A roach trap known as the Jug-A-Bug 1 comprises a container 2 with peripheral walls defining an interior space 6, a bottom wall 3 with protuberances 4 defining a bait basin 5, a neck portion 7 and threaded portion 8 capable of mating with the threaded section 10 of restrictive lid 9 and having a closure disk 13 the bait basin 5 contains a bait and the interior space 6 contains a viscous fluid whereby roaches are lured into the container by the bait and confined in the interior space 2 by the combination of the viscous fluid and the contours of the restrictive lid 9.