In case you are curious how it looks.

Here is a link that might be useful: picture of plant

Hi,

Depending on how long it spent in its mailing tube (or box, etc.), it probably just needs some fresh air, water (if it was really dry), light and a little time to recover.

One other comment if I may; unless youÂre 110% sure you purged the aphids (or whatever other pest), never place an infected plant (confirmed or suspected) with other healthy plants. The risk of spreading the problem just isnÂt worth it. I would quarantine it until IÂm absolutely sure is rid of the problem.

Also, if I were you, I'd contact the vendor and register a complaint regarding the condition of the plant and the pests they included for free.

Bill

i got a bhut from the same people myself....it looked a little stressed from the trip itself...though i didnt have any aphids....just give it a little water and start hardening it off.....whatever you choose for the aphids...itll be fine

quick side question...did you get an actual pepper with your plant or just the plant itself?

JuicyJ... I just got one plant. I would've loved to have a pepper sent with it. Just to see what I am getting myself into. Rumor has it they are a little warm.

yea same here...hah
I ask though because I guess they're suposed to send one with each plant, I got my plant and it didn't have one.
But then I heard that it's only on request. =/

Yes, they're hot. Don't worry about the yellow color. Once they get heat and sun, as well as good soil, they'll green right up. Don't expect any real growth until the soil temps get to 70 or so. I live in Mystic, CT. Come on over and I'll give you one of mine from last year. Hot. Damn hot.

I received my plant form green earth a few weeks ago and it had small light green worm looking things on the tops of the leaves, not the bottom.

Are these aphids? All the images I find of aphids look like small insects instead of worms.

Anyone know what it is they may have and if so, how to treat it?

My plan was doing good getting it into the sun and watered, but now the leaves are dying off due tot he infestation.

oh man....im a noob at this myself...im not even sure luckily for me ive had nothing but aphid problems...so i couldnt really help that much as far as worms?
im sure someone else on here could and will be more helpful than myself....the only thing i would say is try spraying the infestation off gently with a hose then sprayin that sucker down with some insecticide

anyone else? more knowledgable than me

fffgt... I might have to take you up on that. I have to work around Boston this coming week.

amaenza... Not had anything look like worms on my plants here in MI. Haven't had any critters till now. I'm sure if there were pictures available then it would be a lot easier to help you out.

At a closer look, they are not worms, I think they are aphids. They look like little insects sitting on the top leaves of my pepper.

Can they cause the burn looking damage at the edge of my leaves?

I am including 3 pictures, one is of the damage, 1 is of the overall plant, and 1 is of my finger next to a blurry green dot (to scale the size of the insect to my finger)

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you know yea...that might be aphids...thought keep checking UNDER the leaves since thats where they tend to kick it

in which case gently wipe them off by hand or gently spray them off with the hose.....you can mix up about a table spoon to a table spoon and a half of dish washing liquid in a spray bottle with some water...hit it real good with that...making sure to get under all the leaves...do that about once every 1-2 weeks and youll be good to go!