Posted by Billy NY on April 02, 2020 at 06:41:02 from (74.70.87.149):
In Reply to: Take that bees. posted by 37 chief on April 01, 2020 at 21:15:09:
It sure sounds characteristic of Africanized honey bees, they will chase for a 1/2 mile at least. They start nailing you, that pheromone they leave on you is their mark and tag for others to find, increasing their attack. They'll kill a person, there is no doubt about that, they swarm, sting and hit with so much venom, the human body cannot take that.
Bald/white faced hornets will chase like that, not nearly as far, but you would have to have made direct contact or disturb them in manner that would rattle the nest or something substantial. They make an obvious paper type nest, very easily seen. I'm not sure what wasp species you have out there, but the small ground wasps, yellow jackets, and brown wasps here, typically are not nearly that aggressive, meaning you'll need to have to make direct contact or really make a disturbance.
In contrast to that, I can recall one brown wasp nest here when I was a kid, that was inside this hole in the side of the dozer blade on the old D7, that if you walked by, one would fly out and nail you, right in the elbow, same place every time. Same with a honey bee colony in the side of the barn, they would nail you walking by, a single one, neither of these 2 came out in masses.
Last years honey bees were pretty good about mowing near them, I was quick about it and did not linger, I'd imagine they might be defensive in the right conditions, hot weather, maybe your wearing dark clothing, a lot of little things can add up. You never know 100% with any, but from what is written and footage I have watched on those Africanized ones, best to avoid completely. When I took some frames of honey later last season, they followed and buzzed me for 1/4 mile up to and around my house. Was warm and a bit humid that day.
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