The search for Maine’s missing native bumble bees

By: Kaitlyn Budion

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 1,324

Last Updated: 1 day, 12 hours ago

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This summer, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is once again asking residents to look out for one of Maine’s most elusive native species: the rusty patched bumble bee.

It’s one of two native species of bumble bee that hasn’t been seen in the state in years. It’s considered a rare species of special concern by the state, and was the first bumble bee species to be added to the U.S. Endangered …

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