The best cockroach traps, compared.
Top pick: Generic 24 cockroach gel bait stations Best value: TRIITECH 18 sticky roach traps – 18 glue cards at about £10.99, with 4.3 from 124 reviews, and no tablet named on the listing. Updated October 2026.
A cockroach trap in this UK set is usually a folded paper glue card, sometimes with a food tablet, a pouch, or bait in the glue. The British Control Association says sticky traps should show whether German or cockroaches are present, and where, rather than clear an infestation. That line is also stored on the 4-pack and the 24-pack. Super bullets say the cards kill and also claim no toxic chemicals. The Health and Safety Executive says a pure monitor must not claim to kill or control. What to check is in the [cockroach trap buying guide](/hub/traps/cockroach-trap/sub/cockroach-trap-buying-guide). A catch in a café is a reason to call a contractor. A few are plain cards, and one listing is an enclosed gel station that does not name an active substance. They show that insects are present and how busy a spot is.
A cockroach trap in this UK set is usually a folded paper glue card, sometimes with a food tablet, a pouch, or bait in the glue.
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What should the listing say the product does?
The listing is 24 green stations at about £12.99, 60 g, from China. It does not name an active substance or a GB authorisation number. Best-seller rank is 71 in Ant Control, not Cockroach Control. Two UK reviews, both on 16 September 2026, say the stations are easier than loose bait. Printed size is 10 x 10 x 10 mm, which is copied as printed.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who specifically wants enclosed stations and will read the label in the parcel for the active substance before use.
Less suitable: A glue monitor, or anyone who needs a named, authorised insecticide on the amazon.co.uk page.
Specifications
Common questions
How long does each station last?
The page asks this. The specification block does not answer it.
Is this safe around pets?
The page asks this. The bullets do not answer it. The active substance is not named.
What insecticide is in the gel?
The raw listing does not name an active substance or an authorisation number.
Tesmotor’s 20-pack is about £16.99, 480 g, from China, model LYX-CT-20. The listing is 4.8 from 13 reviews. Bait is optional and not in the box. Rank is 33 in Cockroach Control.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A larger glue-only pack when you will add a crumb yourself and can follow a fold that is not printed on the box.
Less suitable: A buyer who wants a tablet in the box, or a sample larger than 13 reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the pack include bait?
No. The bullets say you can add crumbs or sugar. The pack is the glue cards.
Is it easy to set up?
The listing says unfold and peel. Reviewers say the box has no instructions and the card may not stay folded.
Can it be used in a garage?
The bullets name garages, bathrooms, kitchens, and cupboards.
TRIITECH’s 18-pack is about £10.99, 240 g, 21.5 x 20 x 2.3 cm, from China. The listing is 4.3 from 124 reviews and rank 14 in Cockroach Control. A UK review describes a low card that folds with a tab. A one-star review says there is adhesive and no attractant.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A larger plain glue pack at about £10.99 when you can place a low card along a wall and do not need a tablet.
Less suitable: A cockroach monitor that must include a food tablet, or a card small enough for a tight hinge.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the pack include bait?
The bullets do not name a tablet or pouch. A review describes adhesive in the box and nothing more.
Can it be used in a garage?
The title names home, garage, and shed. The bullets also name a kitchen or basement.
Does it have an odour?
The bullets say the traps are odourless. They do not describe a fragrance.
Hoy Hoy is a 5-pack at about £9.20, 150 g, country of origin United Kingdom, rank 11 in Cockroach Control, 4.3 from 92 reviews. Each monitor takes a separate food pouch. The listing says not to put it on a food-preparation surface, to avoid sunlight, and to inspect it. A field says electric. The bullets describe a paper monitor, so that field is ignored.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small set of named cockroach monitors with a pouch, including a check in a kitchen that is not the worktop.
Less suitable: Covering many rooms from one box, or anyone who needs a powered trap. This is not one.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used in a kitchen?
The bullets include kitchens, cupboards, and utility rooms. They also say not to place the monitor directly on a food-preparation surface.
Does it need bait?
Yes. Each trap uses a separate food-attractant pouch placed in the centre.
Is it reusable?
The listing does not say the trap is reusable. It says to inspect it regularly.
Pestmatic’s 15-pack is about £15.90, 323 g, rank 5 in Cockroach Control, 4.2 from 530 reviews. Recommended use on the listing is monitoring. A food tablet goes in the centre. Sealed life is up to 36 months from manufacture; once open, 30–60 days. Dust can shorten the glue. A bullet says the trap is produced in the UK. The country-of-origin field is empty.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants a stated cockroach monitor with a tablet, and will check the cards for a month or two.
Less suitable: Someone who wants the cheapest card per piece, or a product that claims to finish an infestation.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this for monitoring or for killing?
Recommended use on the listing is monitoring. The bullets say the traps capture German and Oriental cockroaches so you can see activity. They also say the traps contain no chemical substances.
How long does an opened trap last?
The listing says up to 36 months from the manufacture date while packed, and 30–60 days once unpacked. Dust can shorten that.
Does it have a scent?
One bullet says the traps are odourless. Another says the tablet emits a smell to lure insects. Both lines are on the listing.
ENTOEND, model 1611, is a 30-pack at about £10.99. The bullets say there is no species-specific attractant and list spiders, bedbugs, silverfish, ants, and cockroaches. Rank is 20 in Indoor Multi-Insect Control, not Cockroach Control. Stored reviews are mostly about spiders.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A house that wants a general crawling-insect card, especially for spiders, and only mentions cockroaches as one of several pests.
Less suitable: A cockroach monitor with a food tablet.
Specifications
Common questions
Will it catch cockroaches specifically?
Cockroaches are on the bullet list. The bullets also say there is no species-specific attractant, and the stored reviews are mainly about spiders.
Can it be used in the kitchen?
The bullets include kitchens and say the traps are insecticide-free. They also say to place traps out of reach of children and pets.
Is it safe around pets?
The listing says yes when each trap is placed out of reach. The glue is still exposed once the cover is off.
The listing is a 12-pack of paper glue cards with food bait in the glue, at about £13.90, rank 1 in Cockroach Control, and 4.1 from 3,123 reviews. The same review block is stored on the 4-pack and the 24-pack. Bullets say no batteries. A power-source field says AC, which conflicts with that.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A buyer who wants the best-selling cockroach glue pack in this batch, with bait already in the card.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a separate tablet, a stated monitoring label, or a review count that belongs only to this pack size.
Specifications
Common questions
Can these traps be used in a garage?
The bullets name garages as well as kitchens and bathrooms. They do not give a separate garage instruction.
Do they have an odour?
The listing says the traps have no strong odours. It does not publish a scent test.
Are they safe around pets?
The listing says they suit homes with children and pets because it claims no toxic chemicals. It does not include a pet-safety certificate, and the glue is still glue.
The 24-pack, model CKR28011, is about £21.99 and 290 g. The listing says it is not electric. Printed dimensions are 35 x 16.4 x 14 cm, which reads as the parcel. The 4.1 from 3,123 line matches the other Super Ninja ASINs.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Several rooms, if you already want this glue card and need more than 12.
Less suitable: A single sighting, or a buyer who wants a monitor that says monitoring on the label.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the 24-pack electric?
The listing says it is not electric. Setup is unfold, peel, and place.
How long does the listing say they last?
The bullets say up to 3 months and also that the traps stay active for weeks. Both lines are on the listing.
This is the 4-pack, model CKR28221, at about £7.99, brown, 70 g. The listing prints 4.1 from 3,123 reviews and stores the same review text as the 12-pack and the 24-pack. Dimensions are printed as 10 x 170 x 220 mm.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A first small pack of the same Super Ninja card, if four placement spots are enough.
Less suitable: A whole flat or a food room that needs many monitors.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this 4-pack use the same glue card as the 12-pack?
The bullets match the 12-pack: food attractant in the glue, peel and place, no batteries. The model number is CKR28221, not CKR28464.
Are the 3,123 reviews only for these four traps?
The listing stores the same opening reviews and the same 4.1 from 3,123 line as the 12-pack and the 24-pack.
The listing is short: 18 traps, about £7.99, 360 g, colour green, rank 13 in Cockroach Control. There is no customer-review line. An attractant is not named. Bullets claim the cards are odourless and recyclable.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A low shelf price only, if you accept a listing with no reviews in this file.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants a star line, a named bait, or a brand with a monitoring instruction.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this pack work on ants as well?
The bullets name cockroaches, spiders, ants, and other pests. There is no separate ant test in the file.
Is it safe around pets?
The listing says the traps are harmless to humans and pets. It does not include a certificate or any reviews.
Shelf prices, stars, and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures captured on 15 October 2026 for these ten listings. They are not a live reload on 17 October 2026. The editorial score on each card is the 0–100 figure already stored for this set. It follows Cockroach Control rank, whether the label says monitoring, and the review line, then holds points back for a shared review block, a missing attractant, or a thin sample. It is not a laboratory test and not a biocidal approval.
Stated job
25%Detect and locate, or a pack whose bullets say it kills. Pestmatic and Hoy Hoy say monitoring. Super Ninja says the cards kill and also claims no toxic chemicals. The Health and Safety Executive says a monitor stays outside biocidal rules only if it does not claim to kill or control.
Attractant
25%A food tablet, a pouch, or bait in the glue, versus a card with none named. Pestmatic and Hoy Hoy include a tablet or pouch. Tesmotor says you may add crumbs. ENTOEND states there is no species-specific attractant.
Cockroach fit
20%Title and Cockroach Control rank, not a neighbouring category. Super Ninja prints rank 1. ENTOEND is ranked in Indoor Multi-Insect Control and reviewed mainly as a spider trap. The gel stations are ranked in Ant Control.
Review evidence
15%Stars and counts from the captured amazon.co.uk line. The three Super Ninja packs share 4.1 from 3,123. RQJLZ has no review line. The gel stations have two reviews. A high star line on 13 reviews stays a thin sample.
Pack and price
15%How many placement points one box covers, against the captured shelf price. This set runs from about £7.99 to about £21.99. Per-card maths on those figures runs about £0.37 to £2.00. A call-out fee is not in these files.
Start with the job, then the attractant, then whether the listing is actually a cockroach product. A sales rank does not tell you those three. The ten listings below are amazon.co.uk pages captured on 15 October 2026, not a live reload on 17 October 2026 and not a laboratory test. A card that says it kills, while also saying there is no insecticide, is not a pure monitor under the Health and Safety Executive’s line.
A cockroach trap, as UK shoppers search for it, is usually a folded paper glue card. Some cards carry a food tablet or a pouch. Some have bait already in the glue. A few are plain cards, and one listing in this set is an enclosed gel station that does not name an active substance. The British Pest Control Association says sticky traps should monitor German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) and Oriental cockroaches (Blatta orientalis). They show that insects are present and how busy a spot is.
The British Pest Control Association says sticky traps show that insects are present and how busy a spot is. They do not solve the problem. A kills line on a card that also claims no insecticide is not a clearance result.
ENTOEND is ranked in Indoor Multi-Insect Control and reviewed mainly as a spider trap, with no species-specific attractant. The Generic stations are ranked in Ant Control and do not name an active substance. Neither is a stated cockroach monitor.
The Super Ninja 4-pack, 12-pack, and 24-pack each print 4.1 from 3,123, and the stored review text matches. Count that line once. RQJLZ has no review line on the listing.
Decide whether you want to see activity or you are buying a pack that says it kills. Pestmatic and Hoy Hoy say monitoring. Super Ninja says the cards kill and also claims no toxic chemicals. The Health and Safety Executive says a monitoring trap stays outside biocidal product rules only if it is sold to monitor and does not claim to kill or control. Then check the attractant. A tablet or pouch is in the Pestmatic and Hoy Hoy boxes. Super Ninja states food bait in the glue.
Buy enough cards for the spots you will actually check, under and behind appliances and along walls, not one card in the middle of a sunny floor. Hoy Hoy says not to put the monitor on a food-preparation surface. Shelf prices in this capture run from about £7.99 to about £21.99, and per-card maths on those figures runs about £0.37 to £2.00. Glue law is not the same in every nation.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want to know if German or Oriental cockroaches are present, and where, without a spray. Pestmatic’s 15-pack says monitoring, includes a food tablet, and states 30–60 days once unpacked. It does not claim to finish an infestation. About £15.90, with 4.2 from 530 reviews.
You are comparing multipacks and the Cockroach Control rank is what you noticed. The Super Ninja 12-pack is rank 1 in this capture, with bait in the glue, at about £13.90. The 4.1 from 3,123 reviews is shared with the other two Super Ninja sizes. The bullets say it kills. BPCA says sticky cards monitor.
A catch here is a reason to call a contractor, not to buy a bigger pack. Bromley council says retail insecticides may be unsuitable in food premises. Hoy Hoy is a five-pack monitor with a pouch, at about £9.20, and the listing says not to put it on a food-preparation surface.
The top pick is the Super Ninja 12-pack, at about £13.90, for a buyer who wants the Cockroach Control rank leader in this capture with food bait already in the glue. It prints 4.1 from 3,123 reviews, and that block is shared with the 4-pack and the 24-pack. The bullets say the cards kill and also claim no toxic chemicals, which sits against the Health and Safety Executive’s line for a pure monitor. The best value is the TRIITECH 18-pack at about £10.99, 4.3 from 124 reviews, when a low glue card is enough and a tablet is not required. Pestmatic and Hoy Hoy are the packs that say monitoring. ENTOEND is a multipurpose crawling-insect card, reviewed mainly for spiders. The gel stations do not name an active substance. None of these listings is a laboratory result, and none is a claim that the glue will clear an infestation.
TRIITECH 18 sticky roach traps
18 glue cards at about £10.99, with 4.3 from 124 reviews, and no tablet named on the listing.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
Guides on what to look for, how to use a product, and common mistakes.
Public UK sources for cockroach monitoring, biocidal claims, and glue-trap rules in England, Scotland, and Wales. Listings are the amazon.co.uk captures for these ten ASINs on 15 October 2026, not a live reload on 17 October 2026. Prices on amazon.co.uk move. Northern Ireland was not checked.
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