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The bottom ends of my strawbs look like the skin has been eaten off, another plotholder says this is some kind of beetle that eats the strwawberry seeds, any thoughts?

CoMpO

Could be slugs, mice, voles ?

No this is a different kind of damage, the outer lower skin has been nibbled away, and it has gone brown also looks like the seeds have been eaten out

Lots of others have it on the plot too

Hi Compo

Sounds like this fellow may be the culprit



Harpalus rufipes - aka Strawberry seed beetle



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