Whats eating my Gochu Peppers?

[BeerPimp]

I brought in my Gochu plant and put it under my 8 bulb T5 HO. Plus a Scotch Bonnet. Whatever is ruining my Gochu peppers does not like scotch bonnets because they leave that plant alone. I have seen a small. The Gochu has been producing peppers no problem inside. I saw one pepper with two holes in it that then rotted. I removed it and was ok for a while. But today I looked at my peppers and 4 of the ones that were ready to pick had 2 holes in them and were going bad. Every once and a while I see what look like nats. But I found this on the 4th pepper I picked off what is it?

I would have broke out my macro lens and tripod and took a better picture but I was in a hurry to leave. Will Neem oil kill it?

 

[Scovie]

it looks like a larva of some sort.

haha. I'm not an expert on this but someone will show up and tell you what you are asking.
my guess would be Neem oil, but I ain't a grower.

and Welcome to THP!

 

[Scarlet Fire]

Neem is probably good for whatever that guy grows into, but at the larval stage I would think Diatomaceous Earth would be the way to go. Dry those suckers out, cheap and organic style.

 

[BeerPimp]

I looked but he was the only one on the plant. Well that I could see.

 

[DocNrock]

You could also try Bacillus thuringiensis. Completely organic. Infects caterpillars/maggots and kills them. Here is one commercially available example: http://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/thuricide-bacillus-thuringiensis-bt-concentrate-caterpillars?gclid=CMnPxICV3LICFUjhQgod2UQAVA

Bonus: it's the only thing I've found that had ridded my persistent leaf miner problem.

You could also try spinosad.

 

[stickman]

Hopefully this website is useful for you...

http://www.hort.ucon...htms/pprmag.htm

The pic looks more like a European Corn Borer than a Pepper Maggot.