Hi All,
So as my first superhots started to ripen (TS Cardi Yellow) I noticed a few brown spots on some.
Hoped all was well and it was just a discolouration.
All that had the spots have now rotted prior to ripening, pic below.
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I picked this morning and a maggot (larvae) of some kind has come out after an hour of being in the plastic bag. Little bugger jumps too.
Have a heap of the TS cardi pods I will need to destroy.
Looks like Fruit fly to me, which we get here in Brisbane a lot. Your thoughts?
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Also does this spot on a Reaper look like the same kind of thing having been stung, or just how they ripen?
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Before I start with fruit fly traps/baits just want a quick confirmation...
So as my first superhots started to ripen (TS Cardi Yellow) I noticed a few brown spots on some.
Hoped all was well and it was just a discolouration.
All that had the spots have now rotted prior to ripening, pic below.
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.staticflickr.com%2F1660%2F24590380786_76bb5512d4_c.jpg&hash=4645415720623fea6e810d2f99bc0fe3)
I picked this morning and a maggot (larvae) of some kind has come out after an hour of being in the plastic bag. Little bugger jumps too.
Have a heap of the TS cardi pods I will need to destroy.
Looks like Fruit fly to me, which we get here in Brisbane a lot. Your thoughts?
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.staticflickr.com%2F1687%2F24534520231_36a4fd9b1f_c.jpg&hash=6253b148fb1cdc02f7beedf5d9acd888)
Also does this spot on a Reaper look like the same kind of thing having been stung, or just how they ripen?
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.staticflickr.com%2F1668%2F23988406004_6d3f2d3ccc_c.jpg&hash=cc0f163bcb21628dc84bd675f043d5db)
Before I start with fruit fly traps/baits just want a quick confirmation...