Man Attacked By Swarm Believed To Be 'Killer Bees'
POSTED: Wednesday, July 13, 2005
UPDATED: 5:19 pm EDT July 13,
2005
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- A Boynton Beach man is still recovering after being stung dozens of times, and now scientists are trying to determine if he was attacked by Africanized killer bees.

David Owens manages a 400-acre piece of land in western Palm Beach County. He was working with a bulldozer on the property on July 2 when he was attacked by a huge swamr of bees.
"The swarm was literally like the size of a building," Owens said. "Thousands and thousands of bees."
With the help of ranch hands, Owens was able to drive to a hospital. He says he was stung as many as 75 times.
Scientists from the state Department of Agriculture and Florida State University are performing DNA tests and taking measurements of the bees to see if they are the smaller, Africanized honey bees, often referred to as killer bees.
Africanized bees have killed people in Mexico, Texas, California and a horse in Hendry County.
If the swarm proves to be killer bees, it would be the first found south of Orlando.
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