Incident List

A farm field worker was taken to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center after reportedly being stung more than 200 times while working near a cotton field in Solomon. The report cites a Graham County Sheriff’s Office response and notes Safford Fire Department sprayed the hive.

A 73-year-old man died after being swarmed by bees and stung hundreds of times in South Bexar County; local reports cited sheriff’s office information and a neighbor said he had been mowing.

A woman hiking Piestewa Peak in 115-degree heat was stung by bees and collapsed unconscious. A bystander who happened to have access to the hiker's EpiPen administered it, reviving her partially before Phoenix Fire's technical rescue team arrived and airlifted her off the mountain; she was stable but unable to hike down on her own.

Thomas Hicks, 70, died after an aggressive swarm attacked while he was mowing; his wife was also stung and hospitalized, and firefighters used protective gear during the response.

Review-Journal reported that a dog died and three people were stung after bees attacked a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood. Firefighters asked residents to shelter in place, and the homeowner was asked to call an exterminator to locate the nearby hive.

Reports describe a family of four and two dogs attacked after a homeowner in Glendale attempted to remove a beehive from a shed. Sources using Peoria wording appear to be referring to the Peoria Avenue area rather than the city of Peoria.

At Jackman, Maine, a logging employee marking trees to cut was stung by about four bees, suffered anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest, and died.

ABC15 reported that four dogs were attacked by a bee swarm off South Calle Polar in Tucson. One dog died, three were rescued and expected to survive, and Tucson firefighters used foam as a last resort to save the animals.

A large swarm near Pasadena City College sent five people to the hospital, including two firefighters and a police officer; several sources described the bees as Africanized.

At a Yuma-area farm-labor worksite, an employee harvesting lemons was stung multiple times by bees and died.

ABC15 reported that four dogs were being attacked by a large swarm from a nearby hive when Rural Metro and Pinal County deputies arrived. One dog died, another was critical but expected to recover, and two others were injured.

Two people were taken to the hospital after a swarm attack in Banning; one victim reportedly had more than 100 stings.

A 73-year-old Duncan man died after a bee attack while cleaning scrap piles near San Simon. His son drove him toward help; a deputy who stopped the speeding vehicle was stung repeatedly while attempting CPR, and bees inside the car made resuscitation efforts impossible. The son and another worker were also hospitalized.

OSHA reported that a 64-year-old landscaper at a country club in Palm Desert was attacked by bees while cutting grass, stung multiple times, and admitted to a local hospital.

A hive blew from a tree and struck a woman near a home day care in Tempe; rescue crews evaluated her after 20 to 30 stings.

A man was stung more than 100 times while trying to protect his dog after bees nested behind a power box at a Viera home.

A Rio Hondo homeowner was found on the ground semi-conscious after receiving more than 1,000 bee stings while operating a tractor; his wife sprayed the bees with a hose until police arrived. He was still recovering in San Antonio at time of report. Officials could not locate the hive despite searching the property.

ABC7 reported that a hive of killer bees in a pepper tree attacked a neighbor and her two dogs. Another woman tried to help and was also attacked. One dog died a few days later, another dog survived, both women went to the emergency room, and firefighters used foam and sheltered one victim in a fire truck.

A 73-year-old man was recovering at Baptist Medical Center after being attacked by bees while doing yard work on the Northwest Side of San Antonio.

A beekeeper was hospitalized after being stung more than 300 times while attempting to relocate a hive near Safford. Local reporting quoted Safford Fire Chief Clark Bingham and described a police officer and fire response used to extract the victim.

City of Oklahoma City employees reportedly disturbed a nest of bees while clearing brush; the fire department was involved and workers used beekeeping-style protective gear to complete the job.

KTNV reported that three dogs were critically stung by bees near Alta and Rainbow and were later put down by the family. The dogs owner was also stung, and Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said the bees came from a storage box in a neighbor yard.

Simon Poras was mowing his son-in-law’s yard in Manor when Africanized bees attacked. Reports say he was stung about 160 times, suffered a sting-induced heart attack, and the hive was located in a shed in an alley.

Kenneth LaFavers, 77, was mowing in the 300 block of W. Lindsey in Breckenridge when he was attacked by bees and taken to a hospital in Abilene. Bee removal companies were reportedly called to remove the colony.

Vern Roberts was mowing at his Wallis home when Africanized bees attacked. He reportedly received about 500 to 600 stings and spent three days in intensive care. His wife Mary was also stung while trying to help, with reports citing more than 40 stings.

Two people were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition, after a man using a Weed Eater disturbed an underground hive near South Brazos and Nancy Place. Reports said victims were stung more than 200 times.

Brandi Morris returned home to find her backyard swarmed with bees attacking her four dogs. She got three inside but the bees pursued them into the garage and laundry room; her first 911 call was declined because the bees 'weren't actively stinging a human' at that moment. A neighbor helped transport the dogs to a vet, both were stung in the process. Two golden retrievers and a Great Dane mix died over the following day; a fourth dog escaped and survived. Firefighters, dispatched after a second 911 call from the neighbor's household, located and removed a 60-lb hive from a shed on an unoccupied neighboring property.

A man was hospitalized at University Hospital after a swarm attacked during yard cleanup on a property in Devine; a witness described seeing what looked like a black cloud.

A Manchester city worker was hospitalized after being stung hundreds of times while cutting down a tree on Beech Street; neighbors and additional helpers were also stung, for six total people attacked.

A 52-year-old housekeeper was critically injured after more than 200 stings by a swarm described as Africanized bees; four firefighters were also stung during rescue.

Tom Mizell, 81, was mowing a field near his roadside vegetable stand when a swarm attacked, temporarily blinding him. He jumped into a pond for refuge (bees continued stinging him underwater) before crawling out and reaching his wife and son's vehicle. He was hospitalized with over 1,000 stingers removed.

FOX 11 reported that three family dogs in Agua Dulce were rushed to Sweetwater Veterinary Clinic after a bee attack; two dogs died, one remained in critical condition, and the family later learned there were three large hives of Africanized honey bees in their trees.

FOX 10 reported that an aggressive swarm in Glendale attacked a mother and baby along with the family dog and its litter of six puppies; one puppy was missing after the attack and another reportedly suffered the most serious sting injuries.

AP/KGUN reported that a 35-year-old man, a 35-year-old woman, and a 13-year-old boy were hospitalized by ambulance after a bee attack near downtown Phoenix.

A man in Cape Coral was hospitalized after a swarm of bees attacked from an unmaintained underground transformer box owned by Lee County Electric Cooperative in a field behind an apartment complex. Exterminators from Tony’s Pest Control said the swarm was made up of Africanized bees.

Fire crews responding to free a man trapped under a large tree were stung while preparing the rescue; they suited up, completed the rescue, and EMS transported the trapped man to a hospital.

Six people, including a firefighter, were hospitalized after a swarm attacked shoppers and firefighters near a grocery store parking lot in Monterey Park.

About 40 Palmdale High School students were reportedly stung after someone threw an apple at a hive; 35 students were transported to a hospital, including one reportedly stung about 13 times. The source describes the bees as African honey bees.

OSHA reported that a construction worker on a ladder helping lower equipment from an exterminator was swarmed when the equipment came down covered with bees; he fell and was hospitalized with a fractured hip and bee stings.

OSHA reported that a construction laborer clearing land at a job site unearthed a bee hive and was stung in the face more than 100 times; emergency services transported him to the hospital where he was admitted.

At Willcox, Arizona, a vineyard employee standing near a house for a bee-hive removal estimate was stung after bees were present on the exterminator's suit and died.

Two Brownsville men died in separate bee attacks while mowing lawns during the same month. Reports cite Africanized bees and Cameron County Justice of the Peace Jonathan Garcia stating both victims died from the number of stings.

Daniel Martinez, 48, died on July 31, 2017 while performing landscaping work at a Tucson-area home. Trade/legal coverage reported that his widow filed a Pima County Superior Court lawsuit alleging homeowners were negligent after Africanized bees built two exposed roof-attached nests, allegedly visible and present for an extended period; seven firefighters were also reportedly stung or hurt during the response. Legal allegations are recorded as allegations, not findings of liability.

An amateur beekeeper was found unconscious in his driveway after his own hive - kept at his private residence - became aggressive and dispersed throughout the Ramsey neighborhood; his wife was also hospitalized for stings. The town's Office of Emergency Management warned residents to shelter indoors. A 40-year beekeeping veteran called the incident 'extraordinary' and said he'd never seen anything like it. The hive was later relocated to a farm. HBA note: source includes speculation about Africanized bees, but no confirmed bee-ID result was found in this batch.

A man doing backhoe road-clearing work for a property owner was swarmed by bees; the property owner had gone inside to escape the heat shortly before. Medical personnel declared him dead at the scene; his body was covered in bees, requiring firefighters to spray a foam agent before recovery was possible.

A worker spraying water on date palm fruit to remove mite webbing, working from an aerial bucket, sprayed a cluster where a hive was hidden and unseen among the palm branches. Multiple bees attacked; he lowered the bucket and fled to the enclosed cab of the tractor his coworker was driving, but bees entered with him. Both men were stung in the cab before exiting and running further down the row. The victim suffered anaphylactic shock and died at the scene. Cal/OSHA later cited the employer, Hadley Date Gardens Inc., for four violations totaling over $41,000, finding the company's safety plan covered other known hazards (heat, falls, thorns) but had no specific protocol for insect stings at the time. HBA note: the official FACE report documents bee stings and a fatal occupational outcome; do not overstate bee ID without lab confirmation.

A swarm of aggressive bees reportedly killed a 45-pound dog in a Boca Raton backyard while the family watched from inside.

A 38-year-old man in a rural East County neighborhood was attacked by a swarm and transported to Pomerado Hospital, according to Cal Fire information cited by Patch.

Marcelina Sanchez died after being attacked by bees outside a home in east El Paso. KFOX reported she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and family later confirmed her death.

A bee attack on a small south Las Vegas Valley street sent two people to the hospital and killed one dog, according to Clark County Fire Department reporting cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.