Garden slugs: Silent, slimy pests of the shade can cause significant damage – Muddy River News

Garden slugs: Silent, slimy pests of the shade can cause significant damage – Muddy River News

MILAN, Ill. — If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas or other broad-leaf garden plants, you may be dealing with garden slugs.   These soft-bodied pests can be found in shady, moist gardens, and although small, they can cause significant damage.Identifying SlugsSlugs are members of the mollusk family, closely related to snails, oysters and clams but lacking the protective shell. Adults grow to approximately two inches in lengt…

The slugs are chewing away

My wish that the cold winter would help control the slug population has not come true. As I look across my flowers and vegetable plants, I see many holes in their leaves, most likely caused by slugs or snails. Sometimes,…