Insect Pests on Chili Pepper

fruitworm

fruitworm damage

Tomato fruitworm
(Helicoverpa armigera)
boring into fruit

aphids

sooty mold

Cotton aphid
(Aphis gossypii)
sooty mold

thrips

leaf curling

Thrips
(Several species)
leaf cupping

mites

fruit scars

Broad mite
(Polyphagotarsonemus latus)
dry lvs., fruit scars

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