More issues with slugs and snails are on the rise after significant rainfall in parts of the country this spring. A slug is a snail without a shell, and they both favor a habitat that is wet and cool.

If your plants are being chewed up by slimy visitors, can eggshells keep them away, or is this hack a myth? Get the facts ...

First, a bit of anatomy. Slugs are essentially snails without the shells. Different species trouble farmers and gardeners in different parts of the country, but they are all closely related and, from ...

One evening last week I put a pot of broth at the edge of the yard. I knew that some wild animal, be it a skunk, raccoon, feral cat, or something else, would probably eat most of it, and if that ...

Slugs and snails are mollusks and are related to oysters and clams. Snails are the ones with shells and slugs are the ones without shells. These tiny animals eat using their rasping mouthpart called ...

Biologists have re-shaped the body design of snails. Exposure to platinum results in the formation of an internal shell instead of the normal external shell. During embryogenesis of the freshwater ...

Evolution doesn’t have to operate at a snail’s pace, even for snails. In experiments designed to simulate the evolutionary transition that produced slugs, researchers exposed baby snails to the metal ...

Slugs and snails are ravenous plant eaters that leave behind slimy trails of destruction as they glide through nurseries and lawns, farm fields and gardens. Remedies abound, but prevention is an ...

Slugs are soft, slimy creatures (snails without the shell) that can wreak havoc on your garden. If you have a problem with garden slugs, try to tackle the issue without the use of chemicals. Slugs ...