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The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the main pests of corn and other economically important crops worldwide. Pheromone traps can be used for monitoring and mass trapping S. frugiperda males. Trap design is an important component of a monitoring system or mass trapping system, along with the attractant. In this study, we evaluated the performance and efficiency of several home-made and commercial traps baited with a pheromone lure developed from Mexican S. frugiperda populations. The trials were performed in corn crops in two different years and regions of Mexico. The white plastic jug trap exhibited the highest capture and efficiency rate for trapping S. frugiperda males in both years and regions. The commercial green bucket trap and the home-made traps (including delta, sleeve and water bottle traps) caught significantly fewer males during the experiments compared to the white plastic jug trap. The latter captured 42.5% of males orienting sleeves the trap. An efficient trap may be useful for monitoring or be used as part of a mass trapping strategy to manage FAW populations in corn. Inglés