Is it hot where you are? I am in 7b and we are rarely above 100 for more than, oh, 4 days in a summer. If you are looking at heirlooms, etc., watch out for days to maturation. Some of the heirloom ones can be long. I would stick with varieties you know will produce well and quickly in your location, rather than trying something new. I have planted starts of tomatoes in mid-June and had a crop. It was 25 years ago, so I can't remember how BIG a crop, but I remember being happy with it. We don't get frost till mid-November, though.

That is a pepper that needs some room to grow. When I put my plants out for the summer permanently, it is mid 40's average for the lows. Temps can and will fall into the 30's and even possibly down to freezing, but when I plant them out, I watch the forecast to make sure there isn't a cold snap in the forecast for the next week or so. After that, I feel I am pretty safe. We don't have the length of growing season in Wisconsin that many others do so we kind of have to rush them out a bit. Bruce

jt, Thanks for pointing me to the Bug Guide site. It looks like a great resource! I will definitely tap into the experts there. Whatever I have, it seems to be quite partial to pepper plants only. I had tomato plants sitting beside the peppers and they are unaffected (so far). Thought IÂd post a few more shots of the plants incase they click with someone who has experienced my dilemma (30% of my plants are beyond recovery so far). I picked up some Neem oil as mrmulcher suggested and will spray them all this afternoon. At first I though I had a water related problem. Initial symptoms showed up as leaf bubbling and curling. I did not pay too much attention to the brown spots. As the pest grew and multiplied they started sapping the leaves. Eventually leaves turn tan to bronze color and dry up and die. I'd post a shot of the carcasses of claimed peppers so far by this thing but that would be cruel LOL. The only bright spot thus far is that my plants started from seeds John (aka fiedlermeister) generously shared with me are all just showing initial signs of being infected. Hoping I can get this under control before it cclaaims more plants! Bill

There is still about 6 or 7 weeks of growing weather for you. I am in zone 4 and usually don't pull my plants until October. If you have some hanging fruit, you should be fine, but unless you find out what the problem is, you likely won't get much more from them this year. Like woohooman says: More info! Bruce