Sun scald. Where they well hardened off before transplanting? If so, usually the plant will adjust with time and while you may lose those leaves the plant itself should be ok. If not then you need to protect it for a few days with some shade and wind protection. Dave

Oh my god you are right about the leaf miner attack! I looked up what one looks like and I forgot that I did have insects that look like them on my plants. I just thought they were mosquitos or something. Sevin may be overkill for aphids. I have been squishing them and putting water on them for over a week now. They hide in all the little crevices and it's hard to get all of them. When it rains, they hide underneath leaves. I was a little desperate and frustrated so I got the Sevin out. :-\ I will try the insecticidal soap! Thanks so much for your responses!

I think you may have 2 separate problems, judging by the photos. The white spots are probably powdery mildew, which is a type of fungus. If you're not growing organically, you may wish to treat with daconil; there is one specifically for fruits and vegetables, so use that. It's very effective. If you are growing organically you may, as suggested, try neem oil. However, don't apply it in sunlight and don't apply it if you expect temps over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, or it will burn the leaves. You may want to try a sulphur-based insecticide. "Safer" puts out one of those, but read and follow the directions, and make sure it's safe for vegetables. It is treatable if you start working on it before it invades lots of leaves and weakens the plant. =================================================== Now, about that pepper plant. It could also be powdery mildew or it could be another, more serious disease. If you're not seeing white and/or diffuse yellow on the leaves, then it may not be powdery mildew. You folks in the south get some plant diseases that those of us in the cold zones rarely or never experience. I'd feel a lot better if someone who is familiar with your part of the country would chime in. I hate to speculate, but... First, if the pepper is planted in soggy ground that does not drain well, that could be your problem. If the other plants around it are not having problems, I'd suspect a virus, root nematodes (we don't get those up here), or soil-borne bacteria (we rarely have to deal with that either). I don't like the way it is wilting. If sitting in water is not the problem, I'd suspect a systemic plant disease. I'm sorry to say that you may have to destroy the plant if it doesn't improve in a few days (and I doubt it will). By "destroy" I mean you must dig it out, root and all, and put it in the trash. Don't compost it and don't leave it around; if it's diseased you don't want to contaminate other plants. Since peppers are related to tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes, it may infect those plants if you have them. Try googling "peppers wilting" and see if can diagnose the problem. Again, I don't have any experience with some of the diseases that are common in your part of the world. Link below to University of Florida info on diseases of peppers in FL. Best of luck. Here is a link that might be useful: UFL Pepper Diseases

Could you be growing fish peppers? There are many types of delicious hot peppers with gorgeous variegated leaves. If it's a sweet pepper, start propagating it from cuttings! You could end up with a whole new breed of plant if you had a variegated leaf sweet pepper!!