WILDLIFE campaigner Angela Squires is campaigning for people to stop putting down poisonous slug pellets after three hedgehogs died last week. Angela, who founded Poole’s Crash hedgehog hospital, said ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and efficacy for slug control. Ferrabait developed by Adama UK contains 1% w/w ...

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Many amateur gardeners use slug pellets to prevent a slug infestation. What many don’t know is that the small blue, red, or green pellets can pose a danger to pets and children. As soon as the first ...

As the spring and summer months approach, gardeners are being advised against using slug pellets in their gardens due to the harm they can cause to various forms of wildlife beyond just slugs and ...

Gardeners are urged not to kill slugs and snails or resort to pest control pellets this summer to help save wildlife. The gastropods are often branded as pests by keen gardeners for nibbling holes ...

10:53, Tue, Feb 11, 2025 Updated: 10:53, Tue, Feb 11, 2025 Gardeners who have slug pellets in their shed have been issued a legal warning about using them after a law change. They have long been used ...

A bad slug year will see pellet applications start at crop emergence, followed by several further applications up to the maximum permitted dose per crop. Yet despite this robust approach, Adam has ...