What's Causing the Cute Rusty-Patch Bumble Bee to Go Extinct
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A genetic chart may help scientists bring the endangered insect back from the brink.
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How to help Wisconsin's disappearing native bees in your yard
Rusty-patched bumble bee
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What these bumble bees do isn't pretty, but they're incredibly precious
We're doing something right': Sightings of endangered rusty patched bumblebees create a buzz
rusty-patched bumble bee
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Facts For Kids, Students & Adults: Endangered Species Pictures, Information & Video
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How to help a bee in distress - Honey Bee Suite
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How to help revive a cold or wet bee • Save Bees
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bees Dying Out - Total Package Landscaping
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
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First US bumblebee species listed as endangered after numbers plummet, Bees
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Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are. - Vox
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What kind of bee is in the red circle?? (It's the bee in the red circle) : r/bees