Many amateur gardeners use slug pellets to prevent a slug infestation. What many don’t know is that the small blue, red, or green pellets can pose a danger to pets and children. As soon as the first ...

Slugs. They eat your lettuces, chew your cabbages, defoliate your dahlias and assassinate your asters. Even the name “slug” is unpleasant. It comes from the Middle English “slugge”, from a Norwegian ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. What single word keeps gardeners up at night, gnashing their ...

Maps created as part of Defra-funded Slimers project allowed test growers to halve amount of slug pellets used Farmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that ...

Across the UK, hedgehogs are vanishing while many gardens still rely on a common product to fight slugs and snails. Why are ...