Snails don't have to become the enemy of your garden. A few thoughtful changes can protect vulnerable plants while supporting a healthier ecosystem.

Dealing with slugs and snails often involves poisons or hand-picking, which no one likes. Instead, plant an African perennial ...

Gardening can become a slimy nightmare in the warm months, when vegetables, flowers, fruit are all voraciously chomped to destruction by slugs and snails. "They like to eat the young seedlings of sown ...

Instead of reaching for the copper strips or used coffee grounds, there's a cheap, coarse material you can use for a slug and ...

New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these serious pests ...

Data collected by 28 "slug sleuths" has helped researchers from Harper Adams University find environmentally friendly slug ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

Slugs and snails can be a real problem for gardeners, but there are natural slug control methods using common kitchen scraps ...

HAIKU — Controlling snail and slug populations is one of the most important steps in fighting the spread of rat lungworm disease, health and agricultural experts said Monday evening during a meeting ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2021) Scientists at Oregon State University have found a highly effective bait for slugs and snails: bread dough. Although not quite as exciting as the slug-liquefying ...

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