Always make sure the egg shells are clean as they can attract ... MailOnline looks at the top 10 best ways to stop the slugs ...

Home remedies used to deter slugs and snails from prized plants appear to have no scientific basis. Using the likes of grit or egg shells to guard against slug attack did not reduce damage to ...

Researchers at the Royal Horticultural Society are investigating whether the likes of egg shells and copper have any effect in keeping slugs away. The RHS is starting scientific trials of five ...

She has been researching non-lethal slug repellents, and wants to know if they actually work? Can things like egg shells, copper tape and wool pellets stop them in their slimy tracks? We speak to ...

Researchers are unsure if the slug's diet of eggs is an advantage over plant-eating slugs or if it may ultimately limit the evolution of its lineage, becoming a dietary dead-end. Advanced Search Home ...

While snails have shells to help protect their skin from drying out, slugs must find other ways to ... They lay clutches of eggs under leaves and soil, and leave the clutch once laid.

‘I’m always amazed that people hate slugs so much. I don’t know what a shell does ... can mate and lay eggs almost continually – that’s why you get so many snails in a long, wet season. ‘People often ...

Each cubic metre of soil contains a whopping 200 slugs, on average. The household experts have pulled together a list of their top 5 natural ways to stop slugs ... backbone or a shell to hold ...

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 ...

To stop slugs ravaging your veggies simply crush up egg shells and sprinkle them around the base of your plants instead. We don’t mean chase a hedgehog, but rather speak to your neighbours about ...