Edges of soybean agroecosystems were sampled during the summer of 2006 in northwestern Ohio to determine if type of edge habitat (woody versus herbaceous) had effects on communities of phytophagous, predatory, and parasitic arthropods. The edges of soybean agroecosystems differing in type of edge habitat were sampled using a 38 cm sweep net from mid-July through early September. Although no significant effects were observed, type of edge did tend to cause numerical increases of certain phytophagous arthropod species, such as the bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), as well as predators such as the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). Parasitoids did not appear to follow any trends in abundance related to the type of edge habitat present. Families of parasitic Hymenoptera collected included Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Encyrtidae, and Pteromalidae. Tachinidae were also collected during this research investigation. This study will be expanded to follow crop fields through rotations and to sample arthropods in the interiors of crop fields to assess movement of arthropod species from the edges.