Sort by. I have actually found them eating the strawberries while I have been picking them. This is the first year I have ever had a problem with woodlice eating my strawberries but there are hundreds of them and they’ve got a taste for my strawberries. I used a Brinno TLC timelapse camera to catch what was eating mine, as soon as they start turning red - a cockroach! I'm looking for something easy to apply even if it needs to be done multiple times. Here and here are two pictures. Many animals enjoy eating strawberries (Fragaria spp. share. Various species of fruit-eating birds -- including finches, orioles and robins -- can severely damage or consume strawberry plants greatly reducing your crop. What bug is eating my strawberries, leaving them hollow? Page 1 of 1: Just as my strawberries are ripening and starting to look lush, I find that the pesky woodlice have been feasting on all the best, ripest ones! Anyway great post. This has been happening for years and it is angering me!!! best. If birds and other pests are destroying your dreams of strawberry fields forever, take heart. Anyway great post. I have only just found your site, and I would like to offer my tale of woe. I'm a beginner, but one thing I'm sure of is that I don't want to use chemical pesticides in our garden. 66% Upvoted. I have only just found your site, and I would like to offer my tale of woe. You love the taste of those sweet, juicy strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) -- but so do the mice in your yard. in Grow Your Own - Page 1 of 1 Any help would be great. I would come back every few nights till the ripened strawberry was totally eaten. ), but you can slow the path of destruction. What is eating my strawberries? 5 comments. I don’t understand it maybe it’s a collective conscience thing or something. Birds. Also, there seemed to be no big difference between those who downed tons of strawberries and those who ate them on a fairly regular basis. it is not an insect , but I dont know what it is , I see robins around them alot I know it not rabbits , (the coyotes have just about wiped them out here) . Insects are smaller and less obvious than birds and mammals, but they can cause significant damage to your strawberries . Eating foods such as strawberries, grapes, watermelon, and cantaloupe that are high in water content and fiber can help hydrate the body and maintain regular bowel movements. save hide report. I caught it on film and posted it on YouTube (search for "Strawberry Horror"). Yikes, they've given me the creeps, I don't think anyone has dropped their much loved strawberries so quickly. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. This thread is archived. What is eating my strawberries in the garden? This This Woodlice are Eating my Strawberries! something is taking bites out of my strawberries , they wont bother the berry till it is almost red enough to pick then it takes bites out of them .