STUDY OF ACAROID MITES POLLUTION IN STORED FRUIT-DERIVED CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS.
OBJECTIVE
to investigate the species and breeding density of acaroid mites in stored fruit-derived Chinese medicinal materials in Anhui province.


METHODS
samples of stored fruit-derived Chinese medicinal materials were collected from 30 herb stores and storehouses in 17 Anhui cities, where the breeding acaroids mites were detected.


RESULTS
20 species of acaroids mites were found in 33 samples, belonging to 15 genus, 5 families of the acaridae respectively, among which T. putrescentiae, A. farinae, C. lactis, and C. berlesei are predominant species.


CONCLUSIONS
stored fruit-derived Chinese medicinal materials in Anhui areas suffer from serious acaroid mites pollution. Therefore, proactive measures should be taken to control acaroid mites from breeding in an effort to reduce the harm on medicinal materials.
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology, 232001 Huainan, China.. cpli001@126.com.
Li-fa
LF
Xu
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology, 232001 Huainan, China.. cpli001@126.com.
He-xia
HX
Li
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology, 232001 Huainan, China.. cpli001@126.com.
Peng-fei
PF
Xu
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology, 232001 Huainan, China.. cpli001@126.com.
Hai-feng
HF
Xu
School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science & Technology, 232001 Huainan, China.. cpli001@126.com.
Chao-pin
CP
Li
D000818:Animals; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000592:standards*; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000592:standards*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification; D012621:Seasons
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal