Question: Something is eating the leaves of many of my flowers, including my zinnias, hostas, dahlias and petunias. I don’t see any Japanese beetles or other bugs on them, but there are holes in the ...

SHOW me a gardener who does not have a problem with slugs. Since there are about 200 of them per cubic yard of garden, I doubt there is anyone who can make such a claim. Spring is their most active ...

Snails and slugs thrive when the weather is rainy and beds are regularly irrigated. (Patrick Pleul/AP) Since spring, frequent rains have been keeping things on the soggy side and causing a myriad of ...

Snails and slugs are different species, but they both can destroy flowers and vegetables seemingly overnight. Look for silvery mucous trails to confirm their presence or plant damage like irregular ...

Gardeners are all too familiar with the battle against slugs, which can devastate plants and crops within hours. However, as we approach the end of summer, the peak season for these pesky molluscs due ...

The relative efficiency of slug mats, bait traps and slug mats with a molluscicide bait for estimating slug activity has been tested in a field trial from autumn 1995 till spring 1997. Slug abundance ...