Pepper Diseases

Phytophthora blight on jalepenos
Phytophthora blight on jalepenos

Bell Pepper Fungicide Spray Guide

There are several diseases that attack pepper leaves and fruit during production in North Carolina. This 2022 Fungicide Spray Guide for Tomato and Pepper in North Carolina, developed by NC Extension and updated annually, provides products that are effective against these diseases.

Crop Protectants for Controlling Diseases of Vegetable Crops in Greenhouses

NC Extension provides information on crop protectants for controlling diseases of various vegetable crops in greenhouses.

Southern Blight of Vegetable Crops

This publication from NC Extension provides information on the symptoms, disease cycle, and control options for southern blight of vegetable crops.

High Soil Salts Injury to Vegetable Crops

The Cornell Extension publication provides information on how to avoid and treat high soil salt injury of vegetable crops.

Bacterial Spot of Pepper and Tomato

This NC Extension publication provides information on symptoms, causes, controls, and field cautions pertaining to bacterial leafspot of peppers and tomatoes.

Damping off in Flower  and Vegetable Seedlings

NC Extension created this publication to provide information on the damping off disease of flower and vegetable seedlings, providing details on symptoms, causes, and controls.

Phytophthora Blight of Peppers

This NC Extension factsheet provides information on management of Phytophthora Blight of Peppers in North Carolina.

Reviewed and updated by Jeanine Davis on 8/17/2022.