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I mentionned previously the leaf problems I have on my Trinidad Perfume plants. I've been ignoring the problem for far too long and there has been a thought in the back of my mind that it has TMV or a similar virus. I have now removed the plants along with anything else that looks even remotely suspicious. Have a look at the pics and see what you think, I cant find a good picture of TMV on peppers to compare it to so im kind of assuming the worst. Hopefully you'll disagree, what do you make of this?
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This seems slightly different but doesn't look good
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Tell me it's not game over, I was doing so well
 
done a very close inspection for insects and couldnt find anything, I know there is some kind of beetle in the growroom that has a nibble on the occaisional leaf but nothing specifically on these plants. The undersides of the leaves are hard to explain without an image (I will take a pic soon) When I hold it up to a light and look at the underside they look kind of transparent and I can see the markings through the leaf.
HELP, should I just get rid of them completely and hope for the best:(
 
Do you smoke? I'm trying to figure out how they would have gotten it inside.

According to the pictures in Pepper Diseases: A Field Guide, it could be one of the mosaic viruses. Although I still wonder about spider mites a little bit.
 
I do smoke, but never anywhere near my growroom. I also wash my hands thoroughly before touch my plants.
Thats what led me to believe for so long that it wasn't TMV but as the 2 most affected plants are of the same variety I thought the seeds could have been previously contaminated with the virus.
 
Yes it can be transmitted by touching tobacco or cigarettes.
I wasn't careful at all last year and I had no problems, It's typical really, just my luck.
 
Yep. I agree with Pam - looking kinda viral, at least the top photos. The bottom two photos look almost like a chem/fert burn - is that a possibility?

Agree with Pam again, what does the underside of the leaf look like? What about the trunk of the plant - anything strange there?
 
The stem looks fairly healthy, as do the lower leaves and buds. It's just occuring on the new growth over the past month or so.
I'll take a pic tomorrow to show the undersides of leaves.
 
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