How do I keep bugs from eating my strawberries

How do I keep bugs from eating my strawberries
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Spray around your strawberry plants with a mixture of weak bleach water (bleach 10% in water 90%), this should stop or at least slow down the Japanese Beetle (the bug responsible for enjoying your plants more that you). -Birdy
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