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 ...

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

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 ...

Slug pellets have been banned because of the dangers they pose to wildlife and the environment. Metaldehyde, the main pesticide in most slug pellets, has been used widely to control slugs and snails ...

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 ...

Gardeners are being warned not to kill slugs and snails or use pest control pellets this summer. The gastropod cousins are usually found during wet autumn days under sodden leaves - but they can even ...

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 ...

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 ...

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