{"id":25291,"date":"2025-09-04T10:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=25291"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:54:18","slug":"rusty-patched-bumble-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/rusty-patched-bumble-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee-lieve it: Rare Find Excites K Faculty Member, Alumnus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A recent discovery is absolutely the bee\u2019s knees for Kalamazoo College Assistant Professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a> Clara Stuligross.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuligross is a bee ecologist who studies how the insects respond to environmental stressors such as climate change and pesticides. Her research combines field work, lab experiments and collaboration with students to understand how such pressures affect bees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love studying bees because they are charismatic, incredibly diverse in their biology, and also are essential for ecosystems because of their role as pollinators,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, when alumnus Nathan Rank \u201983 brought her what he believed to be a recently deceased rusty-patched bumble bee, she was excited. The species hadn\u2019t been officially documented in Michigan since 1999, when the insects were last found in Washtenaw County. Together, Stuligross and Rank\u2014a professor of entomology and ecology at Sonoma State University in California\u2014examined the specimen he found in a local driveway while visiting relatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rusty-patched bumble bees are identifiable through distinctive rusty-orange-colored patches on the abdomen of workers and males, which also have a black head and a mostly yellow thorax with a black band between their wings. Through high-resolution photography, Stuligross and Rank agreed on Rank\u2019s original conclusion, confirming the species.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinding a rusty-patched bumble bee in Kalamazoo is incredibly exciting because it was listed as a federally endangered species in 2017 and it hasn\u2019t been documented in Michigan for over 25 years,\u201d Stuligross said. \u201cAs someone invested in pollinator conservation, this finding is a hopeful sign that more may be out there, which would be exciting news for the future of the species.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rusty-patched bumble bees are exceptional pollinators, especially for wildflowers and Michigan crops such as blueberries and cranberries. Pollinator insects in general are ecologically important because they move pollen from the male parts of plants and flowers to the female parts, allowing for seed production. Bumble bees of all types are especially important to agriculture because of their unique buzz pollination technique, which is required to pollinate certain plants such as tomatoes and cranberries. They are also more active in cold weather than other bee species, making them particularly valuable in Michigan for pollinating early spring plants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ongoing surveys in the area now are looking for more rusty-patched bumble bees, but so far, only the one individual has been found.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rusty-patched bumble bee used to be common in Michigan, but it has been lost from about 90% of its historic range,\u201d Stuligross said. \u201cThat\u2019s why this sighting is so exciting and a reminder that conservation efforts are so important to protect our biodiversity. We will keep looking in hopes of finding additional bees or even a colony, and we will be watching closely again next spring when new colonies appear. Community members can play a role by planting native flowers, reducing pesticide use and keeping an eye out for these bees in their gardens and on flowers in the area.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members can further help by spending time in nature to observe native bees while taking photos and uploading images to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iNaturalist app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumblebeewatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bumble Bee Watch website<\/a>. Rusty-patched bumble bees typically are found in prairies, woodlands, marshes and agricultural areas. They feed on nectar from a variety of flowering plants, including asters, goldenrods and bee balms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis discovery reinforces how important it is to learn about and conserve the biology in our own backyards,\u201d Stuligross said. \u201cThe bee was found in someone\u2019s driveway, and it was discovered because someone was curious and wanted to learn more. For students studying biology, it is essential to see concrete examples of conservation successes, like the finding of this endangered bee, as encouragement to continue the work that we do. It\u2019s also a reminder that science is not something that happens far away. It\u2019s something that happens right here in our own backyards and everyone can be a part of it. Finding this bee is also a reminder to students and the broader community that conservation work is essential. We are always working to conserve habitat and provide resources for wild pollinators to thrive.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-3-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty-patched bumble bee magnified\" class=\"wp-image-25292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kalamazoo College Assistant Professor of Biology Clara Stuligross and alumnus Nathan Rank magnified a recently deceased bumble bee to confirm that the insect Rank found in a local driveway is a rusty-patched bumble bee.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-1-600x598.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty-patched bumble bee magnified\" class=\"wp-image-25293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-1-600x598.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finding a rusty-patched bumble bee is significant because the insect hasn&#8217;t been documented in Michigan since 1999.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-2-600x468.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty-patched bumble bee magnified\" class=\"wp-image-25294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-2-600x468.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-2-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-2-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/09\/Bee-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community members can help scientists look for more rusty-patched bumble bees like this one by taking pictures of native bees and sharing them through the iNaturalist app or the Bumble Bee Watch website.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor of Biology Clara Stuligross and alumnus Nathan Rank &#8217;83 confirm that Rank found a species of bee not documented in Michigan since 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":25292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,3],"tags":[52],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-25291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-news","tag-biology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - 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