I thought it was whitefly...

[HeyWayne]

but on closer inspection realised it was something else.

If looking at the leaves in the sunlight, they appear mottled - which is what made me think of whitefly. However, if you turn the leaves over and look underneath they have what I first thought were eggs.

When I rubbed the leaves to try and remove the 'eggs', the leaves felt rough and the 'eggs' are like little raised 'spots' or pimples.

Any ideas?

Other than that, the plant looks healthy enough.

[piskieinboots]

acne? ...................

[Flummery]

Gall? They are specific to plants and casued by little critters. (Aren't most of life's ills caused by little critters of one sort or another?)

[Snadger]

Gall? They are specific to plants and casued by little critters. (Aren't most of life's ills caused by little critters of one sort or another?)

Is 'Little critters' some kind of Yorkshire based technical term Flum?

[Nicos]

What was the plant Wayne?

[HeyWayne]

What was the plant Wayne?

D'oh. I'd typed out the post twice and posted the one without the word 'chilli' in it.

Jalepeno to be precise.

[Two_Sheds]

I think they probably are whitefly eggs

[Flummery]

Is 'Little critters' some kind of Yorkshire based technical term Flum?

Yep - it means children!

[Jeanied]

Like little skitters, then Flum? Or more correctly - wee skitters!

[HeyWayne]

I think they probably are whitefly eggs

If they are, they're stubbord beggars!

Yep - it means children!

Like little skitters, then Flum? Or more correctly - wee skitters!

Bean is neither little or wee.

[Jeanied]

And he certainly ain't no skitter, HW! I just looked up the definition and now have retired from this in embarassment. It's an expression I picked up from my darling MIL and I had no idea.

[Flummery]

Critters are just creatures - and they are all God's litle creatures, even the big ones like Bean!

[HeyWayne]

they are all God's litle creatures, even the big ones like Bean!

I've never been called that before! Cheers Ma.

[Nicos]

And he certainly ain't no skitter, HW! I just looked up the definition and now have retired from this in embarassment. It's an expression I picked up from my darling MIL and I had no idea.

Ha! I think definitions change over the years- and from region to region!!!!!

Here's a nicer definition......

Skitters - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

[Snadger]

Skitter means diahorea to me!