Trinidad Moruga Scorpion (Yellow Brain Strain) World's Hottest Pepper(30+ Seeds) This is the pepper strain everyone is talking about: the Trinidad Scorpion "Moruga."Genuine Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Seeds from 2,000,000 Scoville (30 Organic Seeds) The Scorpion pepper is from the Southern part of the Caribbean, As such, the seed requires higher temperatures to germinate that conventional pepper varieties native to the US The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, indigenous to the district of Moruga in Trinidad and Tobago, is the NEW WORLD'S HOTTEST CHILLI PEPPER. The New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute has identified the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as the newest hottest pepper in the world as of 16 February 2012. According to the New Mexico State University Chili Institute, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion ranks at 2,009,231 SHU on the Scoville scale, making it the hottest pepper in the world to date. The golf ball-sized pepper scored the highest among a handful of chilli breeds reputed to be among the hottest in the world. Its average heat topped more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville heat scale, while fruits from some individual plants reached 2 million heat units.