Detailed U.S. Incident Records

U.S. Detailed Incident Statistics

These records are an actual documented sample from the much larger U.S. bee-injury data sets. They are used to show the real-world details behind individual reports: what happened, where it happened, who or what was affected, the trigger, severity, response, and available source documentation.

4.05 million View U.S. Bee-Injury Data →

Estimated cumulative bee-related U.S. ER visits, 2001-2025

This current cumulative estimate extends the published national bee-specific annual average through the latest completed calendar year. It does not come with public case files that can be plotted or reconstructed one by one.

The detailed records below are the individual incidents Honey Bee Awareness has been able to reconstruct from public sources with enough information to show what happened, where it happened, the outcome, and the response.

The underlying national study covered nonfatal, unintentional, non-work-related ER cases only. It does not include fatal cases, work-related cases, or incidents that never resulted in ER treatment. See the national U.S. bee-injury data and calculation.

258 Detailed U.S. Case Records

19 U.S. States / Territories Represented

60 Human Fatality Case Records

151 Hospitalization Case Records

49 Animal Fatality Case Records

162 Responder-Involved Case Records

United States Detailed Records by State

These are case-level records selected for documentation and pattern analysis. They are not a count of every bee incident in each state.

70 AZ

64 TX

46 CA

23 FL

23 NV

7 NM

5 LA

5 OK

2 GA

2 NJ

2 PR

2 NH

1 AL

1 AR

1 NY

1 ME

1 MA

1 OH

1 IL

What Was Happening When the Incident Began

Includes incident records with a reported activity or setting. Records where the source did not state the activity are not included in this list.

46 Mowing / Yard Work

38 Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter

28 Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing

25 Hive / Colony Disturbance

23 Residential / Property Exposure

17 Unknown / Needs Review

16 Outdoor Recreation / Remote Exposure

14 Construction / Equipment / Structural Work

10 Bee Removal / DIY Control

10 Public Location / School / Event

10 Farm / Ranch / Field Work

8 Vehicle / Roadside / Transport

6 Utility / Public Works

3 Responder / Public Safety Response

2 Detection / Public Advisory

1 Port / Cargo Interception

1 Animal / Livestock Exposure

Incident Outcomes

Each record is counted once according to its most serious documented outcome.

61 Human Death

140 Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury

34 Animal Death

6 Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported

17 Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported

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Detailed U.S. Incident Records

Showing 1–23 of 23 matching records. Total detailed case records in working CSV: 328. Click a column heading to sort the current results.

Date ▼	State / Territory / Area	Trigger	Outcome	Bee Identification	Headline / Summary	Source
ca. 2026-04-10	NV Clark / Cottonwood Canyon Park, Summerlin / Las Vegas, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported	Suspected Africanized Honey Bees	Summerlin woman and dog chased and stung by aggressive bees at Cottonwood Canyon Park KTNV reported that Anne Wayman and her dog Alfie were chased about a quarter mile by aggressive bees at Cottonwood Canyon Park. Wayman reported eight stings; Alfie reportedly suffered about 20 stings and needed emergency veterinary care.	KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas B - Established News Source
2025-11	NV Clark / Near West Oakey Boulevard and South Rainbow Boulevard, southwest Las Vegas, NV	Residential / Property Exposure	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Assisted-living resident hospitalized after more than 400 bee stings in southwest Las Vegas A disabled assisted-living resident, Louis Smith, was hospitalized after being stung more than 400 times when bees reportedly escaped from a nearby beekeeper property and attacked several residents in southwest Las Vegas. Other residents with limited mobility also reported being stung.	The Independent / AOL, citing Fox5 News B
2025-07-22	NV Clark / Sun City Anthem, Henderson, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees	86-year-old Henderson man hospitalized after killer bee attack; his dog stung to death An 86-year-old man was stung hundreds of times and hospitalized after a killer bee attack near a vacant home in the Sun City Anthem neighborhood of Henderson; his dog was stung dozens of times and did not survive. The removal company identified the colony as Africanized. State officials used the incident to reiterate that Africanized bees are classified as a public-health threat in Nevada.	FOX5 Vegas B - Local news
5/10/2025	NV Clark / Las Vegas, NV	Unknown / Needs Review	Human Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Family questions whether Las Vegas amateur beekeeper death involved bee stings The Review-Journal reported that Scott Stromme was found dead May 10, 2025, and that family members questioned whether bee stings contributed. The coroner reportedly ruled natural causes. Family members said a beekeeper identified surviving bees as Africanized.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B - Established News Source / Conflicting Cause
2024-05-25	NV Clark / Las Vegas, NV	Unknown / Needs Review	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	One person hospitalized and others injured after Las Vegas bee attack 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.	Las Vegas Sun B - Established News Source
2022-08-25	NV Lyon / Smith Valley Dairy, Wellington, NV	Farm / Ranch / Field Work	Human Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Farm worker dies of allergic reaction to single bee sting while changing irrigation lines at dairy facility 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.	OSHA A
2021-04-24	NV Clark / Lorenzi Street near Westcliff Drive and South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV	Residential / Property Exposure	Animal Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Dog killed and three people stung in northwest Las Vegas bee attack 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.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B - Established News Source
2018-09-06	NV Clark / Walla Walla Drive near Alta Drive and Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Three dogs euthanized after severe bee attack near Alta and Rainbow 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.	KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas B - Established News Source
2017-04-07	NV Clark / South Las Vegas Valley, NV	Residential / Property Exposure	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Two hospitalized and dog killed after bee swarm terrorizes south Las Vegas street 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.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B
2017-03-15	NV Clark / Craig Road and Simmons Street, North Las Vegas, NV	Utility / Public Works	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Suspected Africanized Honey Bees	Utility worker critically injured after hundreds of bee stings in North Las Vegas KSNV reported that a worker on or near a utility pole was stung hundreds of times and transported in critical condition. Two other people were stung, and two firefighters were injured; one firefighter was transported to a hospital. A local bee professional said the bees were likely Africanized.	KSNV News 3 Las Vegas B - Established News Source
8/4/2016	NV Clark / Colored Wind Avenue and Wispy Winds Street / southwest Las Vegas Valley, NV	Bee Removal / DIY Control	Human Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Las Vegas exterminator dies after hundreds of stings during hive removal job Jose Moreno Pacheco, a 49-year-old Las Vegas exterminator, died after being stung more than 200 times while working to remove a hive from a home. The initial attack caused life-threatening injuries, and firefighters in protective gear pulled him from the swarm site.	Las Vegas Review-Journal; KSNV News 3 Las Vegas B - Established News Source
2014-06-17	NV Clark / Near Iron Mountain Road and Durango Road, northwest Las Vegas Valley, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Retired Metro police dog killed and another K-9 hospitalized after killer bee attack Review-Journal reported that retired Metro police dog Mickey died and another police dog, Roy, was hospitalized after four dogs were attacked by killer bees at their handler’s home. The handler was also stung while trying to get the dogs out.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B - Established News Source
2012-05-11	NV Clark / Lone Mountain, northwest Las Vegas Valley, NV	Outdoor Recreation / Remote Exposure	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Lone Mountain hiker hospitalized after at least 300 bee stings A 69-year-old hiker on Lone Mountain was hospitalized after being stung at least 300 times. Because he was in a remote area, a Las Vegas police search-and-rescue team used a helicopter to remove him from the mountain before he was taken to the hospital.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B
2012-04	NV Clark / Hacienda Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Topaz Street, southeast Las Vegas Valley, NV	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Two hospitalized, one critical, after landscapers disturb bee hive in southeast Las Vegas valley Two people were hospitalized, one reportedly in critical condition, after bees swarmed when landscapers disturbed a hive in the southeast Las Vegas Valley. Police closed Hacienda Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Topaz Street during the response.	Las Vegas Review-Journal B
2010-06	NV Clark / Oakey Blvd. and Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV	Residential / Property Exposure	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Strong winds split a tree exposing a large hive; hundreds of agitated bees attacked people and animals in the neighborhood, two hospitalized Strong winds split a tree at Oakey and Eastern avenues, exposing a large, previously hidden hive. Hundreds of agitated bees attacked people and animals in the surrounding neighborhood; two people were hospitalized.	Las Vegas Sun B - Local news retrospective
2009-03-21	NV Clark / Silverado Ranch area near Spencer Street and Eldorado Lane, Las Vegas, NV	Construction / Equipment / Structural Work	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees	Backhoe operator stung hundreds to thousands of times after disturbing Africanized bee colony A 53-year-old man operating a backhoe disturbed a boulder covering a large Africanized honey bee colony and was stung hundreds to possibly a couple thousand times. Firefighters used water to knock bees off him, and he remained hospitalized in intensive care.	Las Vegas Sun; Las Vegas Review-Journal/AP B - Established News Source
2006-10	NV Clark / Sandy Valley, NV	Residential / Property Exposure	Human Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	24-year-old man killed while cleaning his truck after hundreds of bees attacked him for unknown reasons A 24-year-old man was killed after being attacked by hundreds of bees while cleaning his truck in Sandy Valley, Nevada; the retrospective states the trigger was unknown, suggesting a possibly unprovoked or minimally provoked attack.	Las Vegas Sun B - Local news retrospective
2003-05	NV Clark / Las Vegas, NV	Bee Removal / DIY Control	Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	88-year-old man attacked after applying cleanser to long-standing front-yard hive A Las Vegas Sun roundup reports that an 88-year-old man was attacked in May 2003 after applying Comet cleanser to a hive that had reportedly been in his front yard for years.	Las Vegas Sun historical roundup C
2003-01-01	NV Nye / Pahrump, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Horse reportedly killed by angry swarm in Pahrump A 2009 Review-Journal/AP article states that a horse in Pahrump was killed by an angry swarm in 2003. The exact date and detailed source still need follow-up.	Las Vegas Review-Journal historical reference C - Secondary Historical Reference
2002-05	NV Clark / Kit Carson Elementary School, Alexander and D streets, Las Vegas, NV	Public Location / School / Event	Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Hive found near Kit Carson Elementary after at least three children stung A Las Vegas Sun historical roundup reports that in May 2002 a hive was discovered in a tree about 100 feet from Kit Carson Elementary School after at least three children were stung.	Las Vegas Sun historical roundup C
2000-03-27	NV Clark / Near Maryland Pkwy. and U.S. 95, Las Vegas, NV	Vehicle / Roadside / Transport	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	77-year-old Las Vegas woman critically injured after more than 500 bee stings near Maryland Parkway and U.S. 95 A 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was critically injured after being stung more than 500 times near Maryland Parkway and U.S. 95. Fire officials described the bees as Africanized honey bees in contemporary coverage.	Las Vegas Sun / AP-CBS B - Established news / local report
2000-01-01	NV Clark / Las Vegas, NV	Unknown / Needs Review	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	77-year-old Las Vegas woman reportedly survived about 500 bee stings A 2009 Review-Journal/AP article states that a 77-year-old Las Vegas woman was stung about 500 times in 2000 and survived. The exact date and original source remain to be verified.	Las Vegas Review-Journal historical reference C - Secondary Historical Reference
1998-01-01	NV Clark / Las Vegas Valley, NV	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Rottweiler reportedly killed by bees while left on leash in backyard A 2009 Review-Journal article states that in 1998 a rottweiler left on a leash in a backyard was killed by bees. Exact date and original source need follow-up.	Las Vegas Review-Journal historical reference C - Secondary Historical Reference