Birds Like Strawberry Too

Mar 6, 2021

Most of you know that birds are a real terror in blueberry, so much that netting is mandatory for blueberry growers across the country.  Be it as it may that strawberries sustain a lot less damage from birds than do blueberry, strawberry growers are not exempt from this issue, which we have pictured below.  

By Mark Bolda
Author - Farm Advisor, Strawberries & Caneberries
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Clear damage from bird feeding on what many know to be the seeds of strawberry.

Clear damage from bird feeding on what many know to be the seeds of strawberry.

 Birds don't just feed on the seeds though, and can get into the flesh of the fruit as well. Clearly, this fruit is not marketable since it is a quarter eaten already.

Birds don't just feed on the seeds though, and can get into the flesh of the fruit as well. Clearly, this fruit is not marketable since it is a quarter eaten already.