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| | Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Killer Bees |
 | | Interbred colonies of European and Africanized honey bees may differ in pollination efforts, be more aggressive, excessively abandon the nest, and not survive the winters. |
 | | Further, beekeepers may not continue their business of honey production if faced with aggressive bees. |
 | | The second strategy is requeening frequently, where the beekeeper replaces the queen of the colony, thus assuring that the queens are European Honey Bees and that mating has also occurred with European drones. |
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