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Ghost peppers are saving U.S. grasslands—by scaring off hungry miceBy Elizabeth GamilloAug. 3, 2018 , 3:00 PMConservationists trying to restore the United States’s grasslands kept running into a problem: As soon as they planted the seeds meant to bring back native flora, hungry mice would gobble them up. In an effort to deter the rodents, biologists tried coating the seeds with capsaicin, the active ingredient that gives chili peppers their signature fiery taste. It worked: Dusting the seeds with chili powder reduced the numberhttp://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/ghost-peppers-are-saving-us-grasslands-scaring-hungry-mice
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So what happens (via cross pollination) when the grasslands become too hot to eat for any other creature? You might laugh, but a couple of years ago, we got some bell peppers that had to have the scoville content of a poblano.
That only works with the actual plants though... not the seeds. And poblanos are relatively mild (my favorite pepper).