Slugs pose a major threat to many crops in all but the driest season – and with high field populations during 2016, this autumn is shaping up to be high risk. While pelleting is an invaluable part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pellets can no longer be used to kill slugs (Pixabay) Gardeners are banned from putting out slug pellets to protect their gardens ...

Slugs and snails can be a real nuisance in the garden, but the expert shares effective methods to tackle them without ...

Several mornings I have been down to the bottom of the garden to fill up my compost bin, and practically run screaming back to the house at the sight of slugs that are nearly as long as my hand. I ...

There are always plenty of slugs and snails around, ready to munch through your flowers, or home-grown fruit. But now, despite their habit of leaving your plants full of holes, gardeners are being ...

Gardeners have been banned from putting out slug pellets to protect their plants and vegetables from the gastropod. This is because slug pellets contain metaldehyde, an organic compound that is toxic ...

14:09, Tue, Apr 8, 2025 Updated: 16:57, Thu, Apr 10, 2025 Gardeners have been issued a warning by garden and ecology experts over using slug pellets in their garden this year - because they may be ...

They have been used against the slimy vandals of the vegetable patch since the 1940s. But from today gardeners are banned from putting out slug pellets to tackle the pests. Instead, they will have to ...

Too many farmers try to trap slugs at the wrong time and lose faith in this important approach to gauging the true need to apply slug pellets. But with the pressure on the industry to cut metaldehyde ...

Slugs are the bane of many gardeners' lives as these slimy invaders can quickly reduce your hard work to a few sad, nibbled leaves. Snails are most active in the cooler, damp evenings and early ...

British gardeners have been banned from using slug pellets to kill slugs and snails because of the "unacceptable risk" they pose to other animals such as hedgehogs, birds and even dogs. Metaldehyde ...