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Roach Motel is a term used to describe a Roach Bait device designed to catch Cockroach es. Although the term is Trademark ed by the insect control brand, Black Flag , the phrase has become used as a reference to all traps which use a Scent or other form of Bait to lure cockroaches into a compartment in which a sticky substance causes them to become trapped.

Early versions of the Roach Motels used food-based bait, but later designs incorporated Pheromones . The widely known Tagline of the Roach Motel was "Roaches check in -- but they don't check out!" In the 1980s , this line was frequently delivered by Muhammad Ali , who was then a Spokesman for the product.

The term "roach motel" also refers to a low-priced lodging facility, usually a considerably older property in disrepair, not affiliated with a major chain, and located in a decaying area of town.

Metaphorically, the term is used in computer circles to refer to a proprietary file standard -- "you can check your data in, but you can't check it out".