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Keywords: the acarid, Tyrophagus putrescentiae is a cosmopolitan species encountered infesting many food stuffs and stored products, whole and ground spices incorporated into pet foods at 2% produced kairomone and allomone effects on this mite, all flavoring oils mixed into meridic diet or pet food produced inhibition of mite growth