Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

You can rid your garden of snails -- if not once and for all, then at least for the better part of a year -- without resorting to baits, toxins or otherwise. But you have to have the right attitude.

It wouldn’t seem like much of a contest, and they don’t really seem like worthy foes. At their largest, they’re a couple of inches long. Their top speed is .003 miles per hour. Flat out, with no ...

Gardening is a rewarding pastime for many, but what isn't so satisfying is the never-ending battle with pests who want to destroy your garden in sundry ways. One common pest is the snail. While there ...

For a couple of years, I've been battling little brown round snails that are eating holes in plant leaves and leaving rasp scrapings on stems. Now there is a new conical-shaped snail in my potted ...

Snails might not seem like the most destructive visitors in the garden, but – just like slugs – they can cause serious damage to plants when left unchecked. If you’ve noticed tell-tale holes in your ...

Victor Yool collects, cooks, chews and swallows the gooey local garden snail, and he has served hundreds of the slimy pests to terrified dinner guests. I interviewed the amateur escargot chef at ...

Q: The winter rains have brought out the snails again. They’ve started chewing up my bedding plants again, and I’ve tried for years but have never been able to get rid of the snails. A neighbor told ...

Snails can hide in their shells for months or even years, slowing metabolism and sealing in moisture to survive harsh ...

“For several years now, we have not seen any snails. We used to be inundated with them. Neighbors near and far in Torrance have noticed the same thing. What happened to the snails? Is it a bad omen ...