identification

• Peppers are warm-season vegetables and come in a range of hot and sweet varieties. The plants thrive in warm temperature and are intolerant of frost and cold soil. Peppers grow best in fertile, well-drained soil. A fungal infection causes plants to lose foliage.
  
  

Damage

• The disease starts with a powdery, white growth on foliage that expands to cover entire foliage surface. The growth starts on foliage undersides and spreads to the top. Leaf uppersides often display a brown or yellow discoloration. Infected leaf edges start to roll upwards. Foliage drops from plant and exposed fruit becomes prone to sunburn.
  
  

Management

• Check plants regularly to start management early. Organic control options include the use of sulfur and potassium bicarbonate. Other recommended fungicides include pyraclostrobin, azoxystrobin or myclobutanil.