Occurrence and prevalence of seven bee viruses in Apis mellifera and Apis cerana apiaries in China

► Apis mellifera and Apis cerana from China were surveyed for the presence of 7 virus. ► Neither of the two species was positive for KBV. ► No ABPV positive samples was found in A. cerana. ► The presence and frequency of the virus between the two honeybee species are varied. ► Multiple infections of viruses were common in two honeybee species.