How do I keep ants from eating my strawberries?

If ants are “eating” your strawberries, the real issue may not be the ants at all. In most cases, ants are attracted to the sugars after another pest—such as slugs, snails, birds, squirrels, or even voles—has already damaged the fruit. In this video, UT Extension Horticulturist Celeste Scott covers practical solutions for ant control, including using diatomaceous earth, improving garden sanitation, and keeping strawberries off the ground with mulch, straw, pine needles, or even vertical strawberry towers.

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