Bella Rubietta has devoted dozens of hours to helping a bug so uncommon she has yet to see it. The 14-year-old Prior Lake resident wrote a children’s book and brochures on the topic, held ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rusty patched bumblebee is the only native bee in the continental United ... of western bumblebees and kill or subdue the host colony’s queen. The cuckoo queen bee then lays her own eggs and gains ...

A federally endangered gyne, or “future queen”, rusty patched bumble bee. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources) To shed light, UW-Milwaukee launched a badger genetic study.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The rusty patched bumblebee has become the first bee species in the continental U.S. to be declared endangered after suffering a dramatic population decline over the past 20 ...

The rusty-patched bumble bee is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species ... The wasps are present since spring, but because colonies start as a single queen, populations are very small ...

Without knowing more, it’s impossible to know how best to protect it. A federally endangered gyne, or “future queen”, rusty patched bumble bee. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural ...

"The Trump administration has put the rusty patched bumblebee back on the path to extinction," said Rebecca Riley, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defence Council. "This bee is one of ...