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 ...
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 ...
As any seasoned gardener will tell you, slugs and snails are destructive pests that wreak havoc on your plants. Slugs and ...
Q: The winter rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my bedding plants again, and I’ve tried for years but have never been able to get rid of the snails. A neighbor told ...
For a couple of years, I've been battling little brown round snails that are eating holes in plant leaves and leaving rasp scrapings on stems. Now there is a new conical-shaped snail in my potted ...
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Snails can be a real nuisance in the garden, sometimes munching their way through plants and vegetables at an alarming rate. However, they are usually relatively easy to deal with, and the vast ...
MOST GARDENERS DETEST slugs and snails. It’s hard to like slimy creatures that damage edible plants and prized ornamentals. There’s a reason these mollusks are so destructive. Slugs and snails ...
Q. The recent rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my clivia plants and I’ve never been able to get rid of the snails. A friend told me that there is a good kind of ...
Start controlling slugs now as they make their way to the surface after spending winter underground. (Robin Rosetta, courtesy of OSU Extension Service) CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's spring and that means ...
A few weeks ago, I published Kathy Ingraham’s testimonial regarding the disappearance of the common European brown snail from her garden. I asked readers of this column if something similar had ...
Q: The winter rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my bedding plants again, and I’ve tried for years but have never been able to get rid of the snails. A neighbor told ...