Florida Man Rescued From Killer Bees In His Home
A man was forced to hide inside the bathroom of his house after a swarm of Africanized or Killer bees invaded his home.
The bees were reportedly in the facade of the house and managed to find a hole in the structure as their point of entry.
The man was able to call police who then alerted local wildlife crews to come remove the bees and assist him out of his home.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom One responded to the situation and estimated that there were more than 10,000 bees in that particular colony.
After gaining entry to the house the rescue team located the man in his bathroom and provided him with a bee suit that would prevent stings. The man also had two dogs that were safely removed from the house.
Killer bees are a hybrid bee consisting of both European honey bees and African honey bees which entered the United States from Mexico in the 1990s.
Experts explained that during the last decade the bees have begun to spread east. A 73-year-old man was killed by a swarm of these types of bees in southern Georgia in 2010.
While their stings are no more dangerous than those of honey bees, they are known to swarm in larger numbers when they attack and they are also likelier to be unintentionally provoked.
Alex De La Rosa who has experience with handling these types of bees has seen the potential danger to kids and the elderly.
"Let's say you are in the backyard, [and] you get stung. They mark you, they release a pheromone and the rest of the hive will come in and sting you!"
