Bees

Remained the same

Decreased 70 percent

Increased 70 percent

Decreased 7 percent

30

3

none

300

By having bee doctors treat their bees.

By using the chemical Apistan.

By breeding hives that show the greatest resistance to mites.

By killing all the Aficanized bees.

To make honey.

To pollinate their crops.

To control insects

They don't need bees.

1990

1980

1983

1993

Decrease the population of both Africanized and Honey bees.

Kill all Africanized bees.

Increase the Africanized bee population.

Kill all Honey bees.