August is the time to get rid of snails and slugs, like this Great Gray Garden Slug. Andreas Häuslbetz Getty Images/iStockphoto The third week of August is when you may be getting tired of your garden ...

Q: How likely is Sluggo snail bait (active ingredient iron phosphate) to harm our cat if I use it in our vegetable garden to control slugs and snails? The newly hatched slugs, in particular, are too ...

Snails and slugs are common in our Florida landscapes. But their control requires an understanding of their habits. Snails and slugs are similar as far as their habits and habitats are concerned. But ...

Slugs and snails are out in force. Get out there and apply one of the safe slug baits such as Worry Free, Sluggo or Escar-Go! before those mollusk marauders turn your spectacular spring bloomers into ...

While winter's chill keeps us indoors with garden catalogs in hand, our friends the slugs arise from the coziness of their earthly dens to scoot about -- OK, more like ooze about -- devouring our ...

A BULLETIN FROM the front line of the slug wars: Even on a warm, drizzly March morning, a good many plants in my garden are unscathed by slugs. Is this because of meticulous garden management or ...

Dear Jane: Last year, my hostas developed holes in the leaves, so I think something is eating them. They have come up this year looking lovely, but I'm afraid the same thing will happen. Do you know ...

Recently a new slug bait product has hit the market. The product is advertised organic, pet and wildlife safe. The only potential toxic effect listed on the package is eye irritation. This product ...

From clearing detritus to fertilising soil, slugs can have a positive impact on your garden - Andrew Crowley Gardeners are very in tune with the natural world. They notice the changing climate and ...

The brown and black slugs that do the most damage are not natives and not a part of the local ecosystem. The brown and black slugs that do the most damage are not natives and not a part of the local ...