️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Giant <unk> cannibal<unk> slugs are set to wreak a trail of destruction in gardens across Britain, experts have warned. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Since sightings have been reported in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, London and Hampshire.<unk> Since sightings have been reported in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, London and Hampshire. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Dr Ian Bedford, the expert who first identified the species three years ago, warned that it is likely to thrive after two very mild winters. If this warm weather continues and we don't have any cold spells before May we could see very high numbers of the Spanish slug this year,<unk> he said. Dr Bedford, head of entomology at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, said the slug - which is officially called Arion vulgaris and originates in southern Europe - cannot survive extreme cold temperatures. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Experts say it is too early to know whether common varieties will have a boom year, because the volumes of rain we see this spring and summer will be much more closely tied to their fortunes.<unk> Experts say it is too early to know whether common varieties will have a boom year, because the volumes of rain we see this spring and summer will be much more closely tied to their fortunes. 2012/13 saw several cold snaps, blizzards and frosts, which hit the new population of Spanish slugs hard.<unk> The winter of 2012/13 saw several cold snaps, blizzards and frosts, which hit the new population of Spanish slugs hard. But the intervening two winters have been much warmer, particularly in southern England which has barely seen any snow in 24 months.<unk>But the intervening two winters have been much warmer, particularly in southern England which has barely seen any snow in 24 months. The average temperature in England for December, January and February this year was 4.4C (39.9F), and the year before was even warmer at 5.8C (42.4F).<unk> The average temperature in England for December, January and February this year was 4.4C (39.9F), and the year before was even warmer at 5.8C (42.4F). The average English winter temperature is 4.2C (39.6F).<unk> The average English winter temperature is 4.2C (39.6F). Dr Ian Bedford, said Britain was on course for record...
Spanish giant slugs arrived from the continent during 2012.<unk> Spanish giant slugs arrived from the continent during 2012. It is believed they managed to sneak into Britain aboard a vegetable lorry. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>