Audiovisual RESOURCES Catalog

Africanized Bees, Removing Bees from Buildings, Yellow Jackets and Hornets (5-part Series)

Audience type:     Beekeepers

Format:     Video Tape

Length:     (20:23, 15:20, 17:23, 5:55, 8:11)

Produced by:     USDA Extension Service

Copyright:     No Copyright, dated 1994

Resource description:     Segment 1: Africanized Bees-Learning to Live with Them - discusses the recent establishment of the Africanized honey bee population in south Texas. This includes interviews with the Apiary Inspection Service and commercial beekeepers about what the bee means to changes in apiculture in the Rio Grande Valley. Section 2: Africanized Honey Bees-Destroying Africanized Bee Hives - describes controlling established colonies of Africanized bees in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Section 3: How to Get Started-Bees from a Building - shows how to remove an established colony of honey bees from a building and install it into a modern moveable-frame beehive. Section 4: The Sting-Ground Nesting Yellow Jackets - describes the excavation and dissection of an underground yellow jacket nest. Section 5: The Sting-The Hornet's High-rise Hive - discusses the bald-faced hornet's life cycle and nesting activities.

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