There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs. Snails are found in water, whether in salty oceans, rivers ...

Q We have a number of small slugs that are perched on a fence adjacent to our garden. The slugs appear to be multiplying. The bottom line is, we want to know how to get rid of them because they never ...

It is patronising for the RHS to declare that all slugs have suddenly become our friends, say mollusc-averse gardeners - Alamy Stock Photo On a beautiful spring morning in the garden, with flowers ...

A gardener's nightmare might just be looking out and seeing that slugs have turned your precious greens into an all-you-can-eat buffet. These slimy critters are notorious for wrecking havoc on tender ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs.