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Northern Giant Hornet Stakeholder Updates from WSDA
04/04/2024 - Hornet Herald #24.01
11/20/2023 - Hornet Herald #23.07
09/13/2023 - Hornet Herald #23.06
07/11/2023 - Hornet Herald #23.05
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06/24/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-04
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03/16/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-02
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12/09/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #17
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11/20/2023 - Hornet Herald #23.07
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04/21/2022 - Hornet Herald #22-04
03/15/2022 - Hornet Herald #22-03
02/22/2022 - Hornet Herald #22-02
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11/02/2021 - Hornet Herald #21-09
10/05/2021 - Hornet Herald #21-08
09/08/2021 - Hornet Herald #21-07
08/06/2021 - Hornet Herald #21-06
08/06/2021 - Hornet Herald #21-05
06/24/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-04
04/21/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-03
03/16/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-02
02/10/2021 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #21-01
12/09/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #17
11/10/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #16
10/26/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #15
10/12/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #14
10/07/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #13
09/16/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #12
08/28/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #11
08/17/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #10
07/24/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #9
07/01/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #8
06/18/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #7
05/27/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #6
05/08/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #5
04/13/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #4
03/04/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #3
02/14/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #2
02/04/2020 - Asian giant hornet stakeholder update #1
Northern giant hornet news from WSDA
12/04/2023 - Second year without northern giant hornet detections
05/31/2023 - Blog: Watch a wasp nest to help detect northern giant hornets
05/23/2023 - Invasive Pest Trapping Resumes
12/07/2022 - Pest Trapping Season Wraps Up; First Year With No Northern Giant Hornets Detected Since 2019
07/18/2022 - Governor Inslee: hornet hunter (for a day)
06/30/2022 - With hornet trapping, finding nothing means something
05/24/2022 - This summer, "adopt a wasp" to help monitor for Asian giant hornets
05/04/2022 - Trapping Gets Underway for Invasive Pests
02/22/2022 - Blog: Asian giant hornets go to school
01/03/2022 - 2021 Asian GIant Hornet Update with Sven-Erik Spichiger (S4, E29) Beekeeping Today Podcast
08/26/2021 - State Eradicates First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021, Asks Public to Continue Reporting
08/19/2021 - First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021 Located
08/12/2021 - State Entomologists Confirm the First Live Asian Giant Hornet Sighing of 2021
08/03/2021 - Blog: Hungry hornet babies - what's on their menu in the PNW?
06/16/2021 - State and federal entomologists confirm new Asian giant hornet detection in Snohomish County
05/26/2021 - Trapping gets underway for invasive pests
03/15/2021 - US and Canadian entomologists make plans for 2021 Asian giant hornet season
02/16/2021 - New Documentary Details WSDA's Hunt for the Asian Giant Hornet
12/14/2020 - Blog: Catching hope: Possible ally in fight against harmful fruit fly discovered in Asian giant hornet trap
11/10/2020 - Blog: A nest by the numbers - what WSDA found inside the Asian giant hornet nest
10/30/2020 - Blog: Stirring up a hornet nest - safely
10/26/2020 - WSDA entomologists eradicate first Asian giant hornet nest
10/23/2020 - WSDA entomologists locate Asian giant hornet nest – first in the US
08/17/2020 - Washington traps male Asian giant hornet weeks earlier than anticipated
07/31/2020 - Washington traps first Asian giant hornet
07/14/2020 - Blog: Why don't we import Asian honey bees?
07/08/2020 - Blog: Can praying mantis control or kill Asian giant hornets?
07/01/2020 - Public asked to protect honey bees by reporting sightings of the invasive Asian giant hornet
06/15/2020 - Blog: Don't squish me! Local insects, Asian giant hornets, and the case of mistaken identities
05/29/2020 - Eagle-eyed walker finds an Asian giant hornet on roadway
04/02/2020 - Blog: Trapping for Asian giant hornets - 8 things to know
01/13/2020 - Blog: WSDA asks beekeepers to look for and report Asian giant hornet
12/19/2019 - Blog: Pest Alert: Asian giant hornet
05/31/2023 - Blog: Watch a wasp nest to help detect northern giant hornets
05/23/2023 - Invasive Pest Trapping Resumes
12/07/2022 - Pest Trapping Season Wraps Up; First Year With No Northern Giant Hornets Detected Since 2019
07/18/2022 - Governor Inslee: hornet hunter (for a day)
06/30/2022 - With hornet trapping, finding nothing means something
05/24/2022 - This summer, "adopt a wasp" to help monitor for Asian giant hornets
05/04/2022 - Trapping Gets Underway for Invasive Pests
02/22/2022 - Blog: Asian giant hornets go to school
01/03/2022 - 2021 Asian GIant Hornet Update with Sven-Erik Spichiger (S4, E29) Beekeeping Today Podcast
08/26/2021 - State Eradicates First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021, Asks Public to Continue Reporting
08/19/2021 - First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021 Located
08/12/2021 - State Entomologists Confirm the First Live Asian Giant Hornet Sighing of 2021
08/03/2021 - Blog: Hungry hornet babies - what's on their menu in the PNW?
06/16/2021 - State and federal entomologists confirm new Asian giant hornet detection in Snohomish County
05/26/2021 - Trapping gets underway for invasive pests
03/15/2021 - US and Canadian entomologists make plans for 2021 Asian giant hornet season
02/16/2021 - New Documentary Details WSDA's Hunt for the Asian Giant Hornet
12/14/2020 - Blog: Catching hope: Possible ally in fight against harmful fruit fly discovered in Asian giant hornet trap
11/10/2020 - Blog: A nest by the numbers - what WSDA found inside the Asian giant hornet nest
10/30/2020 - Blog: Stirring up a hornet nest - safely
10/26/2020 - WSDA entomologists eradicate first Asian giant hornet nest
10/23/2020 - WSDA entomologists locate Asian giant hornet nest – first in the US
08/17/2020 - Washington traps male Asian giant hornet weeks earlier than anticipated
07/31/2020 - Washington traps first Asian giant hornet
07/14/2020 - Blog: Why don't we import Asian honey bees?
07/08/2020 - Blog: Can praying mantis control or kill Asian giant hornets?
07/01/2020 - Public asked to protect honey bees by reporting sightings of the invasive Asian giant hornet
06/15/2020 - Blog: Don't squish me! Local insects, Asian giant hornets, and the case of mistaken identities
05/29/2020 - Eagle-eyed walker finds an Asian giant hornet on roadway
04/02/2020 - Blog: Trapping for Asian giant hornets - 8 things to know
01/13/2020 - Blog: WSDA asks beekeepers to look for and report Asian giant hornet
12/19/2019 - Blog: Pest Alert: Asian giant hornet
Northern giant hornet in local news
08/16/2023 - Crews practie tracking and tagging Giant Hornets Fox 13 SEattle
12/07/2022 - Cooperation and communicaiton is waht got rid of Murder Hornets KIRO Newsradio
10/12/2022 - Birch Bay beekeeper speaks at Smithsonian The Northern Light
09/24/2022 - With 900 northern giant hornet traps set in Whatcom County, no confirmed captures or sightings this year
06/12/2022 - Gov. Inslee highlights this danger so-called 'murder hornets' pose to Washington The Bellingham Herald
06/12/2022 - It's open trapping season on the Asian giant hornet KOMO News
05/24/2022 - WSDA Entomologists unveil plans to track Asian Giant Hornets this season NW News Radio
10/26/2021 - The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more The Seattle Times
10/26/2021 - The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more Yakima Herald
09/23/2021 - 3rd Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 eradicated in Whatcom County King 5 News
08/19/2021 - Tagged with tracker, Asian giant hornet leads state to nest AP News
07/28/2021 - WSDA is looking for people to set Asian giant hornet traps in Blaine, Birch Bay The Northern Light
06/06/2021 - WSDOT Cres to Moonlight as Murder Hornet Trackers KGMI
06/02/2021 - State to Trap Asian Gian Hornets in Whatcom County. Citizen-scientist trappers are welcomed The Bellingham Herald
04/14/2021 - Asian giant hornets can be attracted to hummingbird feeders Q13 News
04/13/2021 - Washington considers new rules to help eradicate invasive Asian giant hornets King 5 News
02/10/2021 - Murder hornet documentary premieres Saturday February 20 The Northern Light
01/06/2021 - USDA allocates nearly $1 million to eradicate Asian giant hornets in Washington Q13 News
12/11/2020 - Less mess, fuss for Asian giant hornet trappers next year Capital Press
12/02/2020 - Residents encouraged to continue to report hornet sighting to WSDA The Northern Light
11/10/2020 - WSDA provides details about what was found in the Asian giant hornet nest found in Blaine, Washington My Ferndale News
11/10/2020 - Experts believe there are more Asian giant hornet nests in the Pacific Northwest King 5 News
10/26/2020 - State destroys first Asian giant hornet nest found in U.S. The Bellingham Herald
10/25/2020 - Murder hornets successfully vacuumed from a tree in Washington KOMO
10/14/2020 - WSDA attempts to track second Asian giant hornet The Northern Light
10/07/2020 - Researchers race to find Asian giant hornet nests before "slaughter phase" The Northern Light
10/12/2020 - Second live Asian giant hornet caught in Whatcom. State races to narrow hunt for nest Bellingham Herald
09/29/2020 - More sightings of Asian giant hornets reported in Western Washington KHQ
08/23/2020 - Trapping continues for the Asian giant hornet Skagit Valley Herald
08/21/2020 - Asian giant hornet update KGMI
08/17/2020 - Washington officials trap male Asian giant hornet The Seattle Times
08/06/2020 - Asian giant hornet trapping continues in these Whatcom County parks and green spaces Bellingham Herald
08/06/2020 - Not an Asian giant hornet: Washington launches campaign after false reports King 5
08/05/2020 - First Asian giant hornet trapped in Birch Bay The Northern Light
07/24/2020 - Beekeeper says Asian giant hornets not biggest threat to local bees MYNorthwest
07/14/2020 - Asian giant hornet trapping continues in these Bellingham parks and green spaces Bellingham Herald
07/13/2020 - Experts say eastern Washington residents mistaking Cicada killer wasp for Asian ‘murder’ hornet iFiberOne
07/08/2020 - With Ag department traps set, the public can now help trap Asian giant hornets The Northern Light
07/06/2020 - Public asked to report sightings of Asian giant hornets this summer Kitsap Sun
07/05/2020 - Boots on the ground: Local scientists resume modified field work Skagit Valley Herald
06/25/2020 - Fake Asian giant hornet posters found around Bellingham KGMI
06/11/2020 - Here's where Whatcom's second confirmed Asian giant hornet was found — and stepped on Bellingham Herald
06/07/2020 - Please stop killing bumblebees: They’re not ‘murder hornets’ The Journal of the San Juan Islands
05/27/2020 - Fake signs about Asian giant hornets posted on Washington trails King 5 News
05/21/2020 - Local agencies plan to trap hornets Skagit Valley Herald
05/20/2020 - Beekeeper says Asian Giant Hornets wiped out one of his hives, ‘decapitating every honeybee’ Q13 Fox
12/07/2022 - Cooperation and communicaiton is waht got rid of Murder Hornets KIRO Newsradio
10/12/2022 - Birch Bay beekeeper speaks at Smithsonian The Northern Light
09/24/2022 - With 900 northern giant hornet traps set in Whatcom County, no confirmed captures or sightings this year
06/12/2022 - Gov. Inslee highlights this danger so-called 'murder hornets' pose to Washington The Bellingham Herald
06/12/2022 - It's open trapping season on the Asian giant hornet KOMO News
05/24/2022 - WSDA Entomologists unveil plans to track Asian Giant Hornets this season NW News Radio
10/26/2021 - The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more The Seattle Times
10/26/2021 - The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more Yakima Herald
09/23/2021 - 3rd Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 eradicated in Whatcom County King 5 News
08/19/2021 - Tagged with tracker, Asian giant hornet leads state to nest AP News
07/28/2021 - WSDA is looking for people to set Asian giant hornet traps in Blaine, Birch Bay The Northern Light
06/06/2021 - WSDOT Cres to Moonlight as Murder Hornet Trackers KGMI
06/02/2021 - State to Trap Asian Gian Hornets in Whatcom County. Citizen-scientist trappers are welcomed The Bellingham Herald
04/14/2021 - Asian giant hornets can be attracted to hummingbird feeders Q13 News
04/13/2021 - Washington considers new rules to help eradicate invasive Asian giant hornets King 5 News
02/10/2021 - Murder hornet documentary premieres Saturday February 20 The Northern Light
01/06/2021 - USDA allocates nearly $1 million to eradicate Asian giant hornets in Washington Q13 News
12/11/2020 - Less mess, fuss for Asian giant hornet trappers next year Capital Press
12/02/2020 - Residents encouraged to continue to report hornet sighting to WSDA The Northern Light
11/10/2020 - WSDA provides details about what was found in the Asian giant hornet nest found in Blaine, Washington My Ferndale News
11/10/2020 - Experts believe there are more Asian giant hornet nests in the Pacific Northwest King 5 News
10/26/2020 - State destroys first Asian giant hornet nest found in U.S. The Bellingham Herald
10/25/2020 - Murder hornets successfully vacuumed from a tree in Washington KOMO
10/14/2020 - WSDA attempts to track second Asian giant hornet The Northern Light
10/07/2020 - Researchers race to find Asian giant hornet nests before "slaughter phase" The Northern Light
10/12/2020 - Second live Asian giant hornet caught in Whatcom. State races to narrow hunt for nest Bellingham Herald
09/29/2020 - More sightings of Asian giant hornets reported in Western Washington KHQ
08/23/2020 - Trapping continues for the Asian giant hornet Skagit Valley Herald
08/21/2020 - Asian giant hornet update KGMI
08/17/2020 - Washington officials trap male Asian giant hornet The Seattle Times
08/06/2020 - Asian giant hornet trapping continues in these Whatcom County parks and green spaces Bellingham Herald
08/06/2020 - Not an Asian giant hornet: Washington launches campaign after false reports King 5
08/05/2020 - First Asian giant hornet trapped in Birch Bay The Northern Light
07/24/2020 - Beekeeper says Asian giant hornets not biggest threat to local bees MYNorthwest
07/14/2020 - Asian giant hornet trapping continues in these Bellingham parks and green spaces Bellingham Herald
07/13/2020 - Experts say eastern Washington residents mistaking Cicada killer wasp for Asian ‘murder’ hornet iFiberOne
07/08/2020 - With Ag department traps set, the public can now help trap Asian giant hornets The Northern Light
07/06/2020 - Public asked to report sightings of Asian giant hornets this summer Kitsap Sun
07/05/2020 - Boots on the ground: Local scientists resume modified field work Skagit Valley Herald
06/25/2020 - Fake Asian giant hornet posters found around Bellingham KGMI
06/11/2020 - Here's where Whatcom's second confirmed Asian giant hornet was found — and stepped on Bellingham Herald
06/07/2020 - Please stop killing bumblebees: They’re not ‘murder hornets’ The Journal of the San Juan Islands
05/27/2020 - Fake signs about Asian giant hornets posted on Washington trails King 5 News
05/21/2020 - Local agencies plan to trap hornets Skagit Valley Herald
05/20/2020 - Beekeeper says Asian Giant Hornets wiped out one of his hives, ‘decapitating every honeybee’ Q13 Fox
Northern giant hornet in national and international news
03/24/2024 - Mini radio tags help track 'murder hornets' and other invasive insects Monogabay
05/11/2023 - Can You Pick a 'Murder Hornet' Out of a Lineup? The New York Times
05/24/2022 - Scientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year AP News
04/15/2022 - The untold, dramatic story behind the discovery of America's first murder hornet nest National Geographic
02/08/022 - USDA Provide more than $3.3 Million to Projects that Protect Washington State Agriculture and Natural Resources USDA
09/13/2021 - Third Asian giant 'murder hornet' nest of 2021 found in Washington state USA Today
08/20/2021 - 1st murder hornet nest of 2021 found in Washington State Good Morning America
07/20/2021 - Citizen scientists enlist in fight against WA's 'murder hornets' Crosscut
03/03/2021 - Invasive Species Data: Citizen Science Data Critical to Fighting the Asian Giant Hornet Western Governor's Association (WGA)
12/04/2020 - Washington State will be taking down its 'murder hornet' traps for the winter CNN
11/18/2020 - AGH samples arrive in Maryland for research The Baltimore Post
11/13/2020 - Scientists Destroyed a Nest of Murder Hornets. Here’s What They Learned New York Times
11/11/2020 - Over 500 ‘murder hornets’ were found in Washington nest, including nearly 200 queens Fox News
10/27/2020 - Investigators detail how they tracked down Asian giant hornet nest GMA
10/25/2020 - Nest of ‘murder hornets’ taken down in Washington state to protect honeybees USA Today
10/23/2020 - Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in US AP News
10/08/2020 - How Mitochondrial DNA Offers Clues to Giant Hornets’ Invasion Entomology Today
10/02/2020 - Signs of Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state - ABC News
10/01/2020 - A new map shows where Asian giant hornets could thrive in the U.S. Science News
08/27/2020 - Murder Hornet or Cicada Killer? Here's what to look for to stay safe Newsweek
08/24/2020 - Inside the sprint to map the murder hornet genome Wired
08/18/2020 - USA's first male 'murder hornet' captured in Washington state USA Today
08/14/2020 - 2020 events so far: Yep, these major world events all happened this year New York Post
08/06/2020 - Asian giant hornet complete genome released by the Agricultural Research Service USDA
08/03/2020 - 'Murder hornet' mania highlights dangers of fearing insects and spiders National Geographic
08/04/2020 - Scientists Capture First Murder Hornet in Washington State Smithsonian
07/26/2020 - Invasion! The threat from Asian giant hornets CBS Sunday Morning
07/14/2020 - European study could aid U.S. battle against Asian giant hornets Capital Press
07/14/2020 - 'Murder hornet' mania: Hundreds of people think they've spotted the Asian giant hornet USA Today
06/25/2020 - Lawmakers weigh methods to battle Asian 'murder hornets' found in US The Hill
06/22/2020 - Protecting pollinators from a new threat – first-ever U.S. sightings of Asian giant hornet USDA blog
06/05/2020 - Fear of Asian Giant Hornets Threatens Helpful Bees and Wasps, Say Experts Better Homes & Gardens
05/28/2020 - The Asian Giant Hornet resurfaces in the Pacific Northwest New York Times
05/27/2020 - Signs warned of 'murder hornets' at a popular Washington hiking spot. But state officials say the signs are fake CNN
05/21/2020 - Notorious Asian giant hornet finds home in Smithsonian Smithsonian
05/18/2020 - How concerned should the US be about ‘murder hornets’? ABC News
05/07/2020 - Telling apart the ‘murder hornet’ from hornets in the Mid-Atlantic region Washington Post
05/02/2020 - 'Murder hornets' in the US - the rush to stop the Asian giant hornet New York Times
12/24/2019 - Asian giant hornet invasion threatens honey bees in Pacific Northwest New York Times
05/11/2023 - Can You Pick a 'Murder Hornet' Out of a Lineup? The New York Times
05/24/2022 - Scientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year AP News
04/15/2022 - The untold, dramatic story behind the discovery of America's first murder hornet nest National Geographic
02/08/022 - USDA Provide more than $3.3 Million to Projects that Protect Washington State Agriculture and Natural Resources USDA
09/13/2021 - Third Asian giant 'murder hornet' nest of 2021 found in Washington state USA Today
08/20/2021 - 1st murder hornet nest of 2021 found in Washington State Good Morning America
07/20/2021 - Citizen scientists enlist in fight against WA's 'murder hornets' Crosscut
03/03/2021 - Invasive Species Data: Citizen Science Data Critical to Fighting the Asian Giant Hornet Western Governor's Association (WGA)
12/04/2020 - Washington State will be taking down its 'murder hornet' traps for the winter CNN
11/18/2020 - AGH samples arrive in Maryland for research The Baltimore Post
11/13/2020 - Scientists Destroyed a Nest of Murder Hornets. Here’s What They Learned New York Times
11/11/2020 - Over 500 ‘murder hornets’ were found in Washington nest, including nearly 200 queens Fox News
10/27/2020 - Investigators detail how they tracked down Asian giant hornet nest GMA
10/25/2020 - Nest of ‘murder hornets’ taken down in Washington state to protect honeybees USA Today
10/23/2020 - Washington state discovers first ‘murder hornet’ nest in US AP News
10/08/2020 - How Mitochondrial DNA Offers Clues to Giant Hornets’ Invasion Entomology Today
10/02/2020 - Signs of Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state - ABC News
10/01/2020 - A new map shows where Asian giant hornets could thrive in the U.S. Science News
08/27/2020 - Murder Hornet or Cicada Killer? Here's what to look for to stay safe Newsweek
08/24/2020 - Inside the sprint to map the murder hornet genome Wired
08/18/2020 - USA's first male 'murder hornet' captured in Washington state USA Today
08/14/2020 - 2020 events so far: Yep, these major world events all happened this year New York Post
08/06/2020 - Asian giant hornet complete genome released by the Agricultural Research Service USDA
08/03/2020 - 'Murder hornet' mania highlights dangers of fearing insects and spiders National Geographic
08/04/2020 - Scientists Capture First Murder Hornet in Washington State Smithsonian
07/26/2020 - Invasion! The threat from Asian giant hornets CBS Sunday Morning
07/14/2020 - European study could aid U.S. battle against Asian giant hornets Capital Press
07/14/2020 - 'Murder hornet' mania: Hundreds of people think they've spotted the Asian giant hornet USA Today
06/25/2020 - Lawmakers weigh methods to battle Asian 'murder hornets' found in US The Hill
06/22/2020 - Protecting pollinators from a new threat – first-ever U.S. sightings of Asian giant hornet USDA blog
06/05/2020 - Fear of Asian Giant Hornets Threatens Helpful Bees and Wasps, Say Experts Better Homes & Gardens
05/28/2020 - The Asian Giant Hornet resurfaces in the Pacific Northwest New York Times
05/27/2020 - Signs warned of 'murder hornets' at a popular Washington hiking spot. But state officials say the signs are fake CNN
05/21/2020 - Notorious Asian giant hornet finds home in Smithsonian Smithsonian
05/18/2020 - How concerned should the US be about ‘murder hornets’? ABC News
05/07/2020 - Telling apart the ‘murder hornet’ from hornets in the Mid-Atlantic region Washington Post
05/02/2020 - 'Murder hornets' in the US - the rush to stop the Asian giant hornet New York Times
12/24/2019 - Asian giant hornet invasion threatens honey bees in Pacific Northwest New York Times
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