Effects of Infestations by Three Stored-Product Mites on Fat Acidity, Seed Germination, and Microflora of Stored Wheat1

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Abstract
Stored wheat that was infested by each of 3 species of mites, Lepidoglyphus destructor (Schrank), Acarus farris (Oudemans), and Aëroglyphus robustus Banks, was studied to determine the effects of mites on the quality of wheat. L. destructor infestation of the grain led to significantly lower fat acidity values (PPAspergillus candidus Link and Alternaria alternate (Fr.) Keissler) and bacteria, and the electrical conductivity of wheat-steeped water were unaffected by the presence of the mites.