1. 2010 Yellow Sticky Trap Monitoring Program To monitor for variant western corn rootworm population that lays eggs in soybean crop

2. Cooperators for 2010 Earl BooneHull Mark BussBowen Ron DownsRushville Mark EbbingMt. Sterling Rex JohnsonCarthage Craig LantGood Hope JD LantzIndustry Evan LipcamanMilton Jim MatthewsBluffs Kyle McClellandScottville Keith MillerGolden Doug Sill Ursa Mike Vose Orr Center

3. Details of Trapping 12 traps per field Traps monitored weekly Traps in field last two weeks of July and first two weeks of August Thanks to Pioneer HiBred for support

4. Thresholds U of I research found that beetle counts of 5 or more per trap per day can lead to yield loss in next years’ corn crop Of the 13 cooperators in the project, only one found any rootworm adults during the 4 week interval