The rusty patched bumble bee, formally named bombus affinis, landed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species list in 2017. The rusty patched bumble bee’s population has ...

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 ...

The rusty patched bumblebee is the only native bee in the continental United States protected under the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss largely due to agricultural intensification and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A new study shines a concerning light on the Minnesota State Bee. The rusty patched bumble bee became endangered in 2017. And now, there's evidence the population is barely hanging ...

WASHINGTON—Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for refusing to designate critical habitat for the highly endangered rusty patched bumblebee. Despite the bee’s ...

She pointed to another type of bee, once found from the Northeast to Alaska, that relies on rusty patched bumblebees’ presence to survive. It hasn’t been seen for a decade as rusty patches ...

The rusty-patched bumblebee is now officially on the endangered species list. It's the first bee from the continental US to be be listed for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act ...

November 18, 2024 • This fall, an Iowa City resident discovered the first rusty patch bumble bee nest in the state since the species was listed as endangered in 2017.