Abstract:

The microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that infect many animals including honeybees and bumblbees, and harm to the cultivation of honeybees and bumblebees. Here, we reviewed the different detection and identification methods of microsporidia in honeybees and bumblebees. These methods contained the conventional biological methods, the molecular biology methods which based on PCR technique, the immunological methods and so on. All of these methods play an important role in the research and prevention of microsporidia in honeybees and bumblebees.