A swarm of bees are forcing local reporters into hiding, police officers into tactfully retreating and stinging local animals to death in a small neighbourhood in Concord, California.
According to CBS News, the bee hive seems to be hiding in a neighbour’s car port but have recently annexed several blocks of the community.
It’s gotten so bad that police officers can’t stand against their might, making a beeline back into their police patrol cars.
When on her delivery route, several residents had to run to a mail carriers aid when she was attacked and stung by the bees.
The swarm has also killed two dogs and a bird so far. A local veterinarian said the dead dogs had over 50 stingers in them.
CBS News interviewed an expert beekeeper and he says he thinks they are Africanized killer bees.
“If you ignore them… they don’t sting you,” the beekeeper told CBS News. “If you make very fast movements … they start to be more aggressive.”
The beekeeper hopes to remove the bee colony at night and remove them.