Interfloral movement and visitation parameters were quantified for individual Africanized and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) foraging in a field of sesame in Venezuela. The 2 bee types showed nearly identical movement and visitation characteristics for most of the parameters measured. Africanized bees spent slightly less time per flower visit (mean ± SD; 10±4 s vs. 12±6 s) and tended to travel at a slightly faster rate (210±150 cm/min vs. 180±120 cm/min.) The frequencies of visits for various resources differed; Africanized bees collected only pollen on 51% of visits and only nectar on 22% of visits, whereas for European bees, these types of visits each constituted about 38% of the total visits. Both bee types showed a strong tendency to move straight ahead on interfloral moves. The minor differences found in foraging flight characteristics at the level of individual foragers are likely to be insignificant in the context of using Africanized bees as commercial crop pollinators.ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT:The interfloral movement and visitation characteristics of Africanized and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) foraging in a field of sesame (Sesamum indicum) in Venezuela were found to be almost identical. Africanized bees spent slightly less time at each flower (10 s compared with 12 s) and travelled at a slightly faster rate (210 cm/min compared with 180 cm/min). They collected only pollen on 51% of visits and only nectar on 22% of visits, whereas for European bees these types of visits each constituted about 38% of the total. Both types of honey bee showed a strong tendency to move straight ahead on interfloral moves. The minor differences found in foraging behaviour are likely to be insignificant in the context of using Africanized honey bees as commercial crop pollinators.