I use Natria, a product by Bayer and sold at my Lowe's. It seems to be effective and is supposed to be safe used around kids, pets, and wildlife. I simply take their word for that but have seen no one stating that their child/pet had been harmed. The downside is that it may be effective for only a couple of weeks and heavy rain/watering will render it mostly ineffective. That's the only product that I have ever used so I can't compare it with other products on the market. I found that drowning the snails/slugs in a bowl of beer or other attractant was simply a waste of time. That works, but only in a very limited area. With all the plants I have, spread over a thousand square feet or more, I have to use something like the Natria.
