Slugs pose a major threat to many crops in all but the driest season – and with high field populations during 2016, this autumn is shaping up to be high risk. While pelleting is an invaluable part of ...

Several mornings I have been down to the bottom of the garden to fill up my compost bin, and practically run screaming back to the house at the sight of slugs that are nearly as long as my hand. I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pellets can no longer be used to kill slugs (Pixabay) Gardeners are banned from putting out slug pellets to protect their gardens ...

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 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 ...

Too many farmers try to trap slugs at the wrong time and lose faith in this important approach to gauging the true need to apply slug pellets. But with the pressure on the industry to cut metaldehyde ...

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 ...

Slugs are the bane of many gardeners' lives as these slimy invaders can quickly reduce your hard work to a few sad, nibbled leaves. Snails are most active in the cooler, damp evenings and early ...

14:09, Tue, Apr 8, 2025 Updated: 16:57, Thu, Apr 10, 2025 Gardeners have been issued a warning by garden and ecology experts over using slug pellets in their garden this year - because they may be ...

Across a rain-soaked UK, slugs and snails are shredding seedlings and patience alike. Monty Don reveals his spring blueprint for protecting plants without betraying wildlife. Across Britain this wet ...

A foe of many gardeners and farmers may have gained a reprieve as a popular slug pellet is to be banned over fears that it could be lethal to pets and gastropod predators like hedgehogs. Many green ...