Populations of striped cucumber beetles continue to remain high. Muskmelon and cucumber growers should continue to monitor and spray as needed to avoid transmission of the pathogen that causes bacterial wilt of cucurbits. Wilt symptoms are showing up on melons throughout the state at this time, with greater prevalence in the southern counties and less further north. Growers are encouraged to spray as late in the day as possible, preferably after the flowers have closed and the bees have left the field, so that effects on pollinators are minimized.