The invention relates to a device (1) for holding a bait (2), in particular a bait (2) for pests (14), preferably for rodents, comprising: a housing part (3), which in particular can be inserted into a part of a sewerage installation and which has an accommodating space (6) for accommodating a bait (2), a sensing apparatus (9), which is designed to sense first information, an output apparatus (11), which is designed to output first information sensed by means of the sensing apparatus (9).