Slugs can wreck gardens in January as they can greatly damage plants already vulnerable due to the cold, but there is an easy ...

Leopard slugs are easily recognisable thanks to their leopard-like spots. The species can grow up to 16cm and is commonly ...

One of the most effective ways of killing slugs is to use salt, which effectively sucks the creatures dry by a process called osmosis. Varying in size from a quarter of an inch to a massive seven ...

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 ...

Leopard slugs are a common sight in gardens over the autumn and winter months - but experts have warned not to be too hasty ...

Home remedies used by gardeners to deter slugs and snails are to be tested scientifically for the first time. Researchers at the Royal Horticultural Society are investigating whether the likes of ...

Another reason to keep them around is because many of our much-loved garden visitors, including frogs, birds and hedgehogs rely on slugs and snails as a food source, so by not killing them you're ...