Early season soybean was studied as a trap crop for a complex of stink bugs (Nezara viridula, Acrosternum hilare, and Euschistus servus) attacking agronomic crops in Arkansas. Field research in 2002-2004 demonstrated a strong preference of stink bugs for early season soybean in reproductive stages R4-R7. Studies in replicated production fields in 2004 suggested that the spatial scale of the trap was critical and that management strategies must address the impacts of other crops in the local landscape. The trap crop concept was studied in large production units in 2004 where populations in the adjacent landscape were managed with recommended insecticides. Comparative traps were included in unsprayed landscapes of the same crops.