European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes monday september 7,1987 ., Mexico declare War on destructive killer bees Mexico City a Mexico and the United slates on Friday formally agreed to a multimillion Dol Lar program to prevent the Northern spread of Africa sized bees whose presence spells trouble for the mexi can Honey Industry other nations efforts to curtail migration of the insects popularly called Kilter bees because they sting with Little provocation have had Little Success. The project is especially critical for Mexico one of the world s leading producers and exporters of Honey because of the Africani Zed bees poor performance at Honey production and their tendency to drive out other Bee populations. The agreement signed by  Ambassador Charles Pilliod or. And mexican agriculture Secretary Eduardo Pesquira Olca. Commits their governments to a joint program to trap and kill the bees at Southern Mexico s isthmus of Tehuantepec. Mexico s efforts to Stop the african died bees in its. Principal Honey producing areas began several month ago with distribution of special traps to Aid. In Ira Kinf the insects spread. There have been pics reports of scattered colonies found on he Yucatan Peninsula Aid in the southernmost Stales. " it is just making formal what has been going a for a while. It will be 8 program by the Max Caw Wilh american expertise using a variety of Mca Sunoll embassy spoke Man Vincent Hovanec said Friday. The two nations agreed to share Ilie $3 Nii Lloil an Nual costs until 1990 to combat the spread of the bits including using biological chemical and Mechanic techniques v one of the measures Calls for  to release a substance called  stimulate the Africani Zed bees to swarm making for easy capture and destruction. Africani Zed drones Are being replaced with euro Pean drones for the process of fertilizing the Africa sized Queen bees. This crossbred at is intended to alter the genetic composition of future generations of Africani Zed bees and make them Iqba aggressive. However an embassy news ref lease noted Africa sized bees arc tactically dominant and Elt Orts to crossbreed Ihnn Wilh european Honey bees have proven unsuccessful leading to a fear mat they May Dis place the  Honeybee population in Mexico and the United  Mexico wll also pay bounties for the destruction of killer arc colonics and there will be increased inspection and Truar Anline programs to prevent the spread of the Bocci to the United states through fruit and vegetable cup afros.  is Mexico s s50 million a year Honey Export Industry which ranks first in the world with annual sex Pori amounting to 50,000 tons. Mexico with annual production at 70,000 tons ranks fourth in Honey production after China the United states and the soviet  Venezuela where the bees arrived in 1975, com Mercial Honey production dropped from 535 metric tons in 1976 to 78 metric tons in 1981. In Panama and Costa Rica where the bees passed in 1982, there were reports that Honey production dropped from 60 per cent to 80 percent. The Industry includes More than 47.000 beekeepers ranging in size from Roadside vendors in the provinces Selling a few Gallons to 25 major companies operating close to 10,000 hive each. The Yucatan Peninsula traditionally claims the larg est portion of the Industry with close to 12,000 Bee keepers. If the bees Are not slopped in Techuan Lepic they could spread northward to the Yucatan. There is concern the spread of the bees could seriously damage the two countries fruit and vegetable industries by altering the role played by honeybees i pollinating crops such As Alfalfa and almonds that require Bee pollination for High yields. Africani Zed bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956 by geneticist Warwick Kerr. European races of Honey bees which were used for commercial beekeeping,1 were poorly adapted for the tropics. They were Well adapted but had aggressive Tenden cies making them hard to manage. Kerr hoped to Cross lie bees and select inc Best qualities of each. However some Africani Zed bees mated uncontrolled and sever Al colonies escaped from researchers and began to spread. Military Roundup commissary use clarified for reservist overseas  Reserve personnel May shop in commissaries in Europe Only when on orders training despite tation act that allows shop in commissaries the act s proviso stylus of forces a port Agency spoke so entitlement to la commissaries dec member of the for in Europe Are cons Ionly when on order training.  the training peril later use. Perform Active duly for1987 defense aul Oriza curve service member to n 14 Days each year i conflict with the nato ment a  Troop sup Man said. Be purchases in europeans upon status As a 1 Reserve  red members of he Force 0 perform Active duly for Gas terminate with the end and cannot be saved for nato military committee will tour 3 countries Brussels Belg jul military authorities Vibul Turkey at the o tour of  the military co chiefs of staff of Al France and Iceland Turkey starting biannual visits to a the exact to Catigbe visited was not i the Alliance said. The military coi military authority. I year at chiefs of Sta Delions that Are authorities. Leaders of the Thiap nato s lop meet sept 17 in Islan inclusion of a three nation nations the Alliance an Littee comprised of the member countries except ill visit Italy Greece and y As part of a series of regions. Of military installations to closed for Security reasons Lillee is nato s highest usually meets three times a level to discuss re common on to nato s political major nato commands also will attend the if annul meeting. Philippine coup Leader Colls Aquino Vico Porfe vows to continue fight Manila Philippines zip the army colonel who led last week s fail up coup attempt vowed in message broadcast Satui he called the misguide president Corazon Aqui presidential spokesman Teoduro Binigno responding to the broadcast  Mutiny a naked Power grab by a Man using Hon few words to mask the military dictatorship he Waul have set up to Rule the  meanwhile Hun vice president sat not satisfied with that the 1,500 so pardoned. Col. Cregorio Jlong silence intended to h Onasan plots against. 1.500 rebel in Ops in attacks on the presidential Palace and broadcast installations aug. 28 that people dead and hundreds of others by to continue fighting what and incapable leadership of ids of air Force soldiers met with Lor Laurel and indicated they were Cir commanders. The troops asked who look part in the Mutiny be Ringo Onasan breaking a week in the taped message he had not i the president in the Mutiny he led. 3 had been blamed for several earlier coup Luino s 18-month-old administration led and key Milieu left at least wounded. Diplomatic and military sources say he is hiding in the Man Laprea or Northern Luzon where an unknown number ofic bal soldiers have reportedly regrouped. Trie inti Ingle message was broadcast by the private radio Sis on Ezrh a Day after police arrested Onasan s brother Don for illegal weapons Possession and seized arms including a grenade launcher and thousands of round of ammunition from a building reportedly owned by opt Psi on Leader sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. Englc denied any knowledge of the guns and Mimi in Tiki seized Friday from the Sigma Security and pro Letye Agency. Onasan was Security chief to Entile before Aquino fid Entile As defense minister in no cd tier after the military uncovered an alleged coup Peply military officers close to  said he mounted the Mutiny because the Mili philippine array chief Mij. Gen. Re Sliwo Pidto pins a medal an Palace guard sol Maria Manow. Tary leadership was not truly assertive against policies by the civilian government that wore viewed As Ami military. If Gen. Fidel v. Ramos armed forces chief of staff had acted As decisively in fighting communists or formulating the civilian government s anti insurgency policy As he did in quelling the military Mutiny Onasan said this whole affair could have been avoided a few hours after the broadcast. Laurel met with 1,500officers and enlisted men of the philippine air Force in a dialogue he said Aquino had asked him to conduct to cur Burnsl in the ranks. The troops cheered and applauded each time a Soldier stood up to suggest that the mutineers be pardoned. World today 8 Hurt in two bombings by Ira in Londonderry Belfast Northern Ireland a two Small bombs thrown at an armoured police car in the Center of Londonderry Friday slightly wounded two policemen and six civilians officials reported. The outlawed Irish Republican army asserted responsibility for the attacks in a statement to Belfast news organizations police said guerrillas threw the bombs As the a Mored car drove under an archway of the City s historic Walls. One Man protest staged by Jerusalem s mayor Jerusalem a mayor Teddy Kollock who has tried All month to quell demonstrations in his City staged a one Man protest Friday in favor of a soccer stadium opposed by Ultra orthodox lews Kollek set up a table and a cordless Telephone and Eon ducted his morning office business for four hours outside the prime minister s ofic during Hil first Ever protest. He said he was trying to dramatize the frustration of Jerusalem s youth Many of whom must travel out of the City to attend soccer games. Ultra orthodox jews oppose the construction of a stadium in Jerusalem because they say soccer games usually played on saturdays would desecrate the jew ish Sabbath. 7 in peruvian Village killed by leftist raiders Ayacucho Peru a leftist guerrillas shot and dubbed to death six peasants and set lire to Village huts fatally burning an infant police said Friday. A band of 30 maoist shining path rebels accused the Farmen of supporting the government. They attacked the Mountain Village of Cuch Kcancha a farm settlement of about so families police told the associated press. The violence in Ayacucho state occurred monday night but was not reported until Friday because of the Village s isolation police said