Africanized honey bee
(Apis mellifera ssp. scutellata)
Resources
- PestTracker - USDA APHIS PPQ
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
Selected Images
Maps
State List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Florida Invasive Species Partnership
- Idaho Invasive Species Act
- Indiana Pest Species
- Injurious Wildlife in Hawaii
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- South Carolina Plant Pest List
- To be proposed for MISC
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Superfamily: Apoidea |
| Family: Apidae |
| Subfamily: Apinae |
| Tribe: Apini |
| Genus: Apis |
| Subject: Apis mellifera ssp. scutellata Lepeletier |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: ISAEAEA
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
African honeybee, killer bee
References
Common Name Reference: Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms
Scientific Name Reference: Hymenoptera Name Server