100,000 Killer Bees Attack Florida Park Employees: Africanized Honey Bees Convert Old Tire into Hive [VIDEO]

Florida Park Employees David Zeledon and Rodney Pugh were performing routine maintenance at Picnic Park in Tampa, Fla when they were swarmed by over 100,000 killer bees on Tuesday.

The two were moving a pile of garbage near the park entrance when they kicked over an old tire that the africanized honey bees (also known as "killer bees") had converted into a hive. Before they knew it, the swarm had descended upon them.

"It was like a thousand little knives poking me in my body," said Rodney Pugh, 41, to ABC Action News. Pugh took off running after being surrounded by the bees. "It was like bees all in the cab [of the truck]. So I'm trying to swat, and they say never to swat bees.

Killer bees are known to attack and pursue thier targets for up to a quarter of a mile. Both men were able to escape, but not before suffering over 100 beestings between the two of them. Luckily, neither man was allergic to bees or the attack would have been fatal.

It's the worst feeling, because you just had so many and they wouldn't stop," Pugh said.

The bee colony has since been exterminated but exterminator Jonathan Simkin says the park's problems are far from over.

"This pile of rubbish wasn't moved for three years. So this colony's been breeding and sending out colonies," said Simkins,

African killer bees have been found in the US since 1990 and most southern states have had to deal with the infestation since then.

As of 2009, over 100 counties in Texas, 13 counties in New Mexico, 14 counties in California, three counties in Nevada, two counties in Utah, 28 counties in Oklahoma, three counties in Louisiana, one county in Arkansas and 16 counties in Florida were infested with killer bees.

Every single county in the state of Arizona has reported killer bee infestations.

Killer bees look just like regular honeybees but are much more likely to attack. On average, honeybees swarm 1 to 2 times per year. Killer bees will swarm up to 17 times annually.

Check out ABC Action News Coverage of the event below: