What eats muscadines?

* Birds: Birds such as robins, cardinals and mockingbirds are known to eat muscadines, especially when the fruit is ripe.

* Raccoons: Raccoons are also fond of muscadines and will often raid vineyards to eat the fruit.

* Opossums: Opossums will eat muscadines, but they are not as common a pest as raccoons and birds.

* Deer: Deer will sometimes eat muscadines if they are available.

* Insects: Insects such as wasps, bees and beetles can also damage muscadines by eating the fruit or damaging the leaves and stems of the plant.