Rusty Patched Bumblebee | Rockford IL - Facebook
WEBRusty Patched Bumblebee, Rockford, Illinois. 75 likes · 1 talking about this. Bombus affinis, federally endangered. Found August 2021 in Bell Bowl Prairie, Rockford.
Saving the rusty patch bumble bee | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBWe at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have good news for those of you who live in the range of the rusty patched bumble bee: Helping save this endangered pollinator is something you can do without traveling far or spending much money.
Environmentalists to file lawsuit over Rockford’s Bell Bowl Prairie ...
WEBJan 25, 2023 · The fight to preserve Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, where federally endangered rusty patched bumblebees have been found, ramped up this week, with environmentalists saying they intend to...
Endangered bumblebee is blocking Rockford airport expansion …
WEBOct 24, 2021 · A rusty patched bumble bee specimen in the Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods collection of the Field Museum. Work has begun on the multimillion dollar airport expansion, which includes...
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Stalls Construction over Bell Bowl Prairie
WEBSep 29, 2021 · The discovery of a foraging rusty patched bumble bee stalled construction on an expansion project at the Chicago Rockford International Airport -- but only for a while. Environmental advocates want the delay to be permanent.
About - Save Bell Bowl Prairie
WEBThe Federally Endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) was documented at Bell Bowl Prairie in August 2021. Young queens of this species overwinter in the soil. Ideal overwintering sites include uncompacted, sandy soils, abandoned rodent nests, downed logs, and soft soil under leaf litter.
Conservation groups sue USFWS for refusing to designate rusty-patch …
WEBMar 26, 2021 · Conservation groups on Wednesday, March 24, sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to designate critical habitat for the rusty patched bumblebee, which is endangered.
rusty-patched bumble bee - Illinois Department of Natural …
WEBThe rusty-patched bumble bee is a short-tongued bee. This species visits sunflowers ( Helianthus spp .), asters ( Symphiotrichum spp .), goldenrods ( Solidago spp .), honeysuckles ( Lonicera spp .) and many other flowering plants.
Deal halts Rockford airport's work that threatens prairie and bumble bees
WEBOct 30, 2021 · The prairie's long-time stewards, the Natural Land Institute, sued the Greater Rockford Airport Authority this week, seeking injunctive relief to temporarily halt bulldozers from destroying the 25-acre (10.1-hectare) prairie and the habitat of the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee.
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBSep 22, 2016 · The rusty patched bumble bee is one of about 21 species of bumble bees in eastern United States, and was listed as federally endangered in 2017. Historically, the rusty patched bumble bee was broadly distributed across the eastern United States and upper midwest, as well as in southern Quebec and Ontario, in Canada.