Britons asked to send slugs by post for research into pest resistant wheat
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Snail mail replaced with slug mail as scientists need 1,000 grey field slugs to explore their impact on various cropsIt may be known as snail mail, but researchers are hoping the public will use the postal service to send them a different kind of mollusc: slugs.A team of scientists and farmers carrying out research into slug-resistant wheat say they need about 1,000 of the creatures to explore how palatable slugs find various crops. Continue reading...