Swarm of ‘relentless’ bees kill Texas family’s beloved rodeo horses

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Comanche, Texas – A vicious swarm of bees launched a deadly attack against the group of rodeo horses appreciated from a family of Texas, which resulted in the loss of the three animals, firefighters said.

The Comanche Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call last Friday on the outskirts of the city’s limits. When they arrive at the scene, they said they found the owners of the horses that suffered numerous bites of bees suffered while trying to move their animals to a safe place. The paramedics provided imedized medical care and took the injured people to the hospital.

Due to the seriousness of the situation, a neighboring fire department was called to provide additional bees costumes, since local firefighters had recently acquired their own.

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The Comanche Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call last Friday on the outskirts of the city’s limits.

(Comanche Volunteer Fire Department)

Firefighters used soapy water from their brush truck to spray horses in an attempt to stop aggressive insects. Despite their efforts, horses endured hundreds of bites, concentrated partularly around their eyes, nostrils and mouths, authorities said. A local veterinarian arrived shortly after to administer the treatment.

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Firefighters used soapy water from their brush truck to spray horses in an attempt to stop aggressive insects.

(Comanche Volunteer Fire Department)

An exterminator managed to locate the hive of the bees in a tree in the front courtyard, a place where the horses had been transferred that morning, firefighters said. The owners were without care of the presence of the hive.

Reference to a position from the owners of the horses, the first department said that the three animals had leg tasks to an equine fat. Unfortunately, they succumbed to poison and related organic insufficiency.

“While all the cattle is valuable, the thesis horses were stock and were” family “for the owners,” firefighters said.

Firefighters suspect that the bees involved in the attack were Africanized bees, due to the “very aggressive and implacable attack.” However, the authorities emphasized that any bees colony can become aggressive when it perceives a threat to its hive.

“Please take into account or its surroundings, since this time of year, the bees move,” firefighters said. “The rains have caused many wild flowers to flourish. The bees are active and will become more active as the weather heats up.”

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The Comanche Volunteer Fire Department said the local fire departments generally handle several calls related to bees each spring and summer. Its policy is not to eliminate bees colonies unless there is an immediate and serious threat to people, pets or cattle.

“The bees will find holes in the trees, dead or alive, holes or openings in buildings, vacancies or not, brushing piles, junk vehicles and even holes in the Gound,” the department said.

The best practice if a hive is located is to avoid it, the authorities warn.