Wow, those can’t be good! Use insecticide soap and Neem
Oil
CallMeBuffaloBill
Rule of thumb, if there are no other insects on the plant, it’s almost always a foe. If there are known foes, then friends may be arriving to take care of the situation, but if not – what business do these have being there? You know?
deathdealerAFD
Have to observe honestly. Looks like what we call potatoe bugs, or rolly polys. But they generally break down rotting material like soft wood, old leaves etc. Wouldn’t expect to see them congregating on a healthy stem like that. Definitely right to call a red flag on this.
30secMAN
Just do you’re aware /r/hotpeppers will answer questions about any peppers and it’s much more active community. I’m a new grower so I can’t speak with authority, all I know is when these popped up so did a couple of huge greenhorn caterpillar plant eaters.
Healthy_Map6027
Mealy bug
Frank_Humungus
Definitely Mealy Bugs (bad). Not to be confused with Mealybug Destroyer larvae, which look similar, but are larger. Those guys are awesome.
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Wow, those can’t be good! Use insecticide soap and Neem
Oil
Rule of thumb, if there are no other insects on the plant, it’s almost always a foe. If there are known foes, then friends may be arriving to take care of the situation, but if not – what business do these have being there? You know?
Have to observe honestly. Looks like what we call potatoe bugs, or rolly polys. But they generally break down rotting material like soft wood, old leaves etc. Wouldn’t expect to see them congregating on a healthy stem like that. Definitely right to call a red flag on this.
Just do you’re aware /r/hotpeppers will answer questions about any peppers and it’s much more active community. I’m a new grower so I can’t speak with authority, all I know is when these popped up so did a couple of huge greenhorn caterpillar plant eaters.
Mealy bug
Definitely Mealy Bugs (bad). Not to be confused with Mealybug Destroyer larvae, which look similar, but are larger. Those guys are awesome.
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