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ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the infestation level of dried fig pests during the year 2001 and 2002. The samples were collected from Aydin and Izmir provinces and villages where the production is extensively made and were kept in dark room with 25±3oC and 60-80% relative humidity. The infestation levels of each fig samples in relation to pest emerging were measured periodically. According to the findings; fig moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and dried fruit beetle, Carpophilus spp. (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), were determined as the most important pests of all regions. The results of infestation levels of the pests are given separately for both in Aydin and Izmir provinces. Key words: Ficus carica cv. calimyrna, Ephestia cautella, Plodia interpunctella, Carpophilus spp., Turkey