i hate aphids... i overwintered a hab & cayennne plant for my buddy last year... i didnt realize his plants were horribly infected with aphids, before i knew what was happening i was prunig the heck out of my plants, then when i thought the plants might come back my cat knocked them all over and they dropped 4 feet to the ground and half of them died, here it is one year later and I havent even recovered from the experience, let alone those poor plants, may they rest in piece in the compost pile and provide nutrients for other newer stronger peppers...