Could very well be slugs! Put out that beer or some bait.

-Marie

Things that have eaten my strawberries and the signs:

Birds - They leave one or two deep gouges in the reddest part of the berry. I am told that most bird damage can be deterred by giving them a nearby source of water.

Squirrels - They remove the berry and take it to a nearby preferred feeding spot, which can be a tree stump, a fence post, up in a tree, or even just the sidewalk. They drop any green parts and the "tops" of the strawberries where they eat.

Slugs - The surface of the berry will be slimed and missing.

Pillbugs - The berry will have various holes in it, usually near the bottom of the berry (as opposed to the gouges of a bird, which will be near the top of the berry).

Slug and pillbug damage can be seen on the same berries, with a few holes in the berry surrounded by slimed surface. Or if you're extra lucky, you'll find a small slug or pillbug inside the berry working away.

Humans - An entire section will be picked clean and there will be no signs except footprints. Only fully ripe berries will be missing (partially ripe ones, which a squirrel would take, will be left behind by most people). Harder to get to plants might still have all their fruit.

I've never had trouble with deer or rabbits, so I can't comment on their patterns.

The thing that has me stumped is that the berries hadn't even begun to turn red, they were still very immature. They were there one day and then overnite they were all gone-every one of them- and no trace of slime, leaves, bugs, or anything! They were simply picked clean of the immature fruits. We live in a very secluded area, so humans are not even suspect, plus who would want small green berries?

Do garter snakes eat berries?

I am at a total loss here...

linda

I have no idea what would eat immature berries. Even the squirrels discard that part!

Chipmunks raid ours. Seems odd that yours haven't even changed color yet.

Lynn

Lynn, I moved them earlier in the spring, so they may have gotten a late start.
They probably would have turned red by now had the ___________ not gotten to them first!

Linda

Ants?