No idea salavene. I did get a good look at them when I opened it up in photobucket and enlarged it though. I would do the same and post it to the Garden Clinic forum.

Keep us updated.

Kevin

Never seen that insect before. Yeah, keep us posted.

Stoney

Salevene, that appears to be a pepper weevil. As for getting them off your peppers, try the links advice - there are a few organic options in there for management. Hope this helps you.

Jay

Here is a link that might be useful: Pepper Weevils

Are you sure those aren't aphids? They are the right size and ants farm aphids because they like the sticky substance aphids leave behind after munching on your plants. Is this what you are dealing with:
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Suspect buffalo tree hoppers.

Eggs are inserted into stems. Babies are bristly things, adults aren't. Squish on sight.

They also attack tomatoes and eggplants.

see this
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/PESTS/buftrehop.html

Here is a link that might be useful: buffalo tree hoppers

Aphids aren't that big.

Just another life stage of what you had before salavene, according to jean(who knows her stuff).

Kevin

Yup, definitely think it could be the buffalo treehopers from other pics I've found... also seem to be doing the same type of "damage" to the plant as the ones in the later life stage.

Thanks Jean/Kevin.