Gardeners should be aware that slugs rapidly reproduce in both autumn and spring when temperatures are less extreme, meaning these pests will be very active at the moment and likely to destroy plants ...

Slugs and snails - the enemies of gardeners - can ruin plants. Many opt to kill them, but there are more humane ways to deal with gastropods. Slugs and snails, however annoying, play an important role ...

There are certain key times in the growing year – sometimes hours, or even just minutes – when an awful lot hinges on surprisingly little. It might be something as simple as just forgetting to close ...

Gardeners are being urged not to kill slugs and snails after a boom in their numbers due to wet and warm weather. The Devon Wildlife Trust said there were about 40 species of slugs but only up to five ...

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, ...

Britons have been urged to "make friends" with slugs and snails as only a "small fraction" cause havoc for gardeners. The molluscs are regularly thought to be among the most frustrating species of ...

Slugs and snails can be a mixed blessing in your garden. Slugs are almost exclusively a nuisance, while snails can have some benefits. Generally speaking, however, the drawbacks of each outweigh the ...

Over the past couple of weeks, most of the conversations I’ve had with gardeners have been about slugs and snails. There seem to be more than ever before, and they are also eating plants they would ...

So if you are fed up with the pesky creepy crawlies climbing all over your flowers, then you’ve come to the right place. He explained that slugs and snails "don't like crawling over sharp objects", so ...

‘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 ...