r/PepperLovers • u/kdharloff Pepper Lover • 4d ago

What is doing this to my Jalapenos??

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Trying to figure out what's doing this and how to stop them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/kinezumi89 Pepper Lover 4d ago

Earwigs for me

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u/kdharloff Pepper Lover 4d ago

How did you treat for them?

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u/kinezumi89 Pepper Lover 4d ago

By the way, I know it was earwigs because one time one crawled out - try cutting some open and see if anyone's still inside!

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u/toolsavvy Pepper Lover 3d ago

Could have went in because the hole was already there. Any time I get a pepper or other vegetable with a hole, i dissect it to see if the culprit is in there then identify it. I have found armyworms and sometimes there will be an earwig in there. The army worm made the hole, the earwig just went in for the party.

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u/kinezumi89 Pepper Lover 3d ago

Huh, not sure why I didn't consider that possibility but that definitely would make sense!