Arián Avalos is a USDA-ARS Research Geneticist working on honey bee breeding, genetics, and physiology.

Dr. Avalos will give a Zoom presentation to club members discussing Genetics and the anomalous (mellow) behavior of the Puerto Rican Africanized Honey Bees. Why are Puerto Rico’s population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB) famously known for being much gentler than their continental counterparts? Learn more about this and what it might mean for Africanized honey bees closer to us.