They prey on small rodents and large insects, as well as eat vegetable matter. I have never seen skunk damage to vegetables and flowers. If you have not started to garden yet, but have these animals in your area, you may find them to be major pests. If you do not take preventative action, your garden may disappear without a trace. Other members of the animal kingdom that may plague you as a gardener include slugs.
Slugs protect themselves by producing large amounts of mucous.
As the slug travels across a garden path or a leaf, it will lay down a trail of shiny mucous. Simply put, a weed is a plant out of place. A grass plant, so essential in your lawn, whether it be bluegrass, fescue, or what ever, becomes a serious problem in among your vegetables and flowers. They are the plants that grow where you do not want them. Like insects, the many of these organisms are beneficial, and only a few may become pests, if environmental conditions are favorable.