I have seen several random places on this site mentioning slug and other pest control. I thought I would start a specific thread for various methods of slug control, as the slugs around here have been particularly devastating to my small vegetable garden.
Beer traps
After reading several articles on the internet, I decided to try the beer method. Basically, put a shallow dish in the ground and add beer to the dish, leaving a few inches from the top for the slugs to crawl into the dish. They fall in and drown. I would recommend the cheapest beer one can find (I had year-old Bud Light hanging around). Also, I found it helpful to cover the container with something bigger, like a plastic plant pot, to minimize rain water getting in and diluting the beer.
You're supposed to remove the dead slugs every day, but I have a hard time getting out all the really small ones.
Any other suggestions would be welcome, as the beer method doesn't seem to be enough to control the slug population.