RE: [CH] Bug Repellant Pepper plants??

Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAV-EMH1.ARMY.MIL)
Thu, 27 May 1999 09:04:08 -0500

	>Anyone esle out there noticed a difference between the level of
infestation
	>and species.

	Yeah, I've had a bug chewing on the leaves
	of some of my plants.  They seem to prefer
	the annuum and chinense, while leaving the
	baccatum unscathed, and only one tiny hole
	in one of 5 rocotos.  A little Sevin stopped
	that problem, and I found a little brownish
	worm in its death throes, so I humanely
	squished it out of its misery.  Interestingly,
	during hardening-off I brought some aphids 
	into the house.  I removed them by hand 
	and spraying water.  Since putting the plants
	in the garden, the aphids have not returned,
	(and they were in the ground for over a week
	before the pesticide application).

	Scott... No, my middle name is not
	Contractor... KCK