I can't say about most of those pests but I certainly have a bird problem. Today I found here they had been snacking on my just ripe habaneros. However, I can see why--peppers evolved to get birds to eat the seed pods and dispurse the seeds so they're just doing their job. Putting water out for the birds or picking just ripe peppers seems to help. The birds in my yard are terrors and are always bothering my plants of all variety and occasionally flying off with them. Good luck!

Yes Marianne I anticipate birds being a problem. When I planted the seedlings, the birds came and pulled many of them out.... leaving water would deter them some?

Thanks!

K.

Water seems to help as they're after peppers when they're thirsty but I can decide if that's true or if the water I leave out makes any difference.

Thank you Marianne. I will get a couple of bird feeders and a bird bath....Although I think the birds feel very comfortable and safe in my yard otherwise there would not be so many of them, nests an all, so I don't know if my showing greater hospitality towards them will distract them into leaving my red peppers alone. I will give it a shot though.

K.