Incident List

A man operating a tractor jumped off after being attacked by bees and suffered a laceration; a woman working nearby was also attacked. The man was reported unconscious and the woman semi-conscious when transported to the hospital.

A 76-year-old groundskeeper was mowing grass on a riding lawn mower at Krenmueller Farms when he was attacked by a swarm of bees and stung multiple times throughout his body. He was found after the incident; cause of death was attributed to the bee stings.

A swarm attacked more than 20 students and several staff members, including the elementary school principal, at adjacent Valley Union High and Elfrida Elementary. Removal specialists estimated over 100,000 bees in the hive and described the colony as unusually aggressive; both schools were briefly evacuated. No one required hospitalization.

A man named Luis was helping a friend around the house when a swarm attacked him. He was stung well over 100 times and collapsed in the driveway; bees were still attacking him as he was loaded into the ambulance unconscious and in anaphylactic shock. He was hospitalized for 2.5 days.

Jose Santos-Ortiz, 87, died after being attacked by bees while cutting a neighbor’s yard in Robstown. Robstown Police Chief Mike Tamez told KIII he had been helping a neighbor by mowing grass.

A driver crashed into a Buena Park home and damaged a beehive. Police reported that the bees attacked the driver, who was taken to the hospital with bee stings. Orange County Fire Authority crews responded to cool/subdue the bees.

A man was reportedly stung about 200 times, two people were hospitalized, and two horses died after a swarm attack in Jurupa Valley.

A swarm of bees attacked a family outside a Lemon Grove home, injuring five people including four children. At least two people were taken to the hospital, and the family dog Kona later died after being covered with stingers.

A 59-year-old manager and three coworkers at McVay Drilling Co. were walking toward a tool shed being relocated by forklift when the lift disturbed a hidden bee colony. The employee suffered multiple stings, convulsed, and collapsed. EMS could not revive him; cause of death was a heart attack triggered by the stings. One other employee was stung but not hospitalized.

A 78-year-old man was found rolling on the ground after being attacked by bees at his home; a responding deputy was also attacked upon exiting his vehicle. Both were transported to a hospital in Benson. The man's dog was also affected but relocated safely.

Three Paramus Shade Tree & Parks Commission employees working in a bucket truck struck a hive hidden in a tree trunk; one worker was stung roughly 40 times and hospitalized, the other two stung moderately. Police closed the street and advised residents to shelter indoors; a local beekeeper assessed the hive and recommended leaving it undisturbed to let the bees return. HBA note: keep Bee ID Unknown; source describes a tree-trunk nest disturbed during municipal tree work, not confirmed Africanized bees.

A 75-year-old man died in Bedias after bulldozing trees on his ranch and disturbing a nest reported as Africanized honey bees. KHOU reported he was stung more than 60 times on the face and neck and was declared dead at the scene.

Rick Messina, 57, was attacked by a swarm while mowing near the 8th hole; he was hospitalized and died June 27 from complications of bee stings.

ADAI confirmed Africanized honey bees in St. Clair County in June 2024. The find was a feral swarm collected by a local beekeeper and was euthanized.

ADAI confirmed Africanized honey bees in Jackson County in June 2024. The find was a feral swarm collected by a local beekeeper and was euthanized to protect Alabama honey bees.

The Las Vegas Sun reported that one person was hospitalized and several more were potentially injured after a swarm of bees attacked them, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

A Palmdale family reported that four of their six dogs died after a massive bee swarm attacked them in the backyard. ABC7 reported the family later learned the bees belonged to a neighbor and had escaped. One puppy reportedly had 900 stingers pulled from its ears.

A man in his 40s was critically injured after being repeatedly stung near 56th Street and Shea Boulevard. Firefighters used foam against the bees, and a bee-removal worker later found weeks worth of honeycomb in a water valve box along the front of a home.

A 71-year-old man was attacked by a swarm of Africanized bees in Edinburg and did not survive, per a September 2024 retrospective news article. Notably, this same 7000 block of Highway 107 was the site of another bee attack the following year (Sept. 2024, already in dataset as TX-HIDALGO-2024-0918), suggesting a recurring hive location.

At Troy, New York, an employee mowing grass for a residential property manager was stung in the face by bees and died from anaphylaxis.

Murrieta Fire & Rescue responded after a bee swarm attacked a homeowner; a firefighter and the homeowner were transported to the hospital.

ABC15 reported four people including a Phoenix firefighter were stung; the firefighter was transported for an anaphylactic reaction and was stable.

A Fayette County man was critically injured after a 911 caller reported him lying on the ground being attacked by bees on Plum Main Street. Responders and another person also suffered stings or dry-powder exposure, and the victim was flown to Dell Seton Medical Center.

CBS Austin stated that seven people were hurt in a bee attack at a South Austin park on May 29, 2023. Needs original incident article or official source before merge. Marked public-visible preliminary because the event appears real but one or more details remain pending.

Carlos Amos, 81, was hospitalized after being attacked while mowing at his Maysville home. KOCO reported more than 200 stings and a broken hip after he fell while trying to escape.

A dog named Chance died after being stung hundreds of times when bees entered a neighboring backyard after a hive-removal problem.

John Fischer was attacked while riding a wheelchair-exercise bike with his dog; he was hospitalized for several days after more than 250 stings and the dog was stung more than 50 times.

A homeowner discovered a hive in a fence and attempted to remove it himself after watching online videos. Bees pursued him, then broke toward a neighbor’s yard and attacked a dog named Chance. The dog was taken for emergency veterinary care and later died. A related ABC7 report says a professional remover told the homeowner the bees were Africanized.

An LAPD volunteer and another person were hospitalized after a swarm attack in Encino; a bee-removal professional described unusually aggressive behavior.

Benavides was mowing at a vacant family property in Beeville when bees swarmed him; he rode his mower away but had to abandon it and run toward the street for help. Animal Control Officer Rhiannon Isbell responded with a can of WD-40 to knock bees off him; officers Sarah Vella and Domingo Luna also responded and were stung, with Luna's eyes swelling shut and requiring specialized care in San Antonio. The city has since discussed inspecting vacant properties for hives.

A mother taking outdoor family photos with her two children in the Buckeye Valley area was swarmed by bees. She immediately put both children inside their SUV, absorbing the brunt of over 75 stings herself. The children's grandmother's panicked 911 call was released by the agency. Firefighters extracted the children from the bee-covered vehicle using foam; both children were unharmed, and the mother recovered after hospitalization.

City officials said two dogs were killed after Africanized honey bees attacked the dogs and some people in McAllen.

Two people were hospitalized, two dogs died, and multiple people were stung after very aggressive bees attacked residents at a North Texas home; firefighters used foam to control the bees and allow escape.

During a Longmeadow eviction, a beekeeper allegedly agitated and released hives toward deputies; several deputies and staff were stung and one staff member was taken to the hospital.

An employee driving a tractor while mulching cuttings on a road was attacked by a swarm of bees along with two coworkers. He died of cardiac arrest due to his allergy to bee stings. OSHA cited the employer for two other-than-serious violations.

At Pembroke, New Hampshire, a communication-line construction worker preparing to install fiber-optic cable was attacked by bees, received multiple stings, and died from anaphylactic shock.

A 90-year-old man mowing his yard outside Rio Hondo city limits stirred a large bee nest built inside an old boat. A police officer and family members attempted to pull him from the swarm but could not due to the volume and aggression of the bees.

Austin Bellamy was trimming branches in a tree when he cut into a hive and was swarmed; reports said he suffered about 20,000 stings, swallowed bees, developed kidney failure, and was airlifted to the hospital before later improving.

A 22-year-old farm worker was changing watering wheel lines at a large dairy cattle facility when he was stung by a bee, suffered an allergic reaction, and died.

A man was hospitalized after being stung nearly 2,000 times in Sun City West, according to ABC15 citing Arizona Fire and Medical Authority.

Franco Galvan Martinez, 53, was killed after disturbing a beehive while working in a tree at an Austin home. Reports say he was attached to a harness, kicked away the ladder during the attack, and remained suspended while co-workers were unable to reach him without being stung. Firefighters used hoses to clear bees, and Austin Code was assigned to inspect the property.

A bee incident near La Canada and River in Tucson injured eight people and sent two to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Follow-up reporting described bees erupting from underneath a shed near a carport and covering a baby strapped in a car seat before family members rescued the child. Multiple fire agencies responded and used foam.

Surprise Fire-Medical Department reported a woman in her 60s was walking through a neighborhood when a swarm attacked her. She sustained about 50 stings and was transported to the hospital.

Two surveying employees were creating topographic maps of an area. One used a machete to cut a path through dense terrain about 15 feet ahead of the other, who noticed bees and yelled for both to run. The lead employee was overwhelmed by bees in his face and hands, impairing his vision as both tried to flee through the terrain, tripping over vines. He died of bee stings; cause pending medical examiner report at time of filing.

A Scottsdale man was stung more than 100 times on Sept. 28, 2021 and died Oct. 18. Initial reports described hospitalization after the attack; follow-up reporting linked the death to the bee attack.

Two Hidalgo County employees were reportedly attacked while repairing a drainage ditch in Edinburg. They were stung more than 100 times and taken to a hospital; one reportedly had an allergic reaction.

Border Patrol agents reportedly found 12 migrants who were stung after crossing the Rio Grande near Peñitas; four were hospitalized.

Northwest Fire District reported at least six people were stung in Marana; three civilians were reportedly stung hundreds of times and transported, one person died, and firefighters were also stung, including one reportedly stung about 60 times.

A Diamond Bar man and his dog were recovering after a backyard attack by bees that killed two other dogs. ABC7 reported the man was stung nearly 50 times and transported to the hospital, and firefighters rescued him.

OSHA reported that a landscaping worker preparing to cut a tree disturbed a colony of bees, jumped from a boom lift onto a roof while under attack, and suffered a fractured femur requiring hospitalization.