Question: what is eating my jalapeno plant leaves?
Answer: Worms. Cutworms, wireworms, tomato fruitworms and beet armyworms can wreak havoc on jalapeno pepper plants. ... Tomato fruitworms and beet armyworms damage leaves and peppers. All worms can be controlled by picking them off plants by hand or by attracting beneficial insects to the garden that eat these worms.