<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear friends,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><a href="http://pollinator.org/" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Pollinator </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Partnership</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">, <a href="https://apiaryinspectors.org/" target="_blank">Apiary Inspectors of America</a>, <a href="https://www.projectapism.org/">Project </a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="https://www.projectapism.org/">Apis m</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="https://www.projectapism.org/">.</a>, and <a href="https://agriculture.auburn.edu/" target="_blank">Auburn University</a> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">have been working together on a project called </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropi-STOP</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">. We </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">have</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> put together</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> a</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">comprehensive</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">website and outreach materials to prepare </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">honey bee</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> stakeholders for </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">a potential </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropilaelaps</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">mite outbreak</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in North America</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Education and outreach </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">are</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> key to mitigating the economic and agricultural impact of this </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">pest. </span></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Visit our website: <a href="https://pollinator.org/tropistop" target="_blank">tropistop.com</a><span class="gmail_default"></span> to download the educational 2-pager and </span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropilaelaps</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> identification card.</span></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"> </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px">The </span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropi</span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px">-STOP </span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px">team </span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px">asks</span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px"> you</span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px"> to please share th</span><span style="color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px">ese</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000">resource</font></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;padding:0px"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"></span>s</font></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> with your friends, family, or colleagues that would </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">benefit</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> from more information about </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:italic;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropil</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">ael</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">ap</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">s</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">.</span></span></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:windowtext;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">What to do if you suspect </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropilaelaps</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">:</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;color:windowtext"> </span></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Contact the Apiary Inspectors of America: </span></span><a href="https://apiaryinspectors.org/Inspection-Services" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">https://apiaryinspectors.org/Inspection-Services</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"> </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Contact State Plant Regulatory Officials: </span></span><a href="https://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/services/napisquery/query.php?code=spro" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" style="color:inherit;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">https://pest.ceris.purdue.edu/services/napisquery/query.php?code=spro</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"> </span></li></ul><p></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Warm regards,</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"> </span></font></p></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Tropi</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span class="gmail_default">-</span>STOP Team</span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:20.925px"> </span></font></p></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Maddie Dong</span><font color="#222222"> </font><i><font color="#666666">She/Her</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Program and Communications Coordinator</div><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pollinator Partnership </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:madeline@pollinator.org" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">madeline@pollinator.org</a> | 650.380.3471<br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">San Francisco, California</p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span>hq: 582 Market Street, Suite 1215 | San Francisco, CA 94104</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span><a href="http://pollinator.org" target="_blank">pollinator.org</a> | 415.362.1137</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><img width="96" height="42" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wNN-chEBq9U0vGrZzhrjj4zPB9wF_PkAegjk4HGTL__CuKwdIygJifIvopPcUthnUM9pSSWXE"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x15zgy_r41Ilr9aNE2-j5Ro4m9e3fwPcme7v-tDfe9ZTcArodaxK4mYFzvOWULtlpE0PLYAh01jrku"><br></span></font></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div><d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