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 ...

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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.

From movement to mating signals, slug slime plays a vital role in survival and explains those silvery garden trails.

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 ...

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

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, sluggish, they also don’t tend to please the average gardener. They eat ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Help! I just planted my garden, and something is eating all of my little transplants. I think it may be snails. What is the best way to get rid of them? A: Snails can do a lot of damage to tender ...

People may become infected when they eat unwashed produce hiding the mollusks. Home-growing food and keeping pets also raises the risk.