First thing. The plant has been sunburned. It was not used to the direct, unfiltered sunlight so it got "sunburned", much the same way that we do after being inside all winter. It is also probably suffering from the excessive heat that it was not accustomed to. Usually, affected leaves will turn a grayish color and it usually affects the older (lower) leaves the most. A lot of times they will wind up dying and falling off. This is fine, the plant will normally recover just fine as long as it wasn't totally fried.

The bugs, I am guessing are Aphids. They typically are not a terminal problem either except that your plant is already compromised and treating for the Aphids is going to be tough with the already suffering plant. The most common solution for Aphids is Insecticidal soap and Neem Oil, both of which are non-toxic solutions.

But, before you start treating for any pests, you need to get a more definitive pest ID and a better idea of what the plant condition currently is. If you could post a few photos of the plant itself showing the sun damage and then photos of the pests and their damage, it would help a lot.

Oh, and tell the hubby to keep his hands off the Ghost Pepper plant unless he wants you to spike his next Turkey Sandwich with Ghost Peppers.

Haha he has gotten a few earful a about touching it. The plant has always been very bushy with a lot of leaves but as in the pictures you can see the bare branches. The window it's in is the same window it's always been in (it's almost night here but it's usually brighter but not direct) I tried to get a better photo of the 'bugs' but basically they look sort of what lice looks like when it's enlarged.

Agree that its current appearance is definitely the result of not being hardened off properly before being put outside. The tender leaves got hit with too much direct sun and wind. Spray the plant with insecticidal soap to get rid of the aphids. Then take a step back and let the plant regrow.

Rodney

Awesome, thanks so much. Husband is staying away and I'll be getting the spray for it. Again, thank you.

Is that what the pods have always looked like? If so, not a Bhut Jolokia.

Josh

The two in those photos are much smaller then the ones we've gotten in the past but for that's what they've looked like.

The reason for questioning pepper variety is the Ghost Pepper, AKA Bhut Jolokia, doesn't look like your pod, Ghost Pepper Pix.

Definitely not a ghost pepper. Possibly a Red Habanero.