are essentially snails without shells, terrestrial cousins of clams and oysters. They are gastropods, slime-producing mollusks that carry their stomachs inside their single “foot,” which is also their ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and ...

Have you ever wondered if slugs can smile — or if they even have teeth? Their smooth bodies and simple appearance might ...

A Red Slug, Arion rufus, climbing over a Cleavers or Goosegrass plant growing in the wild. - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images You may have noticed those slimy slugs wreaking havoc in your garden. After ...

Slugs are wreaking havoc across British gardens as the wet weather continues into summer 2024. Gardening legend Alan Tichmarsh has compared them to bed bugs, admitting he chucks them over his fence to ...

ADAMA’s Ferrabait slug pellets offer fast feeding cessation and long-lasting protection for cereals, vegetables and broad-field crops.

Gardeners have been warned not to kill slugs or snails, in a bid to save the UK's declining wild bird population. Bird numbers in the UK have steadily declined in the UK in the past 50 years and 48% ...

Slugs and their slimy trails can be a real nuisance in the garden. They can cause significant damage to your vegetable plants and leave your garden beds unsightly. Some suggestions to deter garden ...

Snails and slugs thrive when the weather is rainy and beds are regularly irrigated. (Patrick Pleul/AP) Since spring, frequent rains have been keeping things on the soggy side and causing a myriad of ...