Homeowners

Have bees on your property? Need information on bee removal? See our "Bee Removal" Section.

Download Florida Department of Agriculture's list of trained pest control professionals [200KB xls] (tabs on bottom of Excel sheet indicate counties).

Informational Events

• April 30, 2008: Highlands County Extension offers African bee informational session for General Public at Desoto Fire Station 19.
  5:00 PM-6:30 PM: General Public
  Download flyer [65 KB]

Articles & Edis Documents

• What to do about Africanized honey bees in Florida: A Consumer Guide
• Bee-Proofing for Florida Residents
• Frequently Asked Questions about the AHB in Florida
• Choosing the Right PCO for Honey Bee Removal: A Consumer Guide

Flyers

• AHB Fact Sheet [100KB pdf]
• Difference between African and European honey bees Fact Sheet [200 KB pdf]
• Fact Sheet from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [380KB pdf]
• African Honey Bee Brochure [1 MB]

Presentations

• Bee-Proofing for Florida Residents [3.48MB ppt]
• Living with Africanized Bees [10.8MB ppt]
• Script for "Living with Africanized Bees" [38KB pdf]
• Tree and Landscape Short Course

Videos

• How to Beeproof My Home,
  Dr. Jamie Ellis and St. Lucie County Extension Director Anita Neal discuss the current state of African honey bees in Florida, provide general honey bee information and precautions, and offer suggestions on how to bee-proof a property. Video courtesy of St. Lucie County Extension's SLC-TV
  (to view this video, you may need Windows Media Player)
  
• Africanized Bees: Coping with the Challenge
  This extremely informative video from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services discusses honey bee biology, the difference between European honey bees and African honey bees, the effects of the African honey bee on the beekeeping and agriculture industries in Florida, what Florida residents can do to be informed, and many other topics!  Video courtesy of Florida-Agriculture.com.

 

 

 

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