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This study was carried out to determine the damage status and prevalence of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari:Tetranychidae) red form in peanut growing areas in Adana province in 2019-2020. The studies were conducted in periodic and non-periodic field surveys. Non-periodic field studies were revealed as survey studies in Ceyhan, Yumurtalık, Yüreğir and Karataş districts. In both years, periodic field surveys were conducted under grower conditions in Ceyhan district, where peanut cultivation was the most prevalent. The studies were carried out between May and September, which includes the first crop peanut production season in both years. As a result of the study, the presence of T. urticae was detected in 18% of the surveyed fields. In general, it was determined that the density of T. urticae varied between 0.2 and 2 mites/leaflet. Depending on the survey results, the highest density of fields infested with T. urticae was in Yumurtalık with 33%, followed by Ceyhan district with 13%. The most common predatory mite species in the sampling areas was Neoseiulus sharonensis (Rivnay & Swirski) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Depending on the findings, the species was evaluated as a potential pest with the low density of T. urticae in peanut cultivation in Adana province.