Plants Favored By Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Author(s)
picture of tam smith, ES biologist
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Ecological Services,
Endangered Species
Additional Role(s)
National Species Lead for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee,
National Species Lead for Poweshiek Skipperling
Expertise
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultations,
Recovery Planning and Implementation,
Recovery Permits
Bloomington,MN
Type of document
Brochure
Species
A rusty patched bumble bee visits a wild bergamot flower

Historically, the rusty patched bumble bee was broadly distributed across the eastern United States, Upper Midwest, and southern Quebec and Ontario in Canada. Since 2000, this bumble bee has been reported from only 13 states and 1 Canadian province: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,...

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