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Slug

By Gardeners' World on 14/09/2007 16:57:25

Slimy molluscs that feed by night on tender plants and some root crops. They can cause considerable destruction, and control takes many forms, from salting to the use of chemical pesticides.


Molluscide

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:31

A chemical treatment used to kill slugs and snails.


Slugworm

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:32

The slug-like larva of the sawfly, which attacks plant foliage.


Mollusc

By Gardeners' World on 06/09/2007 16:56:31

A member of the Mollusca grouping, which includes Gastropoda - soft bodied, unsegmented animals, many of which live in hard shells, eg, slugs and snails.


Snail

By Gardeners' World on 14/09/2007 16:57:25

A gastropod that has a coiled shell, and feeds on plants. It wreaks similar damage to slugs, and can be controlled in the same way too.


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