Incident Record
Africanized honey bees later found in Bainbridge, Decatur County
Georgia Beekeepers Association FAQ states that AHB were found in Albany, Georgia in October 2010 and in Bainbridge, Georgia in June 2011.
Record ID: GA-DECA-2011-0600
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Date2011-06
LocationBainbridge, GA, Decatur, GA, United States
CountryUnited States
State / ProvinceGA
Record TypeDetection / Context / Advisory
Trigger / ActivityDetection / Public Advisory
SeverityDetection / Surveillance
Bee ID StatusConfirmed or Reported Africanized
Aggression ClassificationNot an Attack / Context Record
Source Language
Incident Summary
Georgia Beekeepers Association FAQ states that AHB were found in Albany, Georgia in October 2010 and in Bainbridge, Georgia in June 2011.
Public-Safety Lesson
State-level public guidance should track detections separately from attack cases.
Impact Flags
Human FatalityNo
Human HospitalizedNo
Animal FatalityNo
Responder InvolvedNo
Source Information
Source: Georgia Beekeepers Association AHB FAQ
Source Strength: B - Established News / Officials Quoted