (urticaria), rash consisting of blotches or localized swellings (wheals) of the skin, caused by an allergic reaction (see allergy). The swelling is caused by distention of the skin capillaries and escape of serum and white cells into the skin and tissues. in California eventually. Commercial beekeepers plan to protect their hives by introducing new European queen bees frequently. Spaugy told county supervisors that the Africanized bees are no more dangerous than more peaceful domestic bees - unless their hives are threatened. Then, he said, they attack more vigorously and for longer distances. Individuals should not attempt to eradicate the bees, but contact either a pest control pest control n → control m de plagas pest control n → lutte f contre les nuisibles pest control pest n firm or county officials for assistance, he said. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San asked for a report on the bees after accounts last week of two tree trimmers in Riverside County who were stung by Africanized bees Nov. 28. The workers were stung more than 40 times, but weren't seriously injured. "Once the bees arrive, we will set up a hot line for the public to report to us," Spaugy said. Meanwhile, officials are concentrating their educational campaign on people who will respond first to "killer bee killer bee An individual or organization that assists a firm in repelling a takeover attempt, especially by devising defensive strategies. " swarms - such as pest control operators, fire departments and the Health Department. He said that a major "killer bee" invasion is not expected, although there probably will be some small swarms. He said residents also should check their houses for possible sites where the bees could establish hives, he said. To all but trained experts, the Africanized honeybee honeybee Broadly, any bee that makes honey (any insect of the tribe Apini, family Apidae); more strictly, one of the four species constituting the genus Apis. The term is usually applied to one species, the domestic honeybee (A. looks exactly like its more docile European cousin, the type most often found in the United States. |
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