placing strawberries in salt water to force hidden larvae out of the fruit.
This method may sometimes cause small organisms to emerge, but it should not be considered a guaranteed method for making contaminated fruit safe.
If strawberries are heavily infested, damaged, or spoiled, discarding them is the safer option.
There is also no need to deliberately expose yourself to insects simply to test whether strawberries contain larvae.
How Can You Reduce the Risk?
There are several simple ways to reduce the chance of eating damaged or contaminated fruit.
