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Traps covers mouse trap, live trap, yellow sticky traps, vole trap, bird trap and silverfish trap, and the other product types on the cards below. Each comparison says what that product is for, and which checks still apply when the listings change.

Once you have the product type, the comparison is where the current listings live. Shelf prices and makers stay there.

Traps

Roshield 6 snap mouse traps, top pick in the mouse trap comparison

Mouse trap

Snap six-packs versus live-catch tunnels

Compare 10 mouse traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £8.49 to about £19.99.

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OWLTRA OW-1, top pick in the electric rat trap comparison

Electric rat trap

Rat-sized indoor chambers versus mouse slots

Compare 10 electric rat traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £20.99 to £49.99.

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Anyhall silver rat cages, 2-pack, top pick in the live trap comparison

Live trap

Mouse tunnels, rat cages and wildlife cages

Compare 12 live traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £9.99 to £180.99.

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Super Ninja 12 cockroach traps, top pick in the cockroach trap comparison

Cockroach trap

Monitors versus kill-claim cards

Compare 10 cockroach traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.99 to £21.99.

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Super Ninja fruit fly trap, 4 pack, top pick in the fruit fly trap comparison

Fruit fly trap

Kitchen bottles, yellow cards and plug-in UV

Compare 12 fruit fly traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £6.99 to £37.99.

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Blooven 60 yellow cards, top pick in the yellow sticky traps comparison

Yellow sticky traps

Cards for fungus gnats and whitefly

Compare 11 yellow sticky traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £2.99 to £7.49.

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Manchester Mothmen clothes moth traps, 5 pack, top pick in the moth trap comparison

Moth trap

Clothes-moth glue boards for wool and carpet

Compare 12 moth traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.99 to £17.98.

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Aspectek wasp trap, 2 pack, top pick in the wasp trap comparison

Wasp trap

Reusable pots, and none includes a lure

Compare 10 wasp traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £5.89 to £12.99.

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Swissinno SuperCat with probe, top pick in the vole trap comparison

Vole trap

A spring trap for shallow runs, plus mole claws

Compare 7 vole traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £4.99 to £34.39.

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SARSTRY 79 cm folding cage, top pick in the marten live trap comparison

Marten live trap

Cages sold for martens, not a pine-marten licence

Compare nine marten live traps on amazon.co.uk, from about £35.99 to £180.99.

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SARSTRY 79 cm, top pick in the raccoon trap comparison

Raccoon trap

Folding cages, and you must not release a catch

Compare 12 raccoon traps on amazon.co.uk from about £16.49 to £180.99.

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Gonetre bird catching net, top pick in the bird trap comparison

Bird trap

Live cage or catching net, not a licence

Seven amazon.co.uk bird traps from £11.89 to £39.98. The Gonetre net is the top pick on stars; the HFSAZJ cage is the lowest price. A cage is not a licence.

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WisProtek 6-pack snap trap, top pick in the mouse trap snap trap comparison

Mouse trap snap trap

Six-pack snap for a house mouse

Nine amazon.co.uk mouse snap traps from £8.49 to £9.99. WisProtek leads on stars; the older Trisiki six-pack is the lowest price. Not a laboratory kill test.

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Roshield RRT4 snap trap (4), top pick in the rat trap comparison

Rat trap

Snap, covered, electric or live cage

Compare rat traps on amazon.co.uk from about £7.99 to £28.99. The top pick is the Roshield RRT4 four-pack; Cleaneaty is best value for small rats.

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Super Ninja 10-pack silverfish trap, top pick in the silverfish trap comparison

Silverfish trap

Indoor glue station while you fix the damp

Compare 10 silverfish traps on amazon.co.uk from about £7.19 to £22.99. The Super Ninja 10-pack is the top pick; the 4-pack is best value for a short trial.

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Guides for choosing or checking a trap in the UK: how glue-trap law differs in England, Scotland and Wales, how to tell a mouse from a rat before you set anything, and how often to check a trap.

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Clothes moth trap wardrobe: find the males, then clean

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German or Oriental cockroach: where each species hides

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Common questions about traps

Which traps does this hub compare?
This hub has eleven amazon.co.uk comparisons: mouse traps, electric rat traps, live traps, cockroach traps, fruit fly traps, yellow sticky traps, moth traps, wasp traps, vole traps, marten live traps and raccoon traps. Each page uses stored listing prices, stars and review counts. It is not a laboratory test.
Are rodent glue traps lawful for a householder in England?
In England, from 31 July 2024, a householder who sets a glue trap for a rodent commits an offence unless a licensed pest controller holds a glue-trap licence. That point is on the live-trap comparison. A cockroach glue card in the cockroach comparison is a folded insect monitor, not that rodent glue trap. The mouse comparison lists the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 and the Scottish and Welsh government notes.
Should you buy a mouse trap or a rat trap?
A house mouse has a body of about 7–9 cm (RSPCA). The mouse comparison is snap six-packs or live-catch tunnels, from about £8.49 to about £19.99. A brown rat needs a rat-sized tunnel on the electric rat comparison, or a rat cage on the live-trap comparison. A product title that says rat is not proof the chamber is rat-sized.
Will a wasp trap empty a nest?
A wasp trap in this comparison is a reusable chamber. You add a liquid, then hang or stand it near a patio, a bin or ripening fruit. It is not a way to destroy a nest. None of the ten listings includes a lure. Shelf prices in that comparison run from about £5.89 to £12.99.
Do clothes moth traps stop the damage?
The moth comparison is fold-up glue boards and pheromone pads, from about £7.99 to £17.98, for holes in wool, cashmere or carpet. The larvae do the eating. The boards catch adult males of the species the lure is built for, usually the common clothes moth. Moths in a cereal cupboard need a different pheromone.
Can you trap and release a pine marten or a raccoon?
A product title that says marten is not a licence. The marten comparison says the pine marten is fully protected, and that England requires a Natural England licence and an AIHTS trap. The raccoon comparison says you must not release a raccoon you have caught, and treats raccoons as a listed invasive species.
Are yellow sticky traps the same as a fruit fly trap?
Yellow sticky traps are glue cards you push into compost or hang above a plant, from about £2.99 to £7.49, bought for fungus gnats and a look at whitefly. A fruit fly trap is usually a bottle of fermenting-fruit lure, a yellow card, or a plug-in UV light, from about £6.99 to £37.99. Flies on damp compost are usually fungus gnats, not kitchen vinegar flies.
What is the difference between a vole trap and a mole trap here?
The vole comparison runs from about £4.99 to £34.39 and mixes a spring trap for a shallow run with mole claws and tunnel traps. Moles throw up hills and eat soil invertebrates. Field voles and bank voles eat plants and use surface runs. The named top pick is the Swissinno SuperCat with probe, for that shallow-run job.