When darkness falls, your garden becomes a feast for hungry pests. One everyday food hero promises to protect your blooms ...

Some of the worst are mollusks. Snails and slugs are notorious plant attackers. Tomato plants don’t stand a chance when these beasts come to town. Some folks would reach for the pesticide or ...

For plants in the ground, we found the biological control Nemaslug is effective against slugs, but not snails. There is one chemical option: pellets containing ferric phosphate. Ferric phosphate-based ...

One of the key nematodes studied for biological control is Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, which has been used successfully in Europe for over 30 years. This nematode targets slugs by penetrating ...

Though problematic, we must remember that slugs and snails are a part of nature's cycle, and there is no need to control them with toxic chemicals, which will simply end up in our waterways and food.

Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...