The boll weevil trap and Grandlure pheromone are key components in IPM, prevention, suppression and eradication programs (BWEPs) for boll weevils. During the last 15 years, the Southeast Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation’s (SEBWEF) trap became the most widely used trap in the Americas and became a mainstay for detection and spray decisions in IPM and US BWEPs. Without this trap, Grandlure pheromone and insecticide dispensers, the US BWEPs probably would not be possible with the technology being employed by most states; also, early season "pinhead" spray programs would not be as accurate in many IPM programs. The SEBWEF trap as currently manufactured has many operational deficiencies and a "new and improved" trap, as designed, patented and developed by S&S Trap Company (S&S), eliminates practically all of the deficiencies. Consequently, the new S&S trap provides financial savings in labor and replacements. It was designed to be as effective as the SEBWEF trap, but with more "user friendly" characteristics and with more functionality during installation and servicing-monitoring-inspections. S&S trap has more than 26 improvements when compared to the SEBWEF trap.