The present invention refers to a versatile pest station (100) comprising:a housing (101) including a base (102), a lid (124), and an opening (138, 139), the base and the lid forming a cavity (137), the opening (138, 139) providing access to the cavity (137), the base having a bottom surface (104) and being configured and arranged to be securely mounted to a surface;a lock mechanism (142) interlocking the base (102) and the lid (124); characterized in thatthe versatile pest station (100) further comprises an insert (170') configured to represent a monitoring device for monitoring or indicating the presence of pests.