The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 1.6 million acres of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee in six states, including Minnesota. The rusty patched bumble bee received ...

In Northern Illinois, a multimillion-dollar airport expansion on a rare patch of prairie threatens an endangered bumble bee, and environmentalists say the Endangered Species Act is not helping protect ...

A census of California bumble bees failed to locate several once-common species, including the formerly abundant Western bumble bee, a key pollinator for many wild plants and crops. “We didn’t find it ...

Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Niabi Zoo has confirmed the presence of a population of endangered rusty patched bumble bees on its grounds. Zoo Director Lee Jackson announced the ...

A new study has identified the bee's knees of bumble bee dietary options in Ohio and the Upper Midwest. By viewing almost 23,000 bumble bee-flower interactions over two years, researchers found that ...

Bumblebees found in low-quality landscapes -- characterized by a relative lack of spring flowers and quality nesting habitat -- had higher levels of disease pathogens, as did bumblebees in areas with ...

A survey of California bumblebees could not detect a single member of eight different species, historically found in the state. KPBS science and technology reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to researchers ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind., May 18 (UPI) --An Iowa farm group plans to convert several acres of unused agricultural land to habitat for endangered native bees and fish in coming years. The project, led by the ...

ST. PAUL - It might surprise you that there are around 400 native bees in Minnesota. These are not the honey bees that have the hives and produce honey, these are the ones that are the work horses ...

The rusty patched bumble bee is endangered and losing some of its last habitat, an Illinois prairie. A multi-million dollar airport expansion is stalled because of a last-minutes sighting of the bees.