Please have a look at my chili pepper,
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I think maggots are living inside the fruits. Please, is there any way to avoid the maggots?
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Doesn't it look like BER? either that or blight...Do hot peppers get them too? Why do you think there are maggots? And if there are, could it be because the fruits were already spoiled? Have they experienced uneven watering or too much watering? ARe ther lesions like this on the foliage as well?
HOM are you thinking Neem as fungicide or insecticide?
Huh! These are all questions!
HOM are you thinking Neem as fungicide or insecticide?
Huh! These are all questions!
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I picked the affected chili, put them in a platic bag and put it in rubbish bin.hit or miss wrote:Did you slice one open to see? Interesting problem that I've never seen. I'd be tempted to pick the affected chili's and throw them far away and see if it helps. An application of Neem might be a good preventative after you've done that.
Well, I don't think it is a problem of uneven or over watering. The leaves are very healthy. The fruits are spoiled by maggots.applestar wrote:Doesn't it look like BER? either that or blight...Do hot peppers get them too? Why do you think there are maggots? And if there are, could it be because the fruits were already spoiled? Have they experienced uneven watering or too much watering? ARe ther lesions like this on the foliage as well?
HOM are you thinking Neem as fungicide or insecticide?
Huh! These are all questions!