In recent years, many manufacturers have introduced products that are supposedly safe to use around pets, but care should be taken when applying slug bait to areas where pets or small children are allowed to venture.
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We rely on slug bait or hunting by torchlight to keep the snails and slugs at bay. Others swear by a spray of copper, or surrounding the plant with a little trail of copper crystals or even sand.
Slug Bait and Poison Safety
At times, when the situation can not be resolved organically, it is fine to go ahaed and use an appropriate chemical treatment... as long as you take any necessary steps to assure it is done safely! ...
When using commercial slug baits, apply them to cool, moist soil in protected places, like under plants. It's important to note that commercial baits are toxic to children, birds, dogs and cats that may be attracted to the product.
Slug baits containing metaldehyde are effective, but they are toxic and especially hazardous to children and pets. Various nontoxic baits and traps are safer: Dishes of beer sunk to soil level are effective.
Please add that snail and slug baits are very poisonous to pets and can cause death in as little as three hours. They often look like pet food pellets and are palatable. So keep pets awawy from areas of use and keep packages out of pets' reach.
Easiest control for snails and slugs is to buy one of the common snail and slug baits and scatter it around among plants you want to protect. For greatest effectiveness, water the area well before applying bait.
Two of the best organic snail and slug bait products on the market are Sluggo and Escar-Go which contain iron phosphate. They are safe to use around pets, humans, fish, birds, beneficial insects, and mammals.
Many people swear by using beer as slug bait, but for the teetotalers among us, there are various non-alcoholic baits available, either homemade, such as a sugar water and yeast mixture, or purchased, such as Sluggo.
All the slug-catching methods can be applied to the basil patch, but don't use any chemical slug baits around food plants.
A simple application of snail and slug bait does a wonderful job of controlling the problem, but always read the product label carefully before use! Many slug and snail control products are toxic to pets! ...
Finally, gardeners should be conscientious that, as the USHS reminds, 'dogs do not use good judgment when eating things they shouldn't,' so while repellents are generally safe, fertilizers, weed killers, snail and slug bait, ...
The newly sprouted plants attract slugs and pillbugs, so use traps or a little slug bait to save plants until they get several leaves. Thin plants to 6 inches apart and hand-weed early.
Slugs prefer to attack young shoots, thus slug bait early in the spring gives the best results. Earwigs usually attack in mid summer and can turn the bloom of a late flowering clematis into a lace work over night.
Sprinkle an organic slug bait, such as Sluggo, around your plants, being sure to follow the package's directions. Set out beer traps.
Slugs and snails are common pests affecting primrose plants. These can be controlled with nontoxic slug bait placed around the garden. Spider mites and aphids may also attack primroses but can be sprayed with soapy water.
I planted some marigold plants in my back garden and within one week all the leaves and flowers were gone. I think they were eaten by snails and slugs. I tried slug bait but the problem has not completely gone.
It comes in a mini pellet like some other baits. The biggest advantage to SLUGGO® is that it provides an effective alternative to traditional snail and slug baits. SLUGGO® can be used around domestic animals and wildlife.
 See also: Slugs, Plant, Soil, Flower, Water
  
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