TB 83 - Africanized Honeybees Flashcards
The Africanized honeybee has what kind of temperament?
Extremely aggressive with great tenacity to protect hive
Africanized honeybees have the ability to detect vibrations of up to how many feet away and will send out large numbers of bees to investigate/attack?
100 feet
Once the first sting occurs, the new releases what scent which fills the air and signals the hive to attack?
“Attack pheromone”
Several hundred bees will join forces to repel the invader with an average defensive action of how many stings per 30 seconds?
85 stings
The African honeybee will chase an intruder up to how far away with the defensive action lasting 8 hours or more?
1/2 mile
The sting from an Africanized honey bee is how much more venomous than a common honeybee?
No more
The exclusion zone from a hive should be how many feet and is subject to change according to swarm activity?
300 foot area
What is considered a safe refuge area from Africanized honey bees?
Inside structures
Vehicles
Areas clear of exclusion zone
Prior to responding into the area of an attack, all personnel involved shall don what? (Full PPE)
TO pants TO jacket Helmet FF gloves Bee veil
After donning PPEs for bee incidents, all pant cuffs, coat sleeves, collar and coat waist shall be secured against body with what to prevent bees from entering turn outs?
Duct tape
Place a 1” hose line with a spray nozzle adjusted to what pattern in place to drive bees away from victim?
Wide fog pattern
The fog pattern on the 1” line should be applied in a circular motion covering the ground and how much feet of airspace around victim?
30 feet
You can cover the victim with what for additional protection?
Blankets
Water only will only temporarily drive bees away, use Class A foam with a what percent solution to immediately immobilize the bees and kill them within minutes?
1% solution
For bee stings, apply what to affected areas?
Cold packs (ice packs)
Should fire department personnel attempt to remove bees located inside a structure?
No
What is in an Africanized honey kit?
Plasticized sheet of instructions
Roll of duct tape
Bee veils
The bee veil shall be donned and worn over what?
Firefighting helmet
Place the veil over the helmet with which section of the veil to the front and drawstrings to the rear?
Widest
The strings should go to the front under each what and thread ends of the strings through the plastic ring on the front of the veil?
Each arm
During surprise attacks from bees, how shall you run away from bees?
In a straight line
Who monitors the migration of the Africanized honeybees?
California department of food and agriculture
