Historically, salt was applied to slugs to kill them, but any salt sprinkled on slugs will end up in your soil, where it may prove troublesome for sensitive plants. Try these natural control ...

Q: I have a problem with a shiny black caterpillar about 1/4 inch long having a tadpole-like shape, where the head is much larger than the other end. It is a voracious feeder and skeletonizes the ...

A new neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatment product will be available to cereal growers for 2015 to aid control of important pests, subject to approval. The so far unnamed product from agrichemical ...

A new smartphone app aims to provide farmers and agronomists with live updates and forecasts on the slug pressure in their area, enabling more targeted control of the pest. Slugs are one of the most ...

Rabbits! They are ravenous in the spring when greens like spinach and lettuce are just coming up. For years I kept them at bay with a simple 2-foot high chicken wire fence held in place with thin ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...