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killer bees in the sac valley #265840 07/25/11 02:21 PM
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OP dave in el dorado ca Ambassador Lunker D Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,261 el dorado ca	ok, so i've been waiting for northern migration of these things..... http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/07/24/2475489/it-felt-like-my-head-was-on-fire.html modesto is about 2 hrs south-southwest of el dorado. GSF are people too!

Re: killer bees in the sac valley dave in el dorado ca #265843 07/25/11 02:49 PM
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Brettski Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,934 Likes: 2 Illinois	Wow, bad buzz...can't imagine it.

Re: killer bees in the sac valley Brettski #265848 07/25/11 04:54 PM
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JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	Yep, future generations pay for past generations mistakes. Laboratory tests of dead bees determined they were "Africanized," or hybrids descended from swarms moving north from Brazil since scientists brought African bees to breed in the late 1950s.

Re: killer bees in the sac valley dave in el dorado ca #265878 07/25/11 09:55 PM
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Todd3138 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,505 Likes: 3 North Central WV	Originally Posted By: dave in el dorado ca ok, so i've been waiting for northern migration of these things..... http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/07/24/2475489/it-felt-like-my-head-was-on-fire.html modesto is about 2 hrs south-southwest of el dorado. But won't your vaunted green sunfish population put a beatdown on them? I thought they'll eat anything! Todd La Neve Click Here to Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine 1.5 & .5 ac ponds - LMB, BG, RES, YP, GC, HSB

Re: killer bees in the sac valley Todd3138 #265908 07/26/11 06:24 AM
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Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,346 Likes: 351 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	I used to be a hobbyist bee keeper with about a dozen colonies(hives). For some reason, one of them got mean and viscous. I tried to catch and kill the queen several times but never succeeded. The objective was to requeen with a bred European to tame them down. I finally gave up, built a fire, and destroyed those suckers. They showed all the traits of Africanized bees and I can only assume that an Africanized drone bred a virgin queen when the old queen slowed down on egg production. I would love to get some more bees but my wife is allergic to the stings. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa

Re: killer bees in the sac valley Todd3138 #265920 07/26/11 09:04 AM
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jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 7 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA	Great, it's bad enough that I have to worry about bears, mountain lions, bob cats, murderous black tailed deer, carnivorous mountain hares, squirrels with bad attitudes and now KILLER BEES??? Originally Posted By: Todd3138 But won't your vaunted green sunfish population put a beatdown on them? I thought they'll eat anything! True story (as opposed to some of the less-than true stories that I may have accidentally posted) The first GSF ever caught at our pond was caught by JWHAP on a Bumblebee lure. JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)

Re: killer bees in the sac valley jeffhasapond #265948 07/26/11 05:10 PM
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Todd3138 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,505 Likes: 3 North Central WV	Originally Posted By: jeffhasapond Great, it's bad enough that I have to worry about bears, mountain lions, bob cats, murderous black tailed deer, carnivorous mountain hares, squirrels with bad attitudes and now KILLER BEES??? Originally Posted By: Todd3138 But won't your vaunted green sunfish population put a beatdown on them? I thought they'll eat anything! True story (as opposed to some of the less-than true stories that I may have accidentally posted) The first GSF ever caught at our pond was caught by JWHAP on a Bumblebee lure. Love it! Todd La Neve Click Here to Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine 1.5 & .5 ac ponds - LMB, BG, RES, YP, GC, HSB

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