Leaf Curl on Strawberries

What to do about leaf curl on everbearing strawberries? We had 50 new ever-bearing strawberries planted in early April. They were just doing great until yesterday. Over 80% of the well developed plants have real bad leaf curl. Cannot see any bugs or fungus, just bad curl. On one plant the leaves and stems were lying on the dirt. Can you give us any idea what the problem is? These plants are in a raised bed I built for just the berries with a PVC frame and netting for bird protection.

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 05/30/2014 @ 12:04 am

Since this is sudden, it could be due to fungus (especially if you’ve had a lot of moisture lately) or pests (like aphids or mites, which can be difficult to see). I would suggest treating the plants with Neem oil, which is both an effective (and safe) insecticide and fungicide. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/pests/neem-oil-uses.htm ^[1]

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