Spring melon crops are rapidly growing, and insect pest populations are not far behind. Cabbage loopers and leafminers are starting to show up, and PCAs should start ramping up their insect monitoring. Whitely populations, albeit light for this time of the year, are slowly beginning to show on spring melons of all sizes. Adults can easily be found on recently planted melons located at the Yuma Ag Center, and reports from local PCAs suggest that adult populations are beginning to show up on older plantings. As temperatures increase and crops/weeds mature, avoidance of excessive feeding from whitefly nymphs should be the primary concern on all melon types. Although CYSDV occurs in later spring melons, it is rarely yield limiting. But honeydew and sooty mold contamination on cantaloupes, mixed melons and watermelons can significantly reduce quality and marketability if whiteflies are not adequately controlled.  Our research has shown that to prevent fruit yield and quality losses on spring melons, a foliar insecticide treatment should be applied on threshold; that is, when leaves have greater than 2 adult whiteflies per leaf, when averaged across an entire melon field. At this level of adult abundance, immature populations are just beginning to colonize. Timing sprays based on this adult threshold has been shown to significantly reduce yield / quality losses during spring harvests.  This threshold applies for the use of recommended IGRs (Courier, Knack, Cormoran, and Oberon), foliar applied neonicotinoids (Assail, Venom, Scorpion), neonicotinoid-like compounds (Sivanto prime and Transform), diamides (Exirel and Minecto Pro), and the new feeding disruptors (PQZ and Sefina).  For more information on whitefly management and available insecticides, go to these documents on IPM and Whitefly Management and Whitefly Control Options-Spring 2022. Also, be aware of honey bees and other pollinators in or around melon fields. If bees are present, be sure to carefully read labels and determine bee safety of a product before making an application in a melon field.  If applications are necessary during bloom, only apply a product that is considered bee safe (e.g., PQZ, Sefina, Sivanto, Assail). We also recommend that insecticides only be applied when honeybees are not actively working in the field (e.g., 10:00 pm – 3:00 am).