Slugs and snails can be a mixed blessing in your garden. Slugs are almost exclusively a nuisance, while snails can have some benefits. Generally speaking, however, the drawbacks of each outweigh the ...

Brown garden slug with antenna on a green lettuce leaf. - Jeffrey2/Shutterstock Slugs and snails are legless, slimy mollusks that love to chew on foliage, fruits, and vegetables. They come out at ...

are essentially snails without shells, terrestrial cousins of clams and oysters. They are gastropods, slime-producing mollusks that carry their stomachs inside their single “foot,” which is also their ...

Bethaney Turner has received funding for research into urban agriculture from the ACT Government. Valerie Caron receives funding from Grain Research and Development Corporation to work on Cochlicella ...

(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 ...

CORVALLIS – New research from Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of controlling these ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – New research from they Oregon State University Extension Service found slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could lead to better ways of ...

As any seasoned gardener will tell you, slugs and snails are destructive pests that wreak havoc on your plants. Slugs and snails will gradually eat away at plants and can eventually kill them if an ...

Spring and gardening season are well underway, but that means garden pests are on the prowl. If you're noticing some damage around your garden and you suspect you have a slug infestation on your hands ...

John F. Tooker receives funding from U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and Pennsylvania Soybean Board. Daniel Bliss and Jared Adam do ...