Plant Health

Africanized Honey Bee

Africanized honey bees, while not quite as frightening as implied by their "killer bees" reputation, are a cause for concern.  Africanized honey bees were detected in Utah for the first time in 2008.  More information is available from the following sources.

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Africanized honey bees (left) and European honey bees (right) are visually indistinguishable from one another (Susan Ellis)
Africanized honey bees (left) and European honey bees (right) are visually indistinguishable from one another (Susan Ellis)