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Saturday, July 20, 2024

‘They’ve been something else this year’: slugs wreak havoc on UK gardens

Mild and moist spring and cool start to summer have created ideal conditions for the molluscs to thrive

There are about 150 species of slimy molluscs in the UK and while not all of them have a taste for plants, the wet weather conditions in spring and summer has led to slugs causing havoc in gardens, balconies and fields across Britain.

Social media has been inundated with people complaining about the amount of slugs cropping up in their green spaces, and desperate for tips on how to get rid of them.

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