The withdrawal of metaldehyde means growers will soon only have ferric phosphate slug pellets to count on when managing this devastating pest. However, there are a number of myths on using ferric ...

Slugs cause damage to crops put at millions of pounds every year. This year, after plenty of rain, the population has exploded. But now Harper Adams University in Shropshire is working with a network ...

All the talk I’ve heard recently about gardeners having to respect molluscs as an invaluable part of the ecosystem and that we’d be knee-deep in unrecycled plant debris without them is totally ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

SUCCESSFUL long term slug control depends on the persistence of the molluscide and baiting material because both must be present when weather conditions are optimal for slug activity 1. Moreover, to ...

Historically, salt was applied to slugs to kill them, but any salt sprinkled on slugs will end up in your soil, where it may prove troublesome for sensitive plants. Try these natural control ...

Potato growers must use up stocks of methiocarb slug pellets before September and are advised to try alternatives ahead of its absence next year. The active, contained in products such as Bayer’s ...

Your lettuces were just coming into their own. Your tomatoes were almost perfectly vine-ripened. Then it rained. And suddenly, your garden bore the telltale signs of a snail and slug infestation. If ...

THE near two-year political impasse at Stormont has led to a delay in the implementation of many new policies and projects, with an absence of ministers leaving civil servants unable to make decisions ...