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?
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Could be slugs, mice, voles ?
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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
Lots of others have it on the plot too
If I am not on the plot, I am not happy.........
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Hi Compo
Sounds like this fellow may be the culprit
Harpalus rufipes - aka Strawberry seed beetle
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jhRx ... le&f=false
Sounds like this fellow may be the culprit
Harpalus rufipes - aka Strawberry seed beetle
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jhRx ... le&f=false