Green Chilli Pepper - Agricultural pest

Green chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) grow on a plant, with a harmful sap-sucking aphid colony sitting on the damaged fruits of the chili plant. Beneficial pollinators, such as the marmalade hoverfly, rest on the fruits and leaves in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on January 06, 2026. Green chilli peppers are a popular, pungent Indian chili known for their spicy flavor, vibrant dark green color, and elongated shape, widely used in cooking for curries, chutneys, and stir-fries. Green chilli pepper plant pests include aphids, thrips, spider mites, whiteflies, and caterpillars, which cause curled leaves, stunted growth, or, in the case of grubs, root damage. (Footage by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)