U.S. Detailed Incident Statistics
These records are an actual documented sample from the much larger U.S. bee-injury data sets. They are used to show the real-world details behind individual reports: what happened, where it happened, who or what was affected, the trigger, severity, response, and available source documentation.
This current cumulative estimate extends the published national bee-specific annual average through the latest completed calendar year. It does not come with public case files that can be plotted or reconstructed one by one.
The detailed records below are the individual incidents Honey Bee Awareness has been able to reconstruct from public sources with enough information to show what happened, where it happened, the outcome, and the response.
The underlying national study covered nonfatal, unintentional, non-work-related ER cases only. It does not include fatal cases, work-related cases, or incidents that never resulted in ER treatment. See the national U.S. bee-injury data and calculation.
United States Detailed Records by State
These are case-level records selected for documentation and pattern analysis. They are not a count of every bee incident in each state.
What Was Happening When the Incident Began
Includes incident records with a reported activity or setting. Records where the source did not state the activity are not included in this list.
Incident Outcomes
Each record is counted once according to its most serious documented outcome.
Detailed U.S. Incident Records
Showing 1–5 of 5 matching records. Total detailed case records in working CSV: 328. Click a column heading to sort the current results.
| Date ▼ | State / Territory / Area | Trigger | Outcome | Bee Identification | Headline / Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-26 |
LA East Baton Rouge / Zachary / Tucker Road |
Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing | Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury | Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established |
Firefighters stung by bees while rescuing man trapped under large tree Fire crews responding to free a man trapped under a large tree were stung while preparing the rescue; they suited up, completed the rescue, and EMS transported the trapped man to a hospital. |
Firehouse citing Zachary Fire Department post / The Advocate
B - Established News / Officials Quoted |
| 2007-09-11 |
LA St. Bernard / Near Meraux / Chalmette, LA |
Detection / Public Advisory | Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported | Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees |
Africanized honey bees considered established in New Orleans area Louisiana agriculture officials reported another confirmed positive Africanized honey bee sample in a trap along the Mississippi River in St. Bernard Parish, about one mile south of Meraux and two miles southeast of Chalmette. Officials said Africanized bees should be assumed established in the area. |
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry via ScienceDaily; CBS/AP
A - Official / Government |
| 2007-01-08 |
LA Multiple / Port Parishes / Louisiana state ports |
Port / Cargo Interception | Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported | Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees |
Nine Africanized bee swarms intercepted at Louisiana state ports since 1988 The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported that nine Africanized bee swarms had been intercepted at state ports since 1988, including in shipping containers, barges, and ships. |
CBS News / Associated Press
B - Established News |
| 2007-01-01 |
LA St. Bernard / St. Bernard Parish, LA |
Construction / Equipment / Structural Work | Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported | Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees |
Africanized bee colony found in Katrina-damaged St. Bernard Parish demolition house A St. Bernard Parish house being demolished after Hurricane Katrina contained Africanized hybrid bees. The bees reportedly drove away demolition contractors and beekeepers before mosquito-control workers killed them; the state agriculture department confirmed the Africanized strain. |
CBS News / Associated Press
B - Established News |
| 2005-07-01 |
LA Caddo / Rodessa, LA |
Detection / Public Advisory | Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported | Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees |
First confirmed Africanized honey bees in Louisiana near Rodessa Louisiana officials reported that Africanized honey bees were first discovered in the state in July 2005 after USDA confirmed samples taken in June from a swarm trap near Rodessa in north Caddo Parish. The finding was described as the first case of Africanized bees entering Louisiana through natural range expansion. |
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry via ScienceDaily / Associated Press
A - Official / Government |