Jim Shaffer wrote:

On Mon, 08 May 2006 22:30:31 GMT, Carl 1 Lucky Texan
wrote:


Pepper plants in large pots AND brugs in the ground elsewhere, all in my
backyard, have new growth that is assymetrical, small, distorted, as if
the very young leaf-let is being damaged when it emerges or is somehow
malformed.


Sounds like cyclamen mites, although I don't know if they attack
either of those plants.




Thanx for responding! A little googling (the new term for 'research')
leads me to believe it could be a mosaic virus likely transmitted by
aphids. Seems viruses can overwinter in some host plants then be
transfered to other plants in the spring. Well, they list Jimson weed as
a host, it is a Datura, and related to Brugmansia. So I fear mt Brugs
were hosting the virus and now the peppers have been infected. I dunno
if there is any treatment other that destroying everything though. Plus,
we'd like to eat the peppers so it limits my treatment options to no/low
toxicity stuff.

sigh

Carl


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