The Hot Pepper

Seriously. I feel your pain. "Stupid" probably isn't a strong enough word.

Yes, there is one very nasty expletive that comes to mind but as this is somewhat a "family" forum—and I very rarely, if at all, use the word anyway—I refrained from including it.
Still having problems with the little bastages yourself, are you?

You have recurring problems with mites don't you? If you keep killing them off and they come back they are probably hiding out in another plant near to your chillies. You should blast all the vegetation with neem or whatever you use for mites.

Been there, done that, but like with any pest, you are bound to miss some regardless of how thorough you are. The trouble with broad mites is they are extremely toxic and very few will still cause A LOT of damage. The fact that they are invisible to the naked eye doesn't help one bit either. By the time you see the signs and realize they are back, they have already injected their toxins and the damage is done.

Yeah, of the 6 plants of mine that got hit but still seemed to grow A BIT (tossed the others), only 1 really made it. The others lived, but that was it - all leaves were warped, and no pods.