One of those endangered species may be struggling more. The rusty patched bumblebee, or Bombus affinis, looks like many other bees you’re familiar with. Their upper bodies are mostly yellow ...

The rusty patch bumble bee is a federally endangered species and is one of several that have “more or less disappeared” from the Southeast U.S., according to Hatfield. The other three bumble ...

Advocates said they hoped the recovery plan would also help other struggling pollinators, including bees and the monarch butterfly. The bee’s endangered listing, approved by the service shortly ...

The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is a federally endangered species that hasn’t been seen in Georgia in over 30 years. Sarina Jepsen / Xerces Society Bumble bee populations are in ...