Seasonal catches of the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius), captured in traps containing the synthetic pheromone, were investigated under different field conditions from 2005 to 2007. In soybean fields, the number of bugs attracted to the pheromone traps increased after flowering and peaked 9-13 days after flowering. After these attraction peaks, the populations of adult bugs and nymphs increased in soybean fields. In traps located in grassland, however, only small numbers of the bugs were caught during the soybean flowering stages (from mid August to early September). The sex ratio of adults caught in the pheromone traps differed among soybean growth stages. Before flowering, more males were caught than females. After flowering, trapped females increased in number and the proportion of females exceeded 0.5 throughout the flowering periods. These results suggest that attraction to the pheromone may be affected by host plant phenology, and that females, in particular, respond strongly to the pheromone during flowering of the host plant soybean.