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 ...

For a couple of years, I've been battling little brown round snails that are eating holes in plant leaves and leaving rasp scrapings on stems. Now there is a new conical-shaped snail in my potted ...

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 ...

Q: The winter rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my bedding plants again, and I’ve tried for years but have never been able to get rid of the snails. A neighbor told ...

Snails and slugs thrive when the weather is rainy and beds are regularly irrigated. (Patrick Pleul/AP) Since spring, frequent rains have been keeping things on the soggy side and causing a myriad of ...

Q: The winter rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my bedding plants again, and I’ve tried for years but have never been able to get rid of the snails. A neighbor told ...

Problems with slugs and snails are beginning to appear throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes. Both of these mollusk family pests are most active during moist or wet weather. Controlling them ...

The British Invasion by the Beatles may not have been much of a problem to American gardens, but the French invasion by brown snails is. Since getting imported as escargot, they eat much more than ...

Q: Snails are eating my new bedding plants and my lemon tree. How can I control them? A: This cool wet time of year is when we see the most snail and slug damage. The brown garden snail is the most ...