Incident Record
Nine Africanized bee swarms intercepted at Louisiana state ports since 1988
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported that nine Africanized bee swarms had been intercepted at state ports since 1988, including in shipping containers, barges, and ships.
Record ID: LA-PORTS-1988-2007
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Date
1988-2007
Location
Louisiana state ports, Multiple / Port Parishes County, LA
State
LA
Record Type
Detection / Port Interception / Public Advisory
Trigger / Activity
Port / Cargo Interception
Severity
Public Safety Incident
Bee ID Status
Confirmed Africanized
Aggression Classification
Detection / Public Advisory
Incident Summary
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported that nine Africanized bee swarms had been intercepted at state ports since 1988, including in shipping containers, barges, and ships.
Public-Safety Lesson
Port and cargo pathways can move Africanized bees outside normal range-expansion patterns, so port monitoring and reporting are part of public-safety surveillance.
Impact Flags
Human Fatality
No
Human Hospitalized
No
Animal Fatality
No
Responder Involved
No
Source Information
Source: CBS News / Associated Press
Source Strength: B - Established News