ÖzBu çal›flma, Ni¤de peynirlerinde akar varl›¤›n›n ortaya ç›kar›lmas› ve bölgenin akar enfestasyonu durumunun saptanmas› amac›yla yap›lm›flt›r. Bu amaçla, Haziran-Kas›m 2011 tarihleri aras›nda Ni¤de'den toplam 226 adet peynir (61 adet kaflar ve 165 adet tulum) toplanm›fl ve akar varl›¤› yönünden incelenmifltir. Çal›flma sonucunda incelenen 226 adet peynir numunesinin 2 (%0.88)'sinde Acarus siro varl›¤› tespit edilmifltir. Akarlar›n peynirlerdeki ayl›k prevalans› %0-2 aras›nda belirlenmifltir. Aylara göre A. siro prevalans›, A¤ustos ay›nda %2, Eylül ay›nda %1.85 olarak saptanm›fl buna karfl›l›k çal›flma yap›lan di¤er aylarda enfestasyon tespit edilmemifltir. Sonuç olarak, Ni¤de peynirlerinde akar varl›¤› ilk kez bu çal›flma ile belirlenmifl ve incelenen peynirlerde %0.88 oran›nda akar saptanm›flt›r.Anahtar kelimeler: Akar, Acarus siro, peynir, kaflar, tulum, Ni¤de RESEARCH ON OCCURRENCE OF MITES IN CHEESE CONSUMED IN NIGDE AbstractThe objective of this study is to detect the prevalence of mites in the cheese of Nigde and to determine the rate of the infestation in the region. The study examines the presence of mites in 226 cheese samples (61 Turkish kashar cheese samples and 165 tulum cheese samples) collected between June and November 2011. The results show that mites were detected in 2 (0.88%) out of 226 cheese samples tested. Monthly prevalence of mites was determined as between 0-2% in the cheeses. A prevalence was only detected in August (2%) and September (1.85%), whereas, in the other months infestation was not found. In conclusion, this study is the first one to identify the prevalence of mites in the cheese of Nigde. Also, the rate of mites in the cheese examined was established as 0.88%.