Slugs are soft, slimy creatures (snails without the shell) that can wreak havoc on your garden. If you have a problem with garden slugs, try to tackle the issue without the use of chemicals. Slugs ...

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 ...

In good news for organic, eco-friendly gardening, the sale and use of slug pellets is now officially banned in the UK. The new legislation came into force on 1st April 2022. Metaldehyde pellets have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slugs and snails like to attack heads of lettuce and flowers. Getting rid of them is no mean feat. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa ...

Many amateur gardeners use slug pellets to prevent a slug infestation. What many don’t know is that the small blue, red, or green pellets can pose a danger to pets and children. As soon as the first ...

13:45, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Updated: 14:10, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Gardeners are being urged not to use slug pellets in their gardens this spring or summer due to the damage they can cause to all sorts of ...

Gardeners who have slug pellets in their shed have been issued a legal warning about using them after a law change. They have long been used by gardeners as a means of pest control in the eternal war ...

For years now, UK gardeners have been discouraged from using slug pellets, which can harm wildlife, in their gardens. After all, only about nine of the 44 species in the UK actually eat your veggies.