›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 248-255.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2016.01.036

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Research Advance on Black Queen Cell Virus

WANG Xiang-hui1, ZHENG Yan1, SUI Jia-chen1, YANG Qian1, ZHANG Jian1, SONG Zhan-yun2, WANG Zhen-guo1,2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China;
    2. Inspection and Quarantne Technology Center, Jilin Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Changchun 130062, China
  • Received:2015-06-26 Online:2016-01-20 Published:2016-01-23

Abstract: Black queen cell virus(BQCV) is a common bee virus, usually outbreaks in spring and early summer, and mainly infects bee larvae and pupae, the bees will die within a short time after illness, at last, the queen cell walls turn black.BQCV has been widely spread among different bee species in the world, often exists in the colonies with no obvious symptoms of inapparent infection, shows strong pathogenicity coinfection with bees Nosema, and causes huge losses to the beekeeping.We summarized the current research on etiology, epidemiology, clinical symptoms, pathogenic processes, diagnostic techniques, prevention and control of BQCV infection, so as to provide a reference for further study of BQCV and prevention and control methods.

Key words: black queen cell virus(BQCV); spread; inapparent infection

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