The best silverfish traps, compared.
Top pick: Silverfish Glue Traps 10 Pack by Felyne Best value: Super Ninja Silverfish Trap for Indoors, 4 Traps – Cheapest way to buy that same review file, at about £7.99 for four stations, after the flimsy fold is already deducted. Updated October 2026.
A silverfish trap is a small indoor glue station, cardboard or a covered plastic box, sold to catch common silverfish and often paperfish without a spray. The star line is not the quality on its own. The same amazon.co.uk listings report heavy catches and insects walking past. The British Pest Control Association treats a trap as a monitor while you fix the damp. A spider pad that only lists silverfish is a different product. An open pad that can hold a mouse is not made safe by the word silverfish. Format, pack size and price are set out in the [silverfish trap buying guide](/hub/traps/silverfish-trap/sub/silverfish-trap-buying-guide). Buyers in the review files have seen insects in a bath, under a sink, or around books and loft paper. The British Pest Control Association says silverfish do not bite or spread disease to people.
A silverfish trap is a small indoor glue station, cardboard or a covered plastic box, sold to catch common silverfish and often paperfish without a spray. The star line is not the quality on its own.
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Where are you seeing the insects?
Felyne’s 10-pack is £9.95, 4.3 from 10 reviews, and all ten in the sample are from the United Kingdom. One report is about six or seven silverfish per trap in a week, and a reviewer used the slim stations in an attic with stored paperwork. Comments also mention no noticeable smell and no insecticide spray, and some spiders on the glue. The same reviewers say it is not a full solution: they still used a spray or repaired a leak. The listing claims up to three months and a poison-free formula, and the bait is not stated. Ten UK reviews can describe a week in an attic. They cannot outrank a file of hundreds, and they do not show a house cleared by the traps alone.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cheap 10-pack to monitor an attic or a cupboard, and you will not treat 4.3 as a large test.
Less suitable: You want a deep review file, or a trap that reviewers say cleared the house on its own.
Specifications
Common questions
How long does the listing say a trap lasts?
Up to 3 months. That is a seller claim.
Is it poison-free?
The listing calls the formula poison-free and names kitchens, bathrooms and cupboards. That is a seller claim, not an approval.
How many reviews support the 4.3 score?
10 reviews on the listing. All ten in the sample are from the United Kingdom.
EcoPest is £17.49 and 3.7 from 830 reviews, the second-largest star line in the set. In the portion of the reviews that were read, 50 markers included seven from the United Kingdom, so 830 is not 830 British write-ups. Short UK comments say it works. Others, after several weeks, found one spider and no silverfish, called it just sticky, or saw no insects after a week during what they called a plague. Glue on the hands is in the file. The pack count disagrees with itself: unit count 12, style 20 Pack, piece count 20, and a bullet that says 12 traps or six longer ones. A scented lure is part of the description, unlike the odourless claims on some cardboard packs. An Is Electric: Yes field sits next to a glue sheet. You are paying a mid-range price without a count you can plan from.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the large star line and you will check how many sheets are in the box before you plan rooms.
Less suitable: You need a known pack count, or a review sample that is mostly from the UK.
Specifications
Common questions
How many traps are in the box?
The listing disagrees with itself: unit count 12, style 20 Pack, piece count 20, and bullets that say 12 traps or six longer ones.
Does it have a scent?
The listing describes a scented attractant, not an odourless trap.
Is it electric?
An Is Electric field says Yes. The description is a glue sheet. Do not treat that field as a heater or a plug.
DBUG’s 10-pack is £11.99, cardboard stations with an inspection window, listed as made in the United Kingdom, and 3.5 from 98 reviews. Twenty-two reviews in the sample are from the UK. Setup is peel, fold and place, and the stations are listed at 20 × 3.5 × 4.5 cm. Reviewers report an overnight catch and smaller silverfish on the glue, and also a large silverfish that walked past. One review at about three months found beetles and moths and no silverfish. The listing’s Is Electric: Yes field and a rank inside Rodent Control contradict the cardboard description, so do not treat it as a plug-in or as a mouse board. An inspection window lets you read the catch without opening the glue, and it does not stop a large insect walking past.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a UK-origin cardboard station with a window and a mid-size review file.
Less suitable: You wanted a plug-in trap, or the insects you see are the large ones a reviewer watched walk past.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this an electric trap?
The description is a cardboard peel-and-fold station. The listing also has an Is Electric field set to Yes. Those two statements conflict. Do not treat it as a plug-in trap.
Will it catch insects other than silverfish?
The listing names silverfish, greyfish and other small crawling insects. Reviewers report beetles and moths as well as misses on silverfish.
How is it set up?
Peel the cover, fold the cardboard and place it. An inspection window is part of the description.
PIC’s 40-pack is paper sticky traps at £12.99, about 32p each if the title count of 40 is what arrives, named for silverfish and paperfish, with a seller claim of up to three months. The listing is 3.5 from 95 reviews. Of 37 review markers, one is from the United Kingdom: small enough to hide, and it caught several insects. Other comments on the same amazon.co.uk page are not British households. Those comments include a few silverfish within days, about two insects a trap in a week, and about 30 traps in a flat that caught none. The bait is not stated on the listing. A low price per pad does not mean the glue is covered, and it does not turn a non-UK comment into a UK test.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a large number of small pads and you will treat the 95-review line as a listing figure, not as 95 UK diaries.
Less suitable: You want a UK-written review file, or a covered station.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used in a bathroom?
The listing names bathrooms, kitchens, basements and pantries. The pads are paper, with no cover for steam.
Does it contain insecticide?
The listing says the traps are insecticide-free and use glue. That is a seller claim.
How many traps are in the pack?
40, at about £12.99 on the listing.
The Super Ninja 10-pack is ten folded cardboard stations at £12.99, with the attractant already in the glue and a seller claim of up to three months. On amazon.co.uk it is 3.4 from 1,380 reviews, and that text is the same pool as the 4-pack, with about 50 United Kingdom reviews in the sample that was read. One pantry report describes dozens in a single station, and another says the first two traps took about 60 silverfish of mixed sizes. The same file also records no silverfish over about 10 days with several traps set, plus wasps and spiders on the glue. Reviewers call the card flimsy: the slots often fail, and glue on the fingers ruins a trap if the release paper comes off before the fold. It is the deepest UK review file here for a plain cardboard monitor, and an empty station after ten days is already part of that file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the largest UK review file on a 10-pack of folded cardboard for skirtings and a pantry.
Less suitable: You need a covered station in steam, or you will treat one empty trap as proof the pack is fake.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used in a bathroom?
The listing names bathrooms, kitchens and basements. It does not say the cardboard can sit in a wet shower.
Does it have an odour?
The listing says it is free from smells. Smell was not scored in the review notes that were read.
How many traps are in the pack?
This listing is the 10-pack at about £12.99. The 4-pack is a different listing.
The Super Ninja 4-pack is the same folded cardboard station at £7.99, four pieces rather than ten. The listing carries the same 3.4 from 1,380 reviews and the same review text as the 10-pack, so those stars are not a second test. In that shared file, a later trap caught large silverfish after earlier traps had taken mixed sizes, and some catches only showed after a delay of more than two weeks. Assembly complaints travel with the text: poor instructions, tabs that do not hold, and glue that is easy to touch. Four stations cover a bathroom skirting and a cupboard, and they run out if you also want a bookcase and a loft. At £7.99 it is the cheapest way to buy this review pool, at about £2 a trap, which is dearer per station than the 10-pack.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small trial of the most-reviewed cardboard station without buying ten.
Less suitable: You are laying traps through several rooms, or you need a plastic cover.
Specifications
Common questions
How many traps are in the pack?
Four. The listing weight is 50 g. The 10-pack is a different listing at about £12.99.
How long does the listing say they last?
Up to 3 months, or 90 days, as a seller claim.
Are the reviews separate from the 10-pack?
The listing carries the same 3.4 from 1,380 reviews and the same review text as the 10-pack.
NUTKIT’s listing is the lowest price in the set, £7.19, with a title and piece count of 10 and a unit-count field that says 1. The rating is 3.3 from 30 reviews. Six of 19 review markers are from the United Kingdom. Those reviews include about 10 silverfish over a few weeks on five traps, and several big and small insects in the first couple of days. A reviewer mentions a feed tablet. The same notes say small silverfish may not enter because the cardboard is too thick, that some silverfish ignored the traps, and that spiders outnumbered silverfish. The listing claims an odourless bait, moisture-proofed adhesive and up to three months. The moisture line is a seller claim, and the unit-count clash means you should check the live page for how many cards are in the parcel.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest 10-pack title and you will confirm the count on the live page.
Less suitable: You are seeing mostly tiny silverfish, or you want a review file larger than 30.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used in a bathroom?
The listing names kitchens and bathrooms and claims the adhesive is moisture-proofed. That is a seller claim.
Does it smell?
The listing says the bait is odourless.
Is the pack 10 or 1?
The title and the piece count say 10. The unit-count field says 1. Check the live page before you plan rooms.
Veddelholzer’s pack is twelve divisible paper strips at £9.95, 3.2 from 188 reviews, with a food attractant in the adhesive and a listing claim of several weeks rather than three months. Eighteen reviews in the sample are from the United Kingdom. Reviewers say the strips sit flat, tear into smaller traps, and fit a small gap, and one report includes silverfish too small to notice by eye. A UK reviewer wrote that six strips fold and tear into twelve traps. The same sample includes a suspicion that the cardboard is too thick to climb, a full pack down while silverfish were still visible every evening, and about four silverfish across two traps in two weeks. A curved bottom is also mentioned. Splitting the sheet is the point of this pack, and a lip the insect cannot climb wastes that split.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want to tear one sheet into several flat pads along a skirting.
Less suitable: You need a covered box, or insects have already failed to climb a thick lip.
Specifications
Common questions
Can the trap be split?
The listing says the extra-large trap can be divided. A reviewer describes six strips torn into 12 traps.
Does it have a scent?
The listing says there is no added fragrance. The attractant is described as food-based.
Is it for a kitchen?
The listing names kitchens, bathrooms and basements.
The ENTOEND pack, from Hockley International, is five plastic stations at £11.99, model 1603, listed as made in Poland. You place a bait tablet in the centre, fold the lid, and set the station with the single hole facing up. The listing claims up to four weeks in damp conditions, which is the seller’s case for a plastic cover. The rating is 3.2 from 17 reviews, and 13 in the sample are from the United Kingdom. A reviewer measured about 105 × 115 mm, liked the clear lid, and noted a catch within a day in a bathroom and under a kitchen sink. Other reviewers say the bait is reachable from the top, that silverfish walked back out, and that insects crawled around the trap for five nights with none caught. One reviewer noticed a bait smell and another did not. At about £2.40 a station it is the covered option here, and a lid does not stop an insect that can reach the tablet and leave.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the glue covered in a bathroom or under a sink, and you will still look for a leak.
Less suitable: You want a large review file, or a flat pad you can tear into many pieces.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it contain insecticide?
The listing says it is insecticide-free and uses a food bait tablet. That is a seller line, not an HSE approval.
How long does it claim to last in a damp room?
Up to 4 weeks. The listing gives this as the reason for a plastic cover.
How do you set it up?
Put the bait tablet in the centre, fold the lid and place the station with the single hole facing up.
Yineaae’s 20-pack is £22.99, the highest price in this set, with an integrated attractant claimed and a non-toxic line that is only a seller claim. The amazon.co.uk rating is 1.0 from one review, and that review says the traps were of no use for the intended purpose. There is no second review naming glue, size or smell, so the failure has no detail you can learn from. The catalogue dimensions, 30 × 20 × 40 mm, are small for a 20-pack and are not confirmed by a review. The piece-count field is not stated even though the title says 20. Paying more here does not buy a covered station or a review file you can judge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing prices and need to see what a 20-pack with one review looks like before you pay £22.99.
Less suitable: You want a review sample, a confirmed piece count, or any cheaper station with UK comments.
Specifications
Common questions
How many reviews are on the listing?
One review, scored 1.0. It says the traps were of no use. There is no praise in that review.
What is the pack size and price?
The title says 20 traps at about £22.99 on the listing. The piece-count field is not stated.
Where does the listing say to put them?
Basements, bathrooms, kitchens and general indoor monitoring. Food-storage use is asked on the page and not answered on the listing.
Ten amazon.co.uk listings were scored on a 0–100 scale from the saved UK pages and the review notes already saved. This is not a laboratory test. Seller lines such as up to 3 months, and up to 4 weeks in damp conditions, stay claims. A catch in one review is one route, not a clear-out. Weights sum to 100. In sentences this page says top pick and best value.
Amazon evidence
30%30 points. The amazon.co.uk star line and review count, then a deduction when the count is under a few dozen, or when most of the review text that was read is not from the United Kingdom. The Super Ninja 4-pack and 10-pack share one review pool and are not scored as two tests.
Listing fit
25%25 points. A pack count that agrees with itself, a bait the listing actually describes, and a format that matches the cardboard or plastic in the description. An Is Electric flag or a Rodent Control rank on a glue card scores as a data error, not as a feature. A 12-versus-20 count conflict loses this block.
Review outcome
25%25 points. United Kingdom reviews that describe a silverfish on the glue score higher than a file that repeats an empty trap, a lip the insect cannot climb, glue ruined during folding, or a station the insect walks out of. Spiders, moths and beetles on the pad are noted, not treated as a success.
Value
20%20 points. Shelf price in GBP against a pack you can place as a monitor, after count conflicts and thin UK text are already counted. The lowest price does not win this block when the unit count disagrees or the only review says the traps were of no use.
A silverfish trap here is an indoor glue station for common silverfish and often paperfish. It is not a spray, not a spider pad, and not a mouse board. Prices on these ten amazon.co.uk listings run from about £7.19 to about £22.99. The ranked table is the product choice. This section is the trade-off: room and species, format and cover, a pack count that agrees, and the UK limit on glue that can catch a rodent.
A silverfish trap in this UK set is a small indoor glue station. It is cardboard, a paper strip, or a covered plastic box, sold to catch common silverfish and often paperfish without a spray. Buyers in the review files have seen insects in a bath, under a sink, or around books and loft paper. The British Pest Control Association says silverfish do not bite or spread disease to people. They can mark damp and damage paper. A trap is a monitor while that damp is fixed.
Skirtings, pipe gaps and the space under the basin are the places these insects travel. A station in the middle of the room is the repeat miss. Peel the release paper only after the card is folded, or glue on your fingers wastes the trap.
Three empty days do not prove the pack is fake. A full station does not prove the house is clear. The same review files here contain dozens in a pantry and no silverfish over about 10 days. Spiders, moths and beetles on the pad are not a silverfish result.
A spider pad that only mentions silverfish in the bullets is a different product, and those pads were left out of this set. An open glue pad that can hold a mouse is not saved by the word silverfish. Insect monitors are not described here as banned. Using glue so a rodent is likely to be caught is a separate offence.
Start with the room, not the brand. Common silverfish like damp bathrooms and leaks. Paperfish cope with drier rooms, books and loft paper. Firebrats like heat near ovens. None of these stations identifies the insect. A monitor while you fix damp is the job the British Pest Control Association describes. Damaged paper, or a rising catch after you have ventilated, is a reason to call a member firm. Format is the next split.
A large amazon.co.uk review count beats 4.3 from ten reviews. Super Ninja is 3.4 from 1,380, and the 4-pack shares that text, so they are not two tests. About 50 reviews in the sample are from the United Kingdom. EcoPest is 3.7 from 830, but only seven of 50 markers read are from the UK, and the pack count disagrees. Felyne’s 4.3 rests on 10 reviews. Yineaae is 1.0 from one review that says the traps were of no use. Pack size only counts when the listing agrees with itself.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have seen a few insects in a bath or under a sink and you want a monitor while you look for the moisture. The ENTOEND pack is five plastic stations at about £11.99, with a bait tablet and a cover. Reviewers still say silverfish can reach the bait and walk back out. The listing’s four weeks in the damp is a seller claim.
Grey silverfish cope with drier rooms and paper. A trap does not identify them. Felyne’s 10-pack at about £9.95 is 4.3 from 10 reviews, and one reviewer used the stations in an attic with stored paperwork. Ten reviews cannot outrank a file of hundreds, and those reviewers still used a spray or fixed a leak.
You want the most-reviewed cardboard station without buying ten. The Super Ninja 4-pack is about £7.99. It carries the same 3.4 from 1,380 reviews as the 10-pack, so it is not a second test. Four stations cover a bathroom skirting and a cupboard. They run out if you also want a bookcase and a loft.
The top pick is the Super Ninja 10-pack at about £12.99. It is the highest score in this set: ten folded cardboard stations, a pack count that agrees, attractant in the glue, and 3.4 from 1,380 amazon.co.uk reviews, with about 50 United Kingdom reviews in the sample that was read. The card is flimsy, slots fail, and the same file includes empty stations after about 10 days. The best value is the Super Ninja 4-pack at about £7.99, the cheapest way to buy that shared review pool, after the flimsy fold is already deducted. The other eight have no award. None of these scores is a laboratory catch rate, and none of them clears a house.
Super Ninja Silverfish Trap for Indoors, 4 Traps
Cheapest way to buy that same review file, at about £7.99 for four stations, after the flimsy fold is already deducted.
Editorial
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