Damage is more likely to occur in July and early August. Because control is needed before the caterpillar enters the fruit, early detection is important. Sevin and perhaps Rotenone will provide control. They can be picked off or washed off fruit. On rare occasions Colorado potato beetle will also infest peppers, particularly if other preferred hosts like tomato or eggplant are not nearby.
Beetles are fat oval with yellow-orange with black stripes.
Their larvae are fat, red, humpbacked grubs with 2 rows of black dots. Generally this beetle is resistant to insecticides. Hand-picking is probably the best alternative. Use disease-free planting mix or buy healthy transplants. Bacterial leaf spot .