A new genetic study reveals secrets about the creature, which may help researchers make decisions to conserve the species Anne Readel A rusty patched bumblebee, the first bumblebee species to be ...

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.

Scientists are examining the extraordinary colony-building capacities of solo queen bumblebees to better understand cognition ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The rusty patched bumblebee on Tuesday became the first officially endangered bee species in the continental U.S., overcoming objections from some business interests and a last ...

Worker bees help decide which bumblebee larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormone during growth period.

Bees are a keystone species, which means that they help hold ecosystems together by playing a large role in its community’s ...

Scientists want to know how well bees are coping with habitat loss. But first, they need to be able to tell nearly identical species apart. Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North ...

While bumblebee declines have been observed regionally, lead author Marina Arbetman of the National University of Rio Negro, Argentina, tells The Yorkshire Post, this is the first time researchers ...

Climate change poses a multifaceted threat to bumblebee populations worldwide by altering temperature regimes, disrupting phenology and fragmenting suitable habitat. Rising mean temperatures and more ...

A rare bee species’s nest has been spotted in Iowa for the first time since its listing as federally endangered in 2017. The bombus affinis bee nest, more commonly known as the rusty patched bumblebee ...

A photo of a bumblebee found near Kalamazoo, Michigan, was used to confirm the presence of a species rarely seen in recent decades. The photo of the rusty patched bumblebee was reported to iNaturalist ...