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Aims: This study was carried out to determine the frequency and density of field muskmelon and field bindweed in different crops in the Çukurova region. Methods and Results: The study was carried out at 73 survey points in Adana (Ceyhan, İmamoğlu, Karaisalı, Karataş, Kozan, Yumurtalık and Yüreğir districts) Mersin (Tarsus district) and Osmaniye (Kadirli, Osmaniye Center and Toprakkale districts) provinces in 2017 (April - October). In this study, the frequency of the field muskmelon and field bindweed in the Çukurova region, respectively in 2017; 61.6% and 45.2%, densities of 0.72 and 0.39 plant m-2, in 2019 50.7% and 47.9% and densities of 0.61 and 0.62 plant m-2. Conclusions: According to the studies, it is seen that field muskmelon is infected to almost all of the Çukurova region in a very short time since it is first seen in agricultural areas. As a cosmopolitan weed, the field bindweed, while it was found in about 2/3 of the country in the 1940s, it has spread to almost the whole country today. In the past, depending on the climate conditions in Çukurova region, the field bindweed, which was generally seen in the last period of wheat, can now be encountered in late February and early March, reveals the importance of the issue. Significance and Impact of the Study: The results obtained reveal that these plants can increase the spreading potential. In this sense, it is obvious that the known cultural prevention should be taken, especially the crop rotation programs should be made very healthy and implemented.