Bees

Incident last Friday, June 13:

"A&M experts: Africanized bees likely behind deaths of three dogs in Katy"

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/A-M-experts-Africanized-bees-behind-deaths-of-5556207.php

Incidents from 2013:

"Summer of killer bees?  Aggressive swarms plague Texas, leaving one dead and many others injured"

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/08-06-13-summer-of-killer-bees-aggressive-swarms-plague-texas-leaving-one-dead-and-many-others-injured/

Bee Removal Call List, provided by Harris County Beekeepers Association
http://www.harriscountybeekeepers.org/bee-removal-call-list.html

Good information about bee swarms and hives can be found here:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74159.html

"AHB swarms also practice 'nest usurpation,' meaning they invade EHB colonies and replace resident queens with the swarm's African queen."

(AHBs - Africanized honey bees, EHBs - European honey bees)

Information per USDA on Africanized Honey Bees:

http://ars.usda.gov/is/ar/archive/mar04/bees0304.htm

"Nest usurpation" by killer bees adds to the importance of inspecting properties and hiring a professional to relocate any hives away from homes.