This spreading of the African bee has had catastrophic effects on commercial beekeeping. In Venezuela, production has dropped 80%. If the Africanized honey bee spreads to all 11 States in the USA that have 240 frost-free days a year, direct damage to the beekeeping industry could be more than $50 million a year. The new bee threatens annual sales of $150 million in honey, wax, pollen and other products.