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Fantastic Glog! I didn't expect to see Miracle Fruit here, I've been trying to get my hands on some seeds for a while now. Does anyone know of a reputable source for exotics (seeds) of this nature in Europe? I've only stumbled upon some Chinese sellers, the kinds who sell "rainbow roses" and...

Amazing! I've never even heard of this species before. Great pictures as well. Shame it wouldn't set fruit, such is the predicament of those living with frost. Incredible nonetheless, please do update the thread if anything comes out of the cuttings.

Looks more like BER/Anthracnose/Sunscald type of damage to me, rather than a pest.

  Green guy is a pale green assassin bug nymph, I'd say.

I think it's called a suntan. Sunburn, as I understand it, is a negative occurrence where the pod is actually damaged. Suntan is neutral and just a way of protecting the pods from intense sunlight. It'll go away as the pods ripen.

It's a bit hard to tell, but I'd assume those are molted aphid exoskeletons. I'd try to find living aphids and identify the little caterpillars before applying any compounds and solutions. If you don't have many plants, you'd be surprised what a few neighborhood hungry ladybug larvae or other...

Planting peppers in pots without drainage holes is just asking for trouble. Adding coarse material at the bottom doesn't actually help with drainage, and could even make the medium soggier by reducing soil volume and raising the saturated perched water table. This has been shown in many studies...

Definitely not a ladybug, it's most likely a stink bug nymph. Note that some stink bug species are predatory insects, most notably within the Podisus genus. Rough stink bugs, for example, will eat both plants (mostly leaves) and other insects. Most predatory stink bugs are general predators that...

Paprika just means pepper here. Pepper taxonomy is one deep scary rabbit hole.

  But he just agreed with you...  :think:  :P

Insect damage. Not sure what it is.

Active ingredient of Azamax is Azadirachtin, and it is derived from neem seeds. Azamax should be better than Neem, but I've never used it or had to treat mites.

Post pictures.

  Isolate and raise them to adulthood, then kill them. Too cruel?

  Is there a trick to using q-tips? What always happens to me is the cotton part unwrapping a bit, catching and ripping stiles off. I had much better success using a fine paintbrush or just my fingertip.