A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and ...

Historically, salt was applied to slugs to kill them, but any salt sprinkled on slugs will end up in your soil, where it may prove troublesome for sensitive plants. Try these natural control ...

SUCCESSFUL long term slug control depends on the persistence of the molluscide and baiting material because both must be present when weather conditions are optimal for slug activity 1. Moreover, to ...

UK growers facing continued slug pressure have a new control option following the launch of a molluscicide built around a ...

Integrated slug-flow optimization can mitigate flow problems in a wide range of both offshore and onshore operating conditions. Slug flow is one of the most common flow states in horizontal and ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: I’ve heard ...

Slugs cause damage to crops put at millions of pounds every year. This year, after plenty of rain, the population has exploded. But now Harper Adams University in Shropshire is working with a network ...

All the talk I’ve heard recently about gardeners having to respect molluscs as an invaluable part of the ecosystem and that we’d be knee-deep in unrecycled plant debris without them is totally ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

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A year after the launch of a project to find solutions to the UK’s £45m slug control problem in agriculture, farmers are being invited to take part in the next stage of research trials. The £2.6m ...