Active at night, these beneficial insects have big appetites, with both the adults and their larvae eating pesky slugs that ...

As the spring and summer months approach, gardeners are being advised against using slug pellets in their gardens due to the harm they can cause to various forms of wildlife beyond just slugs and ...

Gardeners are being warned not to kill slugs and snails or use pest control pellets this summer. The gastropod cousins are usually found during wet autumn days under sodden leaves - but they can even ...

13:45, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Updated: 14:10, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Gardeners are being urged not to use slug pellets in their gardens this spring or summer due to the damage they can cause to all sorts of ...

There are always plenty of slugs and snails around, ready to munch through your flowers, or home-grown fruit. But now, despite their habit of leaving your plants full of holes, gardeners are being ...

Gardeners who have slug pellets in their shed have been issued a legal warning about using them after a law change. They have long been used by gardeners as a means of pest control in the eternal war ...

Some creations, it seems, are created enemies. Tom and Jerry. Montagues and Capulets. Liz Truss and the Prime Minister position. And if you’ve ever so much as grown some watercress from a cotton ball, ...

Gardeners have been banned from putting out slug pellets to protect their plants and vegetables from the gastropod. This is because slug pellets contain metaldehyde, an organic compound that is toxic ...

Gardeners who have slug pellets in their shed have been issued a legal warning about using them after a law change. They have long been used by gardeners as a means of pest control in the eternal war ...