Most Common Melon Pests & Diseases
You have problems with melon pests or diseases in your garden?
Make sure to get simple but yet effective tips and tricks on how to get rid of melon plant diseases and pests in the following chapters!
Melon Pests
| Pest | How to control it |
|---|---|
| Aphids | Aphids are one of the most common pests when growing melons. Hence, make sure to inform yourself on how to get rid of aphids on garden plants. |
| Cucumber beetles | Cucumber beetles may also try to feed on melons. You can get rid of cucumber beetles by using pesticides or neem oil. |
| Whiteflies | Whiteflies can also do great damage to melon plants. Hence, make sure to get some information on how to treat whiteflies in your garden. |
| Spider Mites | Spider mites may also become a problem when growing melons in your garden. Thus, also inform yourself on how to treat spider mites. |
| Maggots | Maggots also often try to feed on melon plants. Thus, also make sure to get some information on how to get rid of maggots. |
| Squash beetles | Squash beetles are another common problem on melon plants. You can get rid of squash beetles by using pesticides or spraying your plants with neem oil. |
| Vine borers | Vine borers can do great damage to melon plants. You can use diatomite or pesticides from the garden center to get rid of those annoying little companions. |
| Loopers | Loopers may also become a problem when growing cantaloupe. Hence, also make sure to inform yourself on how to get rid of loopers and caterpillars in your garden. |
| Cutworms | Cutworms may also try feeding on melon plants. Thus, make sure to get some tips on how to control cutworms. |
| Thrips | Thrips may also do great damage to melon plants. Hence, also inform yourself on how to control thrips in your garden. |
| Flea beetles | Flea beetles are pests that are quite common on melons. You can get rid of flea beetles by spraying your plants with neem oil or conventional pesticides from the garden center. |
Melon Diseases
| Disease | How to control it |
|---|---|
| Blight | Blight is a quite common problem when it comes to growing melons in your garden. Thus, make sure to get some tips on how to get rid of blight on garden plants. |
| Mold | Mold may be another issue that occurs on melons if you don’t assure proper air circulation. Hence, make sure to get additional information on how to get rid of plant mold. |
| Leaf spot | Leaf spot is another common issue when growing melons. Thus, make sure to also get to know how to control bacterial leaf spot. |
| Anthracnose | Anthracnose can also do great damage to melon plants. You can get rid of anthracnose by using fungicides from the garden center. |
| Charcoal rot | You can get rid of charcoal rot by watering your plants less often and also by making sure that water can run off properly. |
| Stem blight | Stem blight may be another issue you have to deal with when growing melons. You can control stem blight by using fungicides. |
| Mosaic virus | Mosaic virus is a viral disease that cannot be treated easily. In fact, you should rather get rid of infected plants once you spot mosaic virus to avoid the spread in your garden. |
| Powdery mildew | Powdery mildew is another quite common issue that often occurs when growing melons in your garden. Thus, make sure to also get information on how to get rid of powdery mildew on garden plants. |
| Downy mildew | Downy mildew is a fungal disease. Hence, once you spot downy mildew on melons, make sure to use a fungicide to get rid of it. |
| Wilt | Wilt can be another issue when growing melons at home. You can control wilt by adding fertilizer to the soil and also by making sure that plants can use existing nutrients as best as possible. This also includes optimizing the soil pH. |
Melon Pests & Diseases – Summary List
| Pests | Diseases |
|---|---|
| Squash beetles | Bacterial leaf spot |
| Cucumber beetles | Wilt |
| Aphids | Mold |
| Loopers | Blight |
| Flea beetles | Mosaic virus |
| Cutworms | Downy mildew |
| Thrips | Powdery mildew |
| Spider mites | Charcoal rot |
| Whiteflies | Anthracnose |
| Maggots | Stem blight |
| Vine borers |
How to deal with Melon Pests & Diseases?
As you can see, it is pretty easy to treat melon pests and diseases.
You should also have a look at my melon grower’s guide and my growing melon FAQ section if you want to learn more about growing melons in general.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon
Own experience.
