P. SIVICEK
Central Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, Hanulova 9/A, 844 29 Bratislava 42, Slovak Republic, uksup@internet.sk

INTRODUCTION
The corn is growing approximately on 220 000 ha in the Slovak Republic. The corn is one of important crops in Slovakia. It is produced for grain, silage, seeds, popcorn and also sugar corn. For this reason Diabrotica v. virgifera present the danger for crop and its monitoring is carried out since 1996 by phytosanitary inspectors.

PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER
The purpose of this paper is present the results of the D. v. virgifera monitoring and training for farmers in Slovakia in 2001.

METHODS AND PROCEDURES
Monitoring of WCR carried out the phytosanitary inspectors of the Central Control and Testing Institute of Agriculture in 2001. The monitoring starts on June 18, and finish on September 30. For monitoring was used pheromone Csalomon traps and also Pherocon AM traps. Both Csalomon and Pherocon AM traps we put along south state border with Hungary and also into localities where WCR occurred in 2000. The pheromone traps were put to the margin of mentioned regions where we predict the occurrences in this year. Traps were put also near airports (Bratislava and Košice). The monitoring and training were prepared with financial contribution of FAO project.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
We noted very significant shift of this pest to news localities in the south districts on the west part of Slovakia. The spreads pest to new localities was not as significant as we predict in middle and east part of south Slovakia. Monitoring points were set also in southeast districts of Slovakia but pest was not caught there. For farmers were carried out three training meetings up to this time.