February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Slugs":
Society: 24 Feb 11
Two would-be thieves in central Sweden got an unexpected lesson in respecting their elders when they failed to heed a warning issued by the 62-year-old target of their crime.
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National: 16 May 10
A 59-year-old man in western Sweden has been found guilty of harassment after he dumped a bag full of killer slugs in a neighbouring woman's garden.
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Science & Technology: 18 Jun 09
Agriculture authorities in Sweden are setting up battle stations in the country’s continuing struggle to fight off killer slugs.
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Science & Technology: 20 Sep 08
'Killer' slugs which have previously only been a pest in southern Sweden have now been found in the northern reaches of the country. Umeå is the furthest north the voracious pests have been spotted.
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National: 19 Apr 08
The Swedish Chemicals Agency has approved the use of tiny roundworms to fight the scourge of the Spanish 'killer' slugs.
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National: 15 Apr 08
Coming up with measures to combat unemployment is easy. But what is the government to do about those killer slugs?
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National: 14 Jan 08
Wildflowers, killer slugs and tics have made their debut early this year in Sweden, due to an unusually mild winter.
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National: 19 Jul 07
A restaurateur in Lund has at last found a way of dealing with the voracious Spanish 'killer' slugs that have infested Swedish gardens and farmland this summer: he eats them.
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National: 13 Jul 07
Gardeners are being advised to remain vigilant as Sweden's plant life comes under pressure from an infestation of marauding slugs.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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