Survey was conducted in major chilli growing four districts of Karnataka and three districts of Andhra Pradesh during 2011-12 showed a gall midge Asphondylia capparis (Rubsamaan) peak activity was noticed during I Fortnight of December 2011 with a highest population of 28.00 per 100 malformed fruits recorded from Yadgir of Karnataka and 15.00 per 100 malformed fruits from Kammam district of Andhra Pradesh. Later it was super ceded by hymenopteran gall former, Goethella asulcata (Girault) with a maximum population of 45.50 from Yadgiri in Karnataka followed by Ceratoneura indi (Girault) with a population of 31.00 per 100 malformed fruits during I Fortnight and II fortnight of January. Whereas, in Andra Pradesh Goethella asulcata and Ceratoneura indi population co-existed with a highest population of 54.00 and 26.00 per 100 malformed fruits from Guntur during II fortnight of January. Biology of predominant gall former C. indi revealed that egg, larva and pupal period were 2.16, 5.25 and 3.16 days respectively with a total developmental period of 10.57 days.