In large numbers, they become a nuisance around a home. There are several steps you can take to discourage snails and slugs ...

It has a hood like a jellyfish and a "foot" like a snail, and it hunts prey like some ... It belongs to a new family of sea slugs. Researchers from the MBARI dubbed it Bathydevius caudactylus ...

Unlike snails, slugs need no supply of calcium to build a shell so they are found far more widely. A number of beautifullycoloured varieties live in the sea ... sliminess. A large Tiger slug ...

As milder conditions take hold, so will some of the garden's pests. Slugs and snails are not everyone’s favourite creatures, and they are often considered a gardener’s public enemy number one.

Gardeners often find themselves at odds with slugs and snails, particularly when these pests invade their plants and vegetable patches. These nocturnal creatures emerge at night to feed ...

Much like the electric fences used for large mammals like horses or cows, this fence is designed to deter, but not kill slugs and snails. The design is incredibly simple – two bare wires are ...

Snails and slugs can destroy a garden in spring by eating ... place two bulbs of garlic in a large saucepan filled with water. Cook the garlic for a few minutes until it is extremely tender.

D. ‘Camelot Rose’ has very large and striking flowers that create an impressive display and they’re highly attractive to bees. A gardener’s favourite, fuchsias are happily untroubled by slugs or ...

The garden is your personal sanctuary—one you'll want to protect against slugs and snails. While every creature has its place, these soft-bodied animals will feed on your plant leaves and fruits ...

My favourite way to repel slugs and snails is a garlic water mix sprayed around the plants." To utilise this cheap and easy trick first boil two full bulbs of garlic in water in a large saucepan.

Rat lungworms are small parasitic roundworms, or nematodes, that live in rats and snails. Rats host the worm and pass larvae through their feces, which are eaten by the slugs. Rats then eat the ...