One dead, several others stung in bee attack

[Ptah]

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - One man has died, and several others were injured after being stung by bees Monday morning.

Tracy L. Koslowski, a spokesperson with Drexel Heights Fire District, says firefighters responded to a bee attack incident in the 6600 south block of Camino De La Tierra.

Two landscapers and a resident were attacked by a swarm of bees.

One of the landscapers coded while on the scene. Firefighters took him inside the home to treat him, but he did not survive the attack.

http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/one-dead-two-injured-in-bee-attack

Two hives total were located under the eaves of the porch and weighed approximately 150 pounds.

[MontanaMama]

1. Holy hell!

are these regular honey bees? Yikes!!

[2naSalit]

2. Could be those

killer bees nobody's talked about for a long time. It's not like they've disappeared, just haven't heard of anyone being attacked by them for years. Last I heard, many years back, they had migrated as far north as Kern County. CA.

[marybourg]

3. Yes, they are africanized bees. I've

been told that all bees in AZ are africanized now. I had some particularly aggressive ones at my house several years ago, to the point that I had to remove 6 red-flowered shrubs near my front door. I had a hive in my yard a few years ago where they wouldn't let me out my back door, even at midnight! They had to all be killed by a bee-keeper at the cost of several hundred dollars.

Since I did those 2 things, it's been a little less buzzing around here. But beware, there coming to a hive near you.

[Kali]

4. ...

oh man, poor guy.