. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES AN AFRICAN HONEY BEE (Apis mellifera adansonii) Latreille Economic Importance: Api_s m. adansonii can produce more honey in South America than the European honey bee, and is a more aggressive and productive worker during nectar flows than the other bees found in South America, Wherever this subspecies has been intro- ducted in South America, it has progressively replaced the other honey bees present. This honey bee was introduced in 1956 for experimental purposes at Rio Claro
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES AN AFRICAN HONEY BEE (Apis mellifera adansonii) Latreille Economic Importance: Api_s m. adansonii can produce more honey in South America than the European honey bee, and is a more aggressive and productive worker during nectar flows than the other bees found in South America, Wherever this subspecies has been intro- ducted in South America, it has progressively replaced the other honey bees present. This honey bee was introduced in 1956 for experimental purposes at Rio Claro, Brazil. Less than 2 dozen swarms escaped and from these swarms it has spread over an area in South America equal to the continental United States. Some authorities state that due to this species' aggressive behavior toward man and animals, (as reported from South America), bee keeping as we know it today in the United States could become obsolete soon after its introduction. They estimate that it could spread into the United States within 7-13 Distribution: In Africa; south of the Sahara Desert, but is absent in the Cape Region. In South America; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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