Although Wireworm tend to remain in the same area of a field throughout their larval development, they move vertically in the soil to find food, and in response to soil moisture and temperature. Wireworm searching for food detect carbon dioxide and home in on its source. This characteristic can be used to detect Wireworm by using baits that give off carbon dioxide. Baiting provides a poor estimate of Wireworm density in a field, but it is a quick way of detemining whether the pest is present. A mixture of grain corn and wheat should be moistened to start germination and placed into a nalon mesh bag and buried 4 to 6 inches (10-15 cm) into the soil and marked with a flag. Several baits should be buried randomly over the field. Every twoweeks, the baits should be excavated and inspected for the presence of larvae.