Where do slugs come from?

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Jun 22, 2022

Slugs are gastropods; single-shelled, soft-bodied animals in the mollusc group of animals. Slugs can use their rasping tongues to make holes in leaves, stems, buds, flowers, roots, corms, bulbs and tubers of many plants. There are many control options available for slugs and snail but despite this they remain a persistent pest. The RHS is carrying out a to improve the advice we can give to home gardeners.

Most slugs feed at night, and the slime trails, if present, can alert you to the level of activity. Damage is usually most severe during warm humid periods.

Slugs can make a meal of a wide range of vegetables and ornamental plants, especially seedlings and other soft growth. , , , , and are regularly attacked by slugs, and it can be difficult to grow these plants if you have a big slug problem. In the vegetable garden , , , and tubers are often damaged.

Many larger slugs primarily feed on decomposing organic matter such as dead leaves dung and even dead slugs. In the compost heap they can be a valuable part of the composting process.