Of the Vietnamese chili farmers who encountered virus-like disease symptoms, 74% used fungicides, which indicates a need for training. In Tamil Nadu, this was 46%,while only a few Thai farmers used fungicides against virus disease symptoms. Virtually no farmers in any of the three countries indicated that they had deliberately selected virus-resistant chili varieties. Similar to the case of tomato, Thai chili farmers protected themselves better while spraying pesticides than did chili farmers
in Vietnam or Tamil Nadu.