According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, killer bees, also known as Africanized honey bees, are a hybrid of European and African honey bee subspecies. Originally bred in Brazil in 1956 to ...

A huge swarm of killer bees in Texas went after a group of horses, killing 3. Eyewitness says "they didn't give up". No, this isn't the plot from that 1978 movie "The Swarm" in which Africanized or ...

A beekeeper who came to take down the hive told the couple he believed it might have been an existing honey bee hive that was taken over by killer bees. Known as usurpation, Africanized honey bees ...

Volunteer fire officials sprayed a swarm of killer bees that relentlessly attacked three prized rodeo horses and their owners on a Texas ranch, officials say. Comanche VFD on Facebook An angry ...

An angry swarm of killer bees attacked and ultimately killed a trio of prized rodeo horses on a central Texas ranch, officials said. The bees also attacked the horses’ owners in the May 9 ...

COMANCHE, Texas — Known for their ferocity, Africanized honeybees, or “killer bees”, were first bred in Brazil in 1956 to boost honey production in warm climates, but quickly gained ...