A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee's genome has been released, offering new approaches for bringing the native pollinator back from the danger of extinction.

Should it get that listing, it would become the 10th bee species to be ruled endangered. One of those endangered species may be struggling more. The rusty patched bumblebee, or Bombus affinis ...

And the decision brought into the spotlight a small creature that for years has been retreating into Virginia’s shadows: the rusty patched bumble bee. Once a familiar sight to millions ...

And I thought, “That’s a weird-looking bumble bee.” And sure enough, it was the rusty patched bumble bee. LEXI NEWSOM: That was second-year plant biology and conservation Ph.D. student Libby ...

(This story was updated to correct how often the rusty patched bumble bee has been seen. It's been seen in seven states over 10 years.) The rusty patched bumble bee had only been seen in seven ...

Since 2000, only 13 states have had confirmed sightings of the rusty patched bumblebee: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota (which declared it its state bee), North ...