Pepper Plant Leaf Spots: Virus or Leaf Miner?

New cayenne peppers in apartment window show yellowing splotches with joined rings, tiny chips like burns on one plant's top cluster.

Possible Causes

Virus infection (tobacco mosaic virus) or leaf miner trails. Leaf miners make squiggly lines between leaf layers. Viruses need wound entry (insect feeding, mechanical damage).

Action

Send larger, in-focus photo. If virus: remove plant immediately—mechanically transmitted, infects peppers/tomatoes. If leaf miner: less severe. Practice strict sanitation to protect other plants.