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 ...

A Terrestrial snail sucker, a snake common to South America, has been caught feasting on an invasive bean slug in a car park in Mexico. This finding could lead to new methods of control for this ...

There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs.

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

There are many ways to keep slugs out of your yard and away from your plants, ranging from traps and distractions to hands-on ...

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 ...

Nothing beats a warm spring rain to bring on the slime patrol. When it comes to slugs and snails in the garden, and boy do we have a ton of them on the North Coast, a good approach is to think of ...

Q: My fellow gardeners encouraged me to contact North Dakota State University Extension with my hosta issue. The hostas are planted in a shady area, are three years old, and have been happy until this ...

If you're looking for slug repellent plants then you've come to the right place. Here we round up the best plants – flowers, crops and shrubs – that will not fall prey to these slippery garden ...