Typical insecticide regimes for cotton in India 2020.

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	0.02	0.29
Total	1.92	79.22
Option 2
Imidacloprid	0.06	2.2
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	1.45
Novaluron	0.02	0.29
Chloripyrifos	0.39	10.58
Profenfos	0.81	48.28
Metaflumizone	0.03	0.82
Emamectin	0.01	0.29
Total	1.42	65.58
Average conventional	1.67	72.40
Weighted average conventional	1.72	73.76
GM IR cotton
Imidacloprid	0.06	2.2
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	1.45
Novaluron	0.02	0.29
Buprofezin	0.07	2.55
Acephate	0.63	15.79
Total	0.89	23.95
Option 2
Imidacloprid	0.06	1.54
Thiomethoxam	0.05	1.67
Acetamiprid	0.05	2.30
Novaluron	0.02	0.29
Total	0.18	5.61
Average GM IR cotton	0.53	14.78
Weighted average conventional	0.604	16.61
Difference GM versus conventional	1.12	57.15

Source: Bayer India, AMIS Global/Kynetec

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