(NEXSTAR) — It’s no secret how important bees and pollinators ... stewardship John Mola, the rusty patched bumblebee has seen efforts to restore its habitat since earning its endangered ...

“The loss of habitat to development ... a sub genus of bumble bees that included the rusty patch bumble bee, was especially susceptible to a certain fungal pathogen that was known to have ...

The Southern Plains bumblebee has become twice as rare as other bees in recent decades as its habitats have degraded and disappeared ... and disease have eliminated this fuzzy bee, with a rusty patch ...

The species is distinguished by the presence of a rusty colored patch on its lower abdomen, which gave it the colloquial name of the rusty-patched bumble bee, University of Wisconsin ... including ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act, awarding long overdue protections to ...