•   Honey melon (Cucumis melo ‘Santa Claus’)/ ESP/ Amblyseius swirskii/ whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and two spotted spidermite (Tetranychus urticae)
• Insect pests in both spring and autumn crops are controlled by predatory mites to avoid workers exposure to chemical pesticides and to obtain a healthier crop.

• Technical result: Controlled pest populations in greenhouse melon crop, with significant reduction of chemical insecticide applications
  
• Economic result: Residue free melon at lower pest control cost enters market at higher price
• Sustainability (ecological, social and economical) Gains:

• • Reduction in reliance on chemical fertilisers and pesticides
    
  • Minimised freshwater consumption
    
  • Increased biodiversity enabling more resilient greenhouse melon cropping systems
    

• • Enables worker and consumer health and wellbeing
    
  • Promotes quality nutritious melon production
    

• • Supports farmers’ livelihood and value distribution
    
  • Improvement of financial viability