Funding: This work was supported by grant funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): BBSRC BB/M00337X/2 and BB/I000828/1. C.R.C. was supported by a KTN BBSRC CASE studentship BB/M503526/1 (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk). C.R.C was part-funded by the Scottish Beekeeping Association (https://www.scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/) and the Animal Health and Welfare program by the Scottish Government. E.M.C. was supported by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Project # VM0517) (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterinary-medicines-directorate). Acknowledgments: We would like to express our gratitude to Robert J Paxton (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) for providing a reference sequence for the construction of DWV-B RG system, Marcus Bischoff and Gill McVee (University of St Andrews) for helping with microscopic imaging set up, Javier Tello (University of St Andrews) for help and advice on sample cryosectioning, Ivan Gusachenko (University of St Andrews) for obtaining a photo of EGFP-expressing pupa, Ashley Pearson (University of St Andrews) for assistance in molecular biology assays, and Kirsten Bentley (University of St Andrews) for the high practical and moral support throughout the project.
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