So two of my shishito peppers have something weird going on, any ideas what’s happening? Most of the leaves are fine, but there’s a couple spots where everything is just curling in on itself and looks like it’s overproducing leaves/pepper pods that don’t develop. Some of the peppers are also curling
by FairCounter5943
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Looks similar to a broad mite infestation. I suggest you read about them and decide if that’s what it could be. Only way to confirm is with a 30x-50x jewelers lens or other form of magnification.
Cutting off the top growth that is most affected is important. Then you can decide to do a sulfur spray or using another product. I used mite x alternated with neem oil, spraying every few days for a couple weeks. Seemed to mitigate the issue for me, if broad mites is what you end up determining as the issue.
Saw a ton of posts of them during the 2024 season
Usually a sign of pests
Thanks. I’m getting ready to pull some to overwinter so I’ll probably just not do those since I wasn’t gonna overwinter anything, was just curious what Wawa’s going on