strawberry pests

I would cut any old leaves off and any flowers / fruit as it is getting late in the season and as they are this year's plants it will help to conserve energy for next year's harvest. I have hens but not in my veg garden so I don't know if they would do any damage to the crowns as they pick off the bugs. It might be better to spray them as some bugs like greenfly can infect plants with viruses - don't know if capsids do.

Strawberry flavoured chicken..... now there's a novelty 

I think I will give it a go and if the crowns are getting too scratched up I'll just hoik the chickens off  and re-net. Thought it would be a green way to get rid of the bugs and the chickens would love it! They've already de-bugged the beans bed really well but it was empty.
Lerner... any fule no the resipy for strorbery omlet........
Thanks for the help guys...
 

There we go..... just as I said, "Im no fooool!"

Strawberry omlette sounds intersting....... 

Thanks Lerner.
I spent ages trying to think of a clever riposte to your strawberry chicken crack and came up with eggs....omelette....but I must admit I've never tried a strawberry one!!! Pancake would be nice....icecream.....mmmmm
Anyway I cut off about 5 lbs of unripe fruit (most were healthy:() and all unpollinated flowers, scraped off the straw and there were LOADS of bugs. Left it uncovered for the girls to root around  and they ignored it completely , preferring to chase spiders and woodlice when I raked up branches and leaves for a bonnie. Can't blame them....less effort.

Sorry! Just noticed I keep spelling your name wrong!
Better get some kip!