Snails and slugs are similar in structure and biology, but snails have a characteristic spiral shell while slugs lack a shell. They both chew irregular holes on a variety of plants, preferring to feed ...

Scientists have imported a Moroccan fly to Australia to test if it can be used to kill introduced pest snails. Scientists are looking to introduce a Moroccan fly to Australia so it can kill pest ...

All is not well in our earthly paradise. If the poet William Blake had looked more closely at 'England's green and pleasant land,' he'd have discovered a welter of galls, cankers, mildews, blights, ...