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    What's eating my Peppers

    This year I've grown two pepper plants and every single pepper has has a hole inside. What pesky creature is causing this and how do I stop them?

    Whatever it is they have left my chillis alone


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  • #2
    I had the occasional snail on mine - holes were a bit bigger though.

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    • #3
      I can see that there are leaves that have also been eaten from the edge inwards... I'd associate that with a caterpillar type bug.

      Have you checked under all the leaves?
      The proof of the growing is in the eating.
      Leave Rotten Fruit.
      Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potasium - potash.
      Autant de têtes, autant d'avis!!!!!
      Il n'est si méchant pot qui ne trouve son couvercle.

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      • #4
        If it is caterpillars you probably won't see then 'cos they are living very happily INSIDE the peppers !!!!
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          There is certainly a moth caterpillar that does the same thing to tomato's.
          Potty by name Potty by nature.

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          We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

          Aesop 620BC-560BC

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          • #6
            One of the plants has the same problem but I only have a hole in one the peppers.
            I think I should be ok to eat. Although I did read online that something could have lied eggs inside the pepper.....!!!
            @thecluelessgardener

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            • #7
              Or if its a caterpillar it will have pooped every where. For the sake of one pepper throw it on the compost heap.
              Potty by name Potty by nature.

              By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


              We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

              Aesop 620BC-560BC

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              • #8
                I had similar and it was an earwig type bug....
                Never test the depth of the water with both feet

                The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

                Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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                • #9
                  I caught a little bright green caterpillar red handed this morning,curled over the edge of a half bitten leave,looked at the others,still holes but nothing to see,them's very sneaky,also caught a big fat orangy brown slug in the poly,aprox 2.5 feet up the melon plant,clinging to a melon,thought i was seeing things,fortunately no marks on the fruit,
                  sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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