Sightings of Minnesota’s state bee continue to excite bee surveyors in the Twin Cities metro who say the endangered pollinator has recently been spotted in residential gardens and other ...

When FWS announced the endangered species classification for the rusty patched bumble bee, it wrote: “Before it was declared endangered in 2017, the rusty patched bumble bee experienced a widespread ...

The rusty patched bumble bee became endangered in 2017 ... a major lack of genetic diversity in the remaining rusty patch bumble bees. It's an indicator they're fragile, unhealthy and may not ...

Many of the more than 400 species of native bees are also threatened, such as the rusty patch bumble bee. Susan Carpenter, the native plant garden curator at UW-Madison's arboretum, said she also ...

Habitat loss largely due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, heavy use of pesticides, and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty patch on its back, from more than 80 ...

Habitat loss largely due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, heavy use of pesticides, and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty patch on its back, from more than 80 ...