On 11 January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a rule to list the rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis, as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- To an untrained eye, bumble bees may typically look like any other.But a little insect called the rusty patched bumble bee has the dubious distinction of being the first to ...

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 ...

Photo by Dan Mullen/USFWS PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The rusty patched bumble bee has been granted a spot on the endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

BRAINERD, Minn. - A regulatory freeze issued by the White House on Inauguration Day delayed the listing of the rusty patched bumble bee on the endangered species list.Described by the U.S. Fish ...

Its population and range have declined by 87 percent. Now, there's a 90 percent probability of extinction for the bee if no action is taken to save it.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials on Thursday made a formal recommendation to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species because it has disappeared from about 90 ...

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.

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By Sarah Hayden Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Niabi Zoo has confirmed the presence of a population of endangered rusty patched bumble bees ...