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Gardeners advised to use beer to deter slimy visitors as slug pellets banned across UK Slug pellets have been banned in the UK as of April 1 due to their risk to animals such as birds, dogs and other mammals.Following guidance from the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides and the Health and Safety Executive, Methaldehyde pellets will no longer be sold to control garden pests.Alongside their removal from shop shelves, the government has prohibited the use of the controversial pesticide.It comes just a few weeks after the Royal Horticultural Society announced that they would no longer class slugs and snails as pests.Promoting their important role in maintaining as organic gardeners and place in a healthy ecosystem, the society has been advocating the benefits of slugs and snails in the garden.
Fourth Covid shot may be necessary in the fall, says health expertA fourth shot of the vaccine against the coronavirus may be necessary in the fall, according to the professor of pediatric infectious diseases and member of the committee of experts advising the government Vana Papaevangelou during a press briefing on the pandemic on Thursday. She also said that based on the mathematical models, the pandemic wave of the Omicron BA2 variant of the coronavirus will peak in the coming days, warning this could lead to increased hospital admissions in the coming weeks.
Derbyshire April fool crashes Ferrari - bought brand new this morningThis is no April Foolari – the brand new Ferrari shown here was crashed this morning, April 1, after being driven just two miles.