Pepper mottle was first recognized as a new strain of PVY infecting peppers in Arizona in 1969 [REF].
This virus infects many species of Solanaceae, including several species of Capsicum (i.e. C. annuum, C. frutescens), Datura spp., Lycopersicon esculentum, Physalis floriana, tobacco (Nicotiana spp.) and nightshade (Solanum sp.) (2,4).