what can i put on my strawberries to stop ,bugs from eating holes in allmost ripe berries

what can i put on my strawberries to stop ,bugs from eating holes in allmost ripe berries
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sound like a click beetle.................after the sun goes down............mix 1 teasp of liquid hand soap w 1 qt water and spray everything.  use a stick to get under leaves carefully spray and spray the ground near it.  I don't use any poisens on food products.
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