Incident Record
Africanized honey bee colony found under elevated Pass Christian home and destroyed
MSU Extension reported that Mississippi's confirmed AHB finding during Jeff Harris's tenure was a colony found in Pass Christian; the Bureau of Plant Industry destroyed the bees and monitored the area with traps.
Record ID: MS-HARR-2014-1000
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Date2014-10
LocationPass Christian, MS, Harrison, MS, United States
CountryUnited States
State / ProvinceMS
Record TypeDetection / Context / Advisory
Trigger / ActivityPort / Cargo Interception
SeverityDetection / Surveillance
Bee ID StatusConfirmed Africanized
Aggression ClassificationNot an Attack / Context Record
Source Language
Incident Summary
MSU Extension reported that Mississippi's confirmed AHB finding during Jeff Harris's tenure was a colony found in Pass Christian; the Bureau of Plant Industry destroyed the bees and monitored the area with traps.
Public-Safety Lesson
Even without an established population, isolated AHB introductions can occur near ports and should be documented and monitored.
Impact Flags
Human FatalityNo
Human HospitalizedNo
Animal FatalityNo
Responder InvolvedNo
Source Information
Source: Mississippi State University Extension / Mississippi Bureau of Plant Industry context
Source Strength: A - Official / Government