Wei Fang, Yu-Bao Cui
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 85 (4), 174-181, (1 October 2009) https://doi.org/10.3956/2007-42.1
KEYWORDS: Acari, Acaridae, Carpoglyphidae, Chortoglyphidae, Glycyphagidae, Histiostomidae, Lardoglyphidae, Pyroglyphidae, food mites, medicinal herbs, stored products, China
Eighteen hundred samples of Traditional Chinese medicinal materials from a traditional medical storehouse in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China were collected and examined for mites. The results indicated 87% (1566/1800) of samples were infested with 47 species of mites belonging to 25 genera and 7 families. It is concluded that Traditional Chinese medicinal materials are severely contaminated and much more importance should be given to the protection of stored products and to the prevention of human acariasis.