By breeding hives that show the greatest resistance to mites.
By having bee doctors treat their bees.
By using the chemical Apistan.
By killing all the Aficanized bees.
1983
1990
1993
1980
To make honey.
To pollinate their crops.
To control insects
They don't need bees.
3
30
300
none
Increased 70 percent
Decreased 70 percent
Decreased 7 percent
Remained the same
Decrease the population of both Africanized and Honey bees.
Kill all Honey bees.
Kill all Africanized bees.
Increase the Africanized bee population.