HELP SOME OF IOWA’S SMALLEST BUT MOST IMPORTANT RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT THE BUMBLEBEE ATLAS. IS JENNY PUGA, A CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST WITH THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION. THANKS FOR ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator of the Biodiversity Institute, holds up a bumble bee in a tube during last year’s Bumble Bee Atlas training. This year’s training is scheduled Sunday, June 1, ...

The Bumble Bee Atlas project is active across 21 states and trains volunteers to survey, photograph, and report bumblebee ...

We will host a BBQ at 5:30 followed by the seminar at 6:30, with a $10.00 suggested donation for attending the event. The event is open to the public and reservations are not required. Attend ...

Bumblebees in Montana face an uncertain future, according to a new statewide project seeking volunteers to help research at-risk bumblebee species within the state. The Montana Bumble Bee Atlas, ...

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 heavy ...

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, ...

(This story was updated to correct how often the rusty patched bumble bee has been seen. It's been seen in seven states over 10 years.) The rusty patched bumble bee had only been seen in seven states ...

Bumblebee experts in England are celebrating a rise in the population of one of the country's rarest bumblebees. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has recorded sightings of the shrill carder bee for at ...

AMES, IA — Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s. Researchers at Iowa State University are part of ...

For community scientists interested in helping map data about bumble bees, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute is sponsoring a Mountain States Bumble Bee Atlas training for 1-4 p.m. on ...