A GARDENING expert has revealed eight simple tricks you can do to banish slugs from your garden, including a 65p kitchen ...

Keep these pests away from your hostas and other tender plants. Snails and slugs may seem like charming little garden buddies ...

Slugs and snails are not picky with the plants they tackle, but Monty Don has urged people not to use certain methods to banish them from gardens ...

Some forms of wildlife are a welcome sight in your garden, like helpful pollinators or soil-enriching worms. And then there ...

As the soil in our gardens warms up this spring, more and more slugs will head out to feast on new growth. Experts recommend ...

Often, to neutralize the mucus, predators will roll banana slugs in soil before eating them. To make slime, gastropods produce special tiny grains, called mucins, which link together. When the ...

Avoid using salt, as it can harm plants and soil health. Likewise, squashing slugs may not be ideal since their eggs can still hatch even after the adult is dead. Physical barriers can deter slugs ...

carrying a bacterium that infects and kills the slug. They're best used in spring and autumn when the soil is warm and moist. They're watered into the soil, so only effective against slugs. Keep weeds ...

Slugs can be surprisingly dangerous ... as well as contaminate the surrounding soil with their droppings. They also carry many unpleasant diseases, like salmonella, typhoid and rat tapeworm.

Experts share their tips on how to get rid of slugs from your garden and home, including natural ways - such as gravel and eggshells - that won't harm them.

When it comes to tackling slugs, many people reach for the salt, however the problem with killing them in this way isn't just that it's quite cruel but it also damages your plants and your soil.

Instead of throwing away egg shells next time you have a fry up, crush them up and sprinkle them on your soil instead. Chris said: "Slugs don’t like to move over sharp edges so surround your ...