Slugs and their slimy trails can be a real nuisance in the garden. They can cause significant damage to your vegetable plants and leave your garden beds unsightly. Some suggestions to deter garden ...

Use these traps around the edges of beds with vulnerable plants, or where you suspect heavy slug activity. And do note that you'll need to empty out the hideous dissolving slug and beer concoction ...

Are you dealing with a nasty slug problem in your garden? Those slimy little plant nibblers love to sneak around at night, leaving behind chewed-up leaves and gooey trails. But don't worry, you don't ...

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We are really excited about a new development in the control of these disgusting and destructive pests. Not all gardeners have slugs, but most do, including both of us. The old standard slug bait was ...

Slugs in your garden: why the beer trap trick destroys your lettuce and what ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 25, 2021) Scientists at Oregon State University have found a highly effective bait for slugs and snails: bread dough. Although not quite as exciting as the slug-liquefying ...

I'm a master gardener who specializes in organic growing and permaculture, so I've spent the past few decades testing all kinds of natural ways to keep slugs off my plants. These persistent garden ...