Active ingredient	Amount (kg/ha of crop)	Field EIQ/ha
Conventional cotton Option 1
Imidacloprid	0.06	2.2
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	1.45
Diafenthiuron	0.1	2.53
Buprofezin	0.07	2.55
Profenfos	0.81	48.28
Acephate	0.63	15.79
Cypermethrin	0.1	3.64
Metaflumizone	0.03	0.82
Novaluron	0.04	0.57
Total	1.94	79.5
Option 2
Imidacloprid	0.06	2.2
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	1.45
Diafenthiuron	0.1	2.53
Chloripyrifos	0.39	10.58
Profenfos	0.81	48.28
Metaflumizone	0.03	0.82
Emamectin	0.01	0.29
Total	1.50	67.83
Average conventional	1.73	73.67
GM IR cotton
Imidacloprid	0.06	2.2
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	1.45
Diafenthiuron	0.1	2.53
Buprofezin	0.07	2.55
Acephate	0.63	15.79
Total	0.97	26.19
Option 2
Imidacloprid	0.06	1.54
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	2.30
Diafenthiuron	0.1	2.53
Total	0.26	8.04
Weighted average GM IR cotton	0.68	18.85

Sources: Monsanto India 2014, AMIS Global 2014.

Note weighted average for GM IR cotton based on insecticide usage – option 1 60%, option 2 40%.