fruit borer problem

pinakbet · January 4, 2011

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERY ONE. MAY 2011 be a very productive year!

I have a healthy looking pepper plant with 7 developing pods...

I was happy to see that each pod grows bigger by the day. Then one by one, each unripe pod drops.. I saw a smaill pinhole on each pod and when I dissected the biggest pod, I saw fruit worms inside! How frustrating....

Not only I am experiencing thing on non-pungent peppers but on eggplants as well...

How do you prevent those pesky critters from damaging the fruits without using chemical pesticides... hot pepper spray doesn't seem to work.

Thanks...

January 4, 2011	#1
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	fruit borer problem First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERY ONE. MAY 2011 be a very productive year! I have a healthy looking pepper plant with 7 developing pods... I was happy to see that each pod grows bigger by the day. Then one by one, each unripe pod drops.. I saw a smaill pinhole on each pod and when I dissected the biggest pod, I saw fruit worms inside! How frustrating.... Not only I am experiencing thing on non-pungent peppers but on eggplants as well... How do you prevent those pesky critters from damaging the fruits without using chemical pesticides... hot pepper spray doesn't seem to work. Thanks...