OUR flip flop summer – with sun one minute and downpours the next – can make it hard to know what to expect. And the ...

Slugs and snails can decimate your tender young plants overnight, but there's one solution that's found in your kitchen, ...

Snails and slugs require a moist habitat, so they are most active at night or on cloudy or foggy days. They are also hermaphroditic, meaning every individual has the potential to mate and lay eggs.

Another approach is to bury little paper cups so that their rims are flush with ground level, then fill them with beer. The ...

Try Environmentally-Safe Baits Iron-phosphate baits are considered safe for other animals but deadly for slugs and snails. The pests eat the bait, stop feeding and die within a few days.

Growing one food in your garden can help deter pests such as slugs, snails, and aphids, all without the need for harmful ...

Gardeners have shared a 'very exciting' homemade remedy that they claim will 'instantly' deter slugs and snails from plants - and it involves a very common kitchen ingredient ...

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Herbs like garlic, thyme, and peppermint help keep slugs away when grown nearby or used in sprays. Flowers like marigolds, pansies, calendula, and dianthus lure slugs from other plants as natural ...

Slugs can wreak havoc in the garden, as they tend to feast on a range of plants and crops, particularly those which are young ...

Let’s tackle the pest argument first. We define pests based on perception. That means what we think of as a pest can change. The garden snail is a good example.

Fast Facts About Slow Slugs Slugs are essentially shell-less snails — they actually have a remnant of the shell within their body. A hermaphrodite, slugs are both male and female at the same time.