Flowers are damaged
Flowers are severed from the cane by the strawberry weevil in the spring.
![clipper damage](https://berries.cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/10/clipperdamage.jpg)
Midge damage mimics winter injury, pistals, and stamens of infested buds show varying degree of necrosis. Bits of flower parts or frass are sometimes visible.
![midge](https://berries.cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/10/midge.jpg)
Winter injury of the can happen when unusually late frost/freezes occur and kill flower buds. The flower on the left is healthy, the flower on the right was damaged and will not develop into a fruit.
![frost injury](https://berries.cals.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/10/frost_injury.jpg)