This species can recover from its devastating decline only if we use every tool at our disposal to protect the bee and its habitat.” The rusty patched bumblebee was once common in the Midwest and the ...

Many of the more than 400 species of native bees are also threatened, such as the rusty patch bumble bee. Susan Carpenter, the native plant garden curator at UW-Madison's arboretum, said she also ...

“On behalf of the City of Minnetonka, I thank the Center for Biological Diversity for its excellent work to safeguard endangered species, and for collaborating with the city to protect the rusty ...

During the grip of winter, the plight of bumble bees might not be an immediate thought. However, January 2025 is a good time ...

"Any excavation and shrub and brush clearing work in the project area will occur between October 15 through March 15 to avoid impacts to the rusty patched bumble bee and avoid the prime nesting ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. File Photo: A rusty patched bumble bee which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing for federal protection ...