Killer bees on skis?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 on skis? So-called "killer" Africanized bees may be able to survive longer, colder winters than was previously believed, new research suggests. If this is true, the bees might migrate as far north as Canada, causing widespread damage to the North American honey and crop-pollination industry (SN: 4/4/87, p.218). Since their accidental release in South American 30 years ago, the bees have been migrating northward, gradually replacing "domesticated do·mes·ti·cate tr.v. do·mes·ti·cat·ed, do·mes·ti·cat·ing, do·mes·ti·cates 1. To cause to feel comfortable at home; make domestic. 2. To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life. 3. a. " European bees along the way. Scientists say they may reach Texas this year. They are too aggressive to be kept in 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. and are poor honey producers. Hundreds of deaths have been attributed to their stings. Research presented in Boston last week at the annual meetin of the American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), private organization devoted to furthering the work of scientists and improving the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare. shows that the bees can survive six months at 0[deg.]C and don't seem to mind being buried in snow for a week or more. |
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