Weird Science | Understanding the science behind "killer" bee attacks

On April 7, a group of 50 residents of Sitapur village in Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh, gathered in the shade of trees for a condolence meeting after the death of a monkey in the village. Different types of bees For a bee sting to fatally affect a person, the person must be allergic to the bee’s venom and they should have been attacked by many. Experts say that bee attack cases such as the recent ones in Uttar Pradesh are likely carried out by Apis dorsata, more commonly known as the giant honeybee or rock bee. In 1956, Brazil imported African honeybees intending to cross-breed them with local bees and boost the country’s honey production. A general idea of the working of the human immune system shows why one person’s reaction to bee stings is drastically different from another’s.