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 ...

The rusty-patched bee is endangered because of habitat loss, the use of pesticides, pathogens from non-native bees and climate change. Not only is the bee state and federally endangered ...

(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 ...

The question considered was whether the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) should have designated critical habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (“Bee”). The ESA ...

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 ...