I use bird net for trees to cover my patches. It was eaten by birds? or something? But keeping the nets on I haven't had a problem in the last 2 years. good luck mary d

We had a problem here with raccoons killing our chickens, koi, but they never bothered the fruit. They would sit high in the oak tree with a dying chicken in their mouth and smile at you, before scampering off over fences. Possums, rats, birds, and squirrels are more likely to go after fruit.
The local animal control officer said that the walk-in traps would work for catching squirrels and possums, but that the raccoons were too smart to be trapped. It we caught a raccoon, they would pick it up, but otherwise, we were on our own.
What finally worked for us is that we have a pair of smart parrots in a large, very solid breeding cage in the back yard. The male parrot makes a special squawking fuss when there are intruders, day and night, and our three dogs rush out and chase the intruders off as a pack.