Killer Bees Head for California
Stephanie O’Neill reports from San Diego on preparations for the arrival of aggressive honey bees slowly moving north from Mexico. The so-called “killer bees” interbreed with conventional honey bees. They threaten both humans and the state’s number one industry, agriculture.
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