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title: "Hi guys, I need your help. My sister has this jalapeño plant. And on…"
description: "Hi guys, I need your help. My sister has this jalapeño plant. And on some of the leaves, it has this white powder stuff. I think it is thrips not sure though.…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rhona"
published: "2025-04-18T17:15:14.473199Z"
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# Hi guys, I need your help. My sister has this jalapeño plant. And on…

_Posted by Rhona on 2025-04-18_

Hi guys, I need your help. My sister has this jalapeño plant. And on some of the leaves, it has this white powder stuff. I think it is thrips not sure though. She can’t wipe them off. She can scratch them off, but it’ll hurt to leave.Any ideas on how to treat it and could it be a different pest? Thank you for all of your responses.

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## 4 comments

### Kappllow commented on 2025-04-18

I had some pepper leaves that looked a lot like that, it turned out that they were not being watered consistently enough.

### NamasteWithMyPlants commented on 2025-04-19

Could it be powdery mildew?

### JW commented on 2025-04-19

Neem oil and ladybugs, in that order, otherwise you'll kill the ladybugs.

#### JW replied on 2025-04-19

They will eat the aphids

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