Determination of beneficial mite species in agricultural areas and storages of Kastamonu province has been aimed. For this purpose, 163 area have been surveyed in Taşköprü, Hanönü and Centrum of Kastamonu in 2023-2024. Thirty mite species representing in three orders (Prostigmata, Mesostigmata and Astigmata); the identified species, belongs into twelve families, including Ascidae (nine species), Phytoseiidae (seven), Laelapidae (four), Macrochelidae (two), Stigmaeidae (one), Digamasellidae (one), Ameroseiidae (one), Histiostomatidae (one), Parasitidae (one), Eviphididae (one), Veigaiidae (one) and Tydeidae (one). of Predatory mites of bulbs and storages were determined for the first time in Turkey. The most abundant species is Alliphis halleri (G.&R. Canestrini) (Eviphididae: Acaridae). The well distributed species is Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese ) (Ascidae:Acaridae).
Cihan Cılbırcıoğlu (Wed,) studied this question.