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A survey on mites associated with stored seeds, flour and foodstuffs in Fayoum Governorate, Upper Egypt, proved the occurrence of about 24 species. Of these, 15 species in 8 families belong to Prostigmata, 6 species in 3 families belong to Astigmata and 3 species in 2 families belong to Mesostigmata.
Members of the families Cheyletidae and Acaridae were the most common mites, found in many samples. Those of Caligonellidae, Ascidae and Raphignathidae were fairly common, but occurred in fewer types of samples. No mites were found in samples of lupine and camomile.
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Zaher, M.A., Mohamed, M.I. & Abdel-Halim, S.M. Incidence of mites associated with stored seeds and food products in upper Egypt. Exp Appl Acarol 2, 19–24 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01193352
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