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crt360

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Killer Bees
« on: July 23, 2007, 07:10:06 AM »
It seems like there have been a lot more killer bee attacks this year.  We've had them around for years, but news reports of attacks have become regular and exterminators have mentioned the number of calls going way up.  What's the deal?

For those who do not fear them, here is a recent story:

Copperas Cove couple recovering from bee attack
7/23/2007 10:06 AM
By: Associated Press

COPPERAS COVE, Texas -- A Copperas Cove couple are recovering from an attack by bees that swarmed over them earlier this month.

The Folgers were returning from checking the construction progress of their new home when they were swarmed July 8.

Doctors stopped counting Karen Folger's stings at 500. Charlie Folger had more than 100 stings on each arm.

The couple's three children were protected from the attack inside the family's sport utility vehicle.

The Folgers say the bees filled their mouths, making it difficult to breathe. Doctors at a local hospital told them they were lucky to survive.

Lampasas police Sergeant Tony Barrio says he'd never encountered such a ferocious bee attack.

Entomologist Alexis Park at the University of California-Riverside says she thinks the Folgers unknowingly disturbed a parent colony of Africanized honeybees.

http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=188683
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Re: Killer Bees
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2007, 07:11:44 AM »
A friend of mine used to live in Copperas Cove.

He didn't have a lot of nice things to say about the area.
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Re: Killer Bees
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2007, 07:38:12 AM »
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The Folgers say the bees filled their mouths, making it difficult to breathe.
I'm sorry, but that's just funny.

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Re: Killer Bees
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2007, 08:55:04 AM »
The term I would use is, "horrific."
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Re: Killer Bees
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2007, 08:10:08 PM »
A friend of mine used to live in Copperas Cove.

He didn't have a lot of nice things to say about the area.


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