Abstract: Mites are reported from all the habitats around the globe. Mites are important pest of agricultural and stored food products. A great number of stored grains, dried fruits, various farinaceous products and stored food are often attacked by various types of mites. A study was under taken to know the mites associated with stored food products from Patiala district from Aril 2017 to March 2018. The samples were collected in three seasons i.e. summer, Rainy and winter. 60 % (36samples) of the samples contained mites and 14 mite taxa were identified, belonging to 7 families in 3 orders.
Keywords: Stored food products, Mites, Acaridae and Allergy.
Title: A REPORT ON SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF MITE FAUNA INFESTING STORED FOOD PRODUCTS OF DISTRICT PATIALA (PUNJAB)
Author: Navpreet Kaur Gill, Parminder Singh Dehar
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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