Slugs and snails are very discerning in what they eat, bypassing the weeds to devour our favourite plants. They're difficult to stop and, while you can still use bated pellets containing ferric ...

Unfortunately, slugs and snails breed all year round, but gardeners may notice peaks of egg laying in March and April, when, if conditions prove ideal, the eggs will hatch within 10 days.

Luckily, you don't have to just grin and bear it - Morris Hankinson, director of Hopes Groves Nurseries, has shared his top tips to eradicate slugs, snails, and aphids from the garden.When it ...

The first home run of the 2025 MLB season came on the other side of the world and from a player who typically doesn't hit home runs. Los Angeles Dodgers super utility man Tommy Edman slugged a ...

2S29AJ6 A slug in the garden eats a lettuce leaf. Snail plague in the garden Austria Rebecca Speare-Cole6 days ago This spring will see far fewer slugs in gardens compared with last year ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Worms, bugs, snails and slugs are common sights in gardens, parks and green spaces all across the UK. Their presence can be a nightmare for green fingered gardeners looking to grow delicious crops.

Jeff Marek decided to stir the pot a little bit when it comes to free agency for the Maple Leafs and mentioned former Stanley Cup winner Sam Bennett as a top target. But with the end of the playoffs ...

Some sea slugs sequester chloroplasts from algal food in their intestinal cells and photosynthesize for months. This phenomenon, kleptoplasty, poses a question of how the chloroplast retains its ...