A detailed, high-resolution map of the rusty patched bumble bee’s genome has been released by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) scientists ...

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. Putting ...

The rusty patched bumble bee once pollinated flowers from the Midwestern Prairies to the East Coast. However, the population of this bumble bee has declined by 87% in the past two decades.

The rusty patched bumble bee was named Minnesota state bee in 2019. Once common across large portions of eastern states and the upper Midwest, populations declined dramatically due to habitat loss ...

Rusty-patched bumble bees (Bombus affinis), are crucial pollinators of wildflowers and crops, like apples and cranberries.Named after the reddish patch on its back, the insect was listed as federally ...

Out of the 50 sites surveyed twice this summer, the research team detected the American bumble bee at one-third. They found the rusty patched bumble bee at four locations. "In a couple sites, ...

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) on ...

Furthermore, he noted, the rusty patched bumble bee isn’t the only bee species in a tight spot in Virginia. “I don’t want to say it’s just a bee, but it’s one of 475 species of bee that ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Once found across the Northeastern United States, this species has declined by 87% in the past 20 years. They are ...

The rusty patched bumble bee received federal endangered species protection in 2017 after a rapid, ... The USFWS said critical habitat designation does not affect land ownership or establish a refuge.