Actually, strawberries are one of the few fruits that humans have cultivated to be less sweet than they used to be, as they used to be very sweet, but also very prone to diseases, parasites and cold temperatures, so they were crossbred with a similar fruit that was fairly bitter, but much more resilient.
Could’ve just went >>2424p instead.
Edited because: Forgot to click "No Parse".
The ponies could just use magic to protect them from insects.
Maybe.
But maybe strawberries in Equestria were cultivated differently from the ones we have here.
That’s interesting.
Of course its a changeling strawberries are bleh.