Why does your Capsicum frutescens have fine webbing? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
This is the most common cause of fine webbing on Capsicum frutescens. These arachnids thrive in hot, dry conditions and create silk webs to protect themselves and their eggs while feeding on leaf parenchyma.
High humidity or sudden dry spells in pepper greenhouses can trigger rapid population explosions of various mite species. They cause stippling (tiny white dots) on the leaves alongside the silk webbing.
While less known for heavy webbing, certain stages of thrips development or secondary silk production from other pests in a complex infestation can appear as fine filaments. Thrips cause silvering of the pepper leaf surface.
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