**1. Introduction**

Sweet pepper (*C. annuum* L.) and tomato crops occupy most of the area among protected species around the world. Pepper cultivation is almost entirely carried out in open fields; however, the extension of protected, greenhouse-cultivated peppers has intensively increased [1]. Sweet pepper is one of the very important crops worldwide. *C. annuum* includes hot as well as sweet pepper varieties. The world's main pepper-producing countries include China, Mexico, and Turkey, with over 17.4, 2.7, and 2.5 million pepper tons in 2016, respectively [2].

Other European countries and Canada are important producers of greenhouse peppers, with 135 million kg of peppers grown where yield is ≤12 t/ha, and sweet pepper is subject to several pests [3], such as beetles [4], caterpillars [5], aphids [6], and thrips [7]. Alternative control methods of pests to exclusively use of insecticides and integrated pest management (IPM) such as cultural, biological, and chemical treatments were used to manage sweet pepper pests [3].
