Like many other bee species, the rusty patched lives in large colonies, sometimes as many as 1,000 strong, led by queens.

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.

(Beyond Pesticides, January 27, 2025) A public comment period ends today, January 27, 2025, on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposed critical habitat rule to protect the rusty patched ...

On Nov. 25, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceproposeddesignating about 1.6 million acres of land across the country as a critical habitat for the rusty patched bumblebee.

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 ...

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 ...

The rusty patched bumble bee used to live in 28 states. This is the first nest found in Iowa since the species was listed as federally endangered, according to Johnson County Conservation officials.

The rusty patched bumble bee used to live in 28 states. This is the first nest found in Iowa since the species was listed as federally endangered, according to Johnson County Conservation officials.

“I’m sending you a picture of my very first rusty patched bumble bee, taken [July 24] in Rogers Park. My sighting was confirmed by BeeSpotter.org a couple of days later. . . .

In the study, scientists sequenced the genome from abdominal tissue taken from one male rusty-patched bee caught from Minnesota's wild outdoors. The team created high-quality genome maps from the ...