How to Fight Pepper Weevils

During fruit development and at harvest, remove culled or dropped fruit from the field. Immediately following harvest, remove and destroy fruit from the field and the surrounding areas. Shred and disc pepper plant residue. If pepper weevil is a problem, rotate to another crop next season.

How do you get rid of pepper weevils?
Are pepper weevils harmful?
Where do pepper weevils come from?
What can I spray on pepper plants for bugs?
Can pepper weevils fly?
What is laying eggs on my pepper plant?
Should I throw out flour with weevils?
How do you kill weevils naturally?
Should I throw away rice with weevils?
Do aphids fly?
What is eating my pepper plant leaves?

How do you get rid of pepper weevils?

In areas where pepper weevils can overwinter, field sanitation, weed management, and crop rotation are important. Crop free periods with destruction of alternate hosts (including solanaceous weeds) can eliminate larvae and pupae and lower weevil populations in an area.

Are pepper weevils harmful?

Weevils, whether in larval or adult stage, are not harmful to humans or animals. Although it may seem unsavory to you, they can be eaten along with any food they have infested without causing any ill effects. ... If weevils eat the grains and die, observers know pesticides are present.

Where do pepper weevils come from?

The origin of the pepper weevil likely is Mexico, though it has spread throughout most of Central America and the Caribbean, and to the southern USA. Pepper weevil was first found in the United States in Texas, in 1904, reaching California in 1923 and Florida in 1935.

What can I spray on pepper plants for bugs?

Insects on pepper plants can be especially hard on the plant; however, they're usually not incredibly serious since you usually can remove most of them simply by picking them off by hand or by spraying them with soapy water. You can also use Neem oil as it works well on peppers.

Can pepper weevils fly?

Because adult pepper weevils are very mobile and can fly, growers need to be wary that the pest will migrate to their fields.

What is laying eggs on my pepper plant?

European corn borer moths tend to congregate in tall grassy areas around field margins, called action sites. Females fly into fields at night to lay their eggs. ... Eggs are round and flattened and overlap each other like fish scales. Often they are placed on the underside of the pepper leaf near the midrib.

Should I throw out flour with weevils?

Flour weevils are safe to consume — to a point

If you have a really intense case of weevils, definitely throw the product in the trash bin because it could be spoiled or a source of foodborne illness (via the University of Idaho).

How do you kill weevils naturally?

White vinegar is also known to kill pesky pantry weevils. After rinsing your shelves with soapy water, wipe them down with white vinegar to prevent a future infestation from occurring. Removing weevils from your pantry is an extensive process.

Should I throw away rice with weevils?

If you really can't stomach the idea of eating weevils, you don't have to throw the food away. Instead: Grains can be used as bird feed.

Do aphids fly?

Although aphids cannot fly for most of their life cycle, they can escape predators and accidental ingestion by herbivores by dropping off the plant onto the ground. ... They are often attended by ants, for the honeydew they produce and are carried from plant to plant by the ants through their tunnels.

What is eating my pepper plant leaves?

Pepper Weevils.

Pepper weevils are somewhat small insects with a hard body. They have a long proboscis that they utilize to eat pepper plant leaves and other tissues. Both their larvae and adult versions eat pepper plant leaves and pods. The larvae cause the most damage to pepper plant fruits.