Millions of ‘killer slugs’ set to take over gardens
And on top of everything else, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Garden to make a new year start on something positive you might well find yourself confronted with a new monster. This article tells us:
“The monster slugs, from Spain, that can grow up to five inches long, have been found eating dead mice, dog mess and even each other. The species have already caused havoc in Scandinavia where slugs feasting on road kill caused so much slime it became a road hazard.
The new species, Arion vulgaris, was first identified in East Anglia at the end of last year. However it has taken until now to confirm the new species is new to the British Isles. At first scientists thought they could be bigger versions of the slightly smaller Spanish stealth slug, Arion flagellus, that has been in the UK since the end of the last war.”