Conchologists--scientists who study slugs and snails--extol their subjects. Gardeners are prone to use more earthy language in their descriptions. There are few places where humans reside not also occupied by terrestrial gastropods. The deserts, no--also not in the High Arctic and Antarctica. Oh yes, and the International Space Station. Elsewhere on the planet, much to the delight of the mollusks, gardens have been established.
So how, particularly in these times of environmental concerns, can we control these slimy subjects without resorting to chemicals? Alas, many of the ways commonly suggested have proven to be not particularly effective.
