Now see, those are questions beekeepers ask.
This is a local article, in a local paper, written by a local reporter, who (probably) doesn't know anything about bees. The only thing the "killer bee guy" cares about is that all the local people read the article are suitably frightened enough that they call him whenever they see bees.
I'm not real impressed with the reporting skills of Dana Cole, either, for just taking his word for it and writing it that way.