Capsicum
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Anthonomus eugenii
Pepper Weevil
Anthonomus eugenii, the pepper weevil, is a small curculionid beetle and major agricultural pest of cultivated peppers (Capsicum spp.). Native to Mexico, it has spread throughout Central America, the Caribbean, the southern United States, and has been intercepted in more northern regions including Canada and Europe through imported infested fruit. The species completes its entire immature development within pepper fruits, making it particularly difficult to control with conventional insecticides. Females exhibit host-marking behavior, depositing pheromones that deter subsequent oviposition by conspecifics.
Lineodes triangulalis
Lineodes triangulalis is a small crambid moth described by Möschler in 1890. It is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, northern South America, and the southern United States (Florida and Texas). The forewings measure 7.7–9.7 mm. Larvae have been reared on Capsicum frutescens leaves, indicating a host association with pepper plants.