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, 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 ...

The Service now must act quickly to protect the bee’s habitat before it is too late ... and the great majority of that work is done by bees. Rusty patched bumblebee/USFWS Image is available for media ...

An endangered bumble bee may delay the $114 million Highway 5 Improvements Project. In January 2017 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) put the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus Affinis ...

As we enter Summer, Minnesotans might spot our state bird (the loon), state fish (the walleye) or state flower (the pink lady slipper). Now, we can take notice of the newest addition in the state ...

Evans will talk about what’s happening with Minnesota’s state bee: The rusty patched bumble bee. The Scott SWCD has been awarded funding through the state’s Lawns to Legumes Program to ...

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 ...