Slugs are one of the most troublesome critters in the garden and they can be particularly destructive in late autumn during ...

Slugs can be a garden menace, leaving behind unsightly slime trails, and holes in leaves, flowers and fruit. Deterring the ...

Using the likes of grit or egg shells to guard against slug attack did not reduce ... Some have advocated putting out a saucer of beer to tempt slugs to an early end. The RHS plans to test the ...

Set a beer trap. The heady scent of beer is said to attract slugs ... Wage warfare on slugs in an eco-friendly way with nematodes, microscopic creatures that release bacteria into a slug to kill it, ...

Using beer as a trap for slugs is a popular and effective home remedy, according to many gardeners, as the hoppy scent of beer can take on the odor of decaying plant matter. The smell attracts these ...

This height specifically avoids inadvertently killing ground beetles, which are natural predators of slugs. While beer traps ...

A saucer of beer, a trail of salt or even a crack over the head are all weapons used in the war on slugs. Now gardeners have a new ally against the slimy foe. By chance, scientists have discovered ...

Siddipet: Beer to trap slugs and snails that eat up crops? Might sound strange, but that is exactly one of the options suggested by scientists of the Sri Konda Lakshmana Bapuji Telangana Horticulture ...

Keep in mind that this trick will only deter the slugs—not kill existing varieties. Slugs like beer as much as they like the leafy greens of your garden plants. Crack open a beer and pour it ...

Beer traps are another humane method for controlling ... By understanding why salt kills slugs and exploring humane ...