An adhesive pest trap is provided, that includes: a substantially planarsubstrate havingfirst and second substantially parallel surfaces and an outer perimeter,wherein the first surfaceincludes a non-drying adhesive material coating, and wherein the outerperimeter is configuredfor fitting within a rim of a plant growing container. In one example, anadhesive pest trap canbe adapted to cover a soil surface in a plant growing container, where aperimeter of the adhesivepest trap additionally includes one or more attachable surfaces adapted forattachment to a rim ofa plant growing container. A related method of using an adhesive pest trapincludes applying theadhesive pest trap over a top surface of a plant growing medium in a plantgrowing container.
