First detection of honey bee viruses in stingless bees in North America

摘要

Here, we report the first molecular detection of two honey bee viruses (deformed wing virus (DWV) and black queen cell virus (BQCV)) in stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona. This is the first molecular report of the presence of DWV and BQCV in stingless bees in North America and the first in S. mexicana.