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In August 2023, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Plant & Animal Health Inspection Service and the University of Georgia, confirmed the presence of a yellow-legged hornet near Savannah, Ga. This is the first time a live specimen of this species has been detected in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agr.georgia.gov/yellow-legged-hornet|title=Georgia Department of Agriculture Yellow-Legged Hornet|date=15 August 2023}}</ref> This was followed by the first report of the species from South Carolina in November 2023, and the discovery of nests in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yellow Legged Hornet {{!}} Public {{!}} Clemson University, South Carolina |url=https://www.clemson.edu/public/regulatory/plant-industry/invasive/ylh.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.clemson.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2024 |title=Yellow-Legged Hornet {{!}} Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |url=https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-pests-diseases/yellow-legged-hornet |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.aphis.usda.gov}}</ref>
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===Timeline of spread across Europe===
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