Symptoms and signs
Bacterial spot occurs on peppers and tomatoes. Many of the disease features are similar for both crops. The focus of the information presented here is on pepper. Worldwide, 16.5 million metric tons (36 million tons) of peppers are grown for fresh consumption and for use in condiments. For many people in the U.S., the bell-shaped pepper fruit is the most familiar (Figure 1); however, non-bell-type peppers (Figure 2) are more widely grown.