Snails and slugs require a moist habitat, so they are most active at night or on cloudy or foggy days. They are also hermaphroditic, meaning every individual has the potential to mate and lay eggs.

Also, keeping natural predators in your garden as well. Garter snakes, frogs and toads, salamanders, turtles all have snails ...

Slugs and snails are attracted to moist, shaded areas with abundant plants and organic matter. Reducing dense vegetation means these pests will be much less likely to enter your yard.

Pest snail species prefer the color red but dislike garlic, according to new research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. Researchers conducted laboratory and field tests on four ...