A Red Slug, Arion rufus, climbing over a Cleavers or Goosegrass plant growing in the wild. - Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images You may have noticed those slimy slugs wreaking havoc in your garden. After ...

are essentially snails without shells, terrestrial cousins of clams and oysters. They are gastropods, slime-producing mollusks that carry their stomachs inside their single “foot,” which is also their ...

Q: My fellow gardeners encouraged me to contact North Dakota State University Extension with my hosta issue. The hostas are planted in a shady area, are three years old, and have been happy until this ...

Even for the most ardent nature fan, it is all too easy to overlook slugs. Not only are they small, on the ground, and well, sluggish, they also don’t tend to please the average gardener. They eat ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...