Outdoor Workers

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).

Articles & Edis Documents

• Living with African Bees in Florida's Outdoor Workplace
• 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

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]

Presentations

• Living with Africanized Bees [10.8MB ppt]
  General introduction to AHB history, biology, behavior, and current distribution.
• Script for "Living with Africanized Bees" [38KB pdf]
• Living with Africanized Honey Bees in the Outdoor Workplace [3.77MB ppt]
  This presentation offers guidelines and protocols including where to look for AHB colonies, what to do if you find a colony, and who to contact for further questions.
• Tree and Landscape Short Course

Training Events

• April 29, 2008: Highlands County, Desoto Fire Station 19
  [65 KB]
• April 15, 2008: Okeechobee County Extension Education Office [152KB pdf]
• January 24, 2008: Leon County First Responder, Outdoor Worker AHB Response Training [100KB pdf]
• January 25, 2008: Okaloosa County First Responder, Outdoor Worker AHB Response Training [108KB pdf]