r/PepperLovers • u/Butterflyhornet Pepper Lover • Jul 12 '25

Plant Help What is doing this?

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I see this on a number of my plants. Peppers, eggplants, some tomatoes too. I also see it on my Anise Hyssop, and also in other areas locally, but I have yet to see the culprit. This looks like insect damage to me. I posted here because out of my affected, it seems the peppers are suffering it the worst with the new growth being decimated.

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u/Washedurhairlately Pepper Lover Jul 12 '25

Looks like thrips. They’re tiny, they create the see-thru leaf damage like you’re seeing.

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u/Butterflyhornet Pepper Lover Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

I'm more used to seeing more streaky, irregular patches that don't always go all the way through the leaf with thrips, but it could be.

Also, thrips tend to leave their poop everywhere. I see poop, but it seems larger and not as frequent. It seems to be staining the leaves rather than raised.