Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: I’ve heard ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

If you live in an area with slugs, you know they can be a major garden nuisance. Nothing can ruin your elaborate gardening plans like seeing the remains of your tender seedlings eaten through down to ...

Q: The leaves of our maple tree have red bumps. I’m wondering if they’re going to damage the tree, of if there is something I can do in the spring to prevent it. - Alan R. A: The bumps, which are ...

Our rainy spring weather has been great for our gardens — but may also have encouraged some unwelcome garden visitors, including snails and slugs. Snails and slugs are similar in structure and biology ...

All the talk I’ve heard recently about gardeners having to respect molluscs as an invaluable part of the ecosystem and that we’d be knee-deep in unrecycled plant debris without them is totally ...

Almost everyone who has a garden knows what a nuisance slugs can be. They are also one of the most destructive crop pests in the UK. Studies show that yields of many major crops, such as wheat, are ...

UK growers facing continued slug pressure have a new control option following the launch of a molluscicide built around a ...

Slugs cause damage to crops put at millions of pounds every year. This year, after plenty of rain, the population has exploded. But now Harper Adams University in Shropshire is working with a network ...

I'd like to say, "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful," but since I write about gardening, I'll say instead, "Don't hate me because I don't have slugs." Also, don't hate me because I said I would post ...