‘I love snails and slugs! I just think they’re fascinating,’ says Jon Ablett, our Curator of Molluscs. ‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and ...

Some of the worst are mollusks. Snails and slugs are notorious plant attackers. Tomato plants don’t stand a chance when these beasts come to town. Some folks would reach for the pesticide or ...

Q. Primula is very beautiful but also very expensive. Is there any problem with it and cold weather in the winter?

Home remedies used to deter slugs and snails from prized plants appear to have no scientific basis. Using the likes of grit or egg shells to guard against slug attack did not reduce damage to ...

Lissa Fox Strohecker Snails and slugs love succulents and leafy greens like lettuce, basil, broccoli and cabbage, so residents should take steps to protect their gardens, she added. She suggested ...

Slugs and snails gradually chew away plants, sometimes killing them. Fortunately, they are easy to control. Identifying snail and slug eggs helps you catch the problem before it becomes too severe.

Slugs and snails are very discerning in what they eat, bypassing the weeds to devour our favourite plants. They're difficult to stop and, while you can still use bated pellets containing ferric ...

At this time of year, slugs and snails can become a real problem for gardeners. Though they live in our gardens all year round, they tend to hide in dark, damp places during the heat of summer ...

You don’t need to go out and buy expensive, copper-lined solutions or constantly apply toxic slug pellets - you can use ...