In recent years, interest in edible insects has increased, and the number of farmers that breed insects in large quantities is increasing. As a result of mass breeding of insects, the damage from diseases and mites is also increasing. The chief aims of the investigation reached during some work are briefly stated. In this experiment, the kinds of mites and the environment of mites occurring in beneficial insects were investigated. The species with the highest frequency were Sanacassania sp., Tyrophagus sp., Canestriniidae and Gaeolaelaps sp.. Sanacassania sp. and Canestriniidae of them are reported as parasitic mites on beneficial insects.

• Moon Hee Han(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
• Wontae Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
• Ji-Young Choi(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
• Eunsun Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
• Kwanho Park(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)