Recently, there have been a couple of incidents in which people have been attacked by Africanized honey bees. As we have all heard during the last few years, these bees have made their way to California.

FireFighters Attacked In Palm Desert

An elderly woman and five firefighters were rushed to the hospital on Thursday, March 6th, following an aggressive attack by tens of thousands of Africanized honey bees.

Riverside County Fire Department Spokeswoman Jody Hagemann says the attack was first reported to firefighters at 4:40 p.m., when a woman was attacked by the bees inside a gated Palm Desert community near Frank Sinatra Drive and Cook Street. Read More

Woman And Teen Attacked After Car Accident

A woman and a teenager were hospitalized after being attacked by bees when a car hit a tree containing a hive in La Canada Flintridge, authorities said.