Spread of Africanized Honey Bees in the United States, 1990-2005

Description:

This polygon shapefile portrays the spread, by year, of the Africanized honey bee (AHB) in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The data indicate the year in which the AHB was first observed in a county. This is a revised version of the December 2004 map layer. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data. United States. Agricultural Research Service. (2006). Spread of Africanized Honey Bees in the United States, 1990-2005. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/fj542kq9240. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Creator:

United States. Agricultural Research Service

Publisher:

National Atlas of the United States

Provider:

Stanford

Subject:

Africanized honeybee, Invasive species, Environment, and Biology and Ecology

Temporal Coverage:

1990-2005

Date Issued:

2006

Spatial Coverage:

United States, Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (State), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (D.C.), Washington (State), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, and United States. Virgin Islands

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/fj542kq9240