Eradicate weeds from field in the beginning of the crop at early stage
Destroy the debris of the crop after harvesting
Grow only recommended varieties e.g. melon 1, sugarbaby, Ravi, T-96, Black Chairman, Jaguar, Black happy
Avoid sowing alternate host plants of white fly, like cabbage,cotton and okra, near melon crop
Attack of insects can be seen on leaves, flowers and tender branches
Infected plants look dirty and opaque
Sticky material comes from the body of insects and black fungus appears on leaves
Adults are small whitish flying insects and young ones are yellow dot like non-motile insects present on the underside of the leaves
Take action when 5 adults, young or both are observed per leaf (ETL)
Promote the growth of beneficial insects (chrysoperla, ladybird beetle) by justifying the use of pesticides