Killer bees are spreading across the US – and are being drawn to northern states because of warming temps

Africanized “killer bees,” aggressive hybrids from South America, are spreading across 13 southern US states and migrating north due to climate change. - (Getty/iStock)

Africanized honey bees, infamously known as “killer bees,” are rapidly spreading across the United States, having already been confirmed in 13 states from California and Arizona to Florida, Georgia, and as far east as Alabama.

These aggressive hybrids, originally bred in South America from East African and European honeybees, have been steadily migrating northward, fueled by climate change.