There are numerous non-toxic, eco-friendly methods to control slugs and snails without harming beneficial insects, pets, or the environment. Slugs and snails are most active at night and thrive in ...

If you have plants, you’re probably wondering how to get rid of slugs and snails in the garden. Even if you may not see them often, they make their presence known by eating up to six times their ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

Slugs and snails are mollusks and are related to oysters and clams. Snails are the ones with shells and slugs are the ones without shells. These tiny animals eat using their rasping mouthpart called ...

Our rainy spring weather has been great for our gardens — but may also have encouraged some unwelcome garden visitors, including snails and slugs. Snails and slugs are similar in structure and biology ...

Gardening can become a slimy nightmare in the warm months, when vegetables, flowers, fruit are all voraciously chomped to destruction by slugs and snails. "They like to eat the young seedlings of sown ...

One tiny animal can be a nightmare for avid gardeners and that is the pesky slug. From munching lettuce heads to destroying young seedlings, slugs can leave a trail of destruction in their path. And ...

Bethaney Turner has received funding for research into urban agriculture from the ACT Government. Valerie Caron receives funding from Grain Research and Development Corporation to work on Cochlicella ...

Snails and slugs have long been giving backyard gardeners and organic farmers headaches. See also: How to grow your own fruit These small slimy creatures reproduce quickly and voluminously, and feed ...