different varieties.)? It's eating the leaves. I'm having a bit of trouble determining what exactly this pest is. It's not mining the leaves, and it's difficult to tell if there is any tiny droppings on the underside since their is coffee grinds mixed in the compost and soil. So when the plants are watered they splash up on the leaves. I am having difficulty finding ANY bugs any time I throughly examine the plants. I've got a bug mystery on my hands! I have found one bug type that I found on a nearby vine that was about the size of a lady bug. But more boxy in shape. It is shiny and is black and gold. I'm wondering if maybe this might be my culprit. And if so what it is. (I found about 4-5 of these things today) I have numerous other plants and herbs in my garden and none seem to be affected like my peppers have been. (Actually none have been chomped on except the peppers.) I did see 2 similar bugs last week. But these looked about the shape of aphids and were red in color. And my understanding is that aphids don't eat leaves, they just destroy them from the inside out basically. Can anyone tell me what my mystery bug is and how to bring them back under control? I'd really like to have peppers this year!
I have something in my garden that is attacking EVERY pepper plant I have(Several
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