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2011 Insect Resistance Management (IRM)/Grower Guide for Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ seed

Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ seed contains Cry1A.105, refuge may be planted as an in-field or adjacent (e.g., across Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Cry3Bb1, and Cry35Ab1 from Bacillus the road) refuge, or as a separate block that is within 1/2 mile thuringiensis (B.t.) that together control European corn borer, of the Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ field. In-field refuge southwestern corn borer, southern cornstalk borer, corn earworm, options include blocks, perimeter strips (i.e., strips around the fall armyworm, stalk borer, lesser corn stalk borer, sugarcane field), or in-field strips. If perimeter or in-field strips are imple- borer, western bean cutworm, black cutworm, western corn mented, the strips must be at least 4 consecutive rows wide. rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. The 20% structured refuge can be protected from lepidopteran This product also contains Ready® 2 Technology and damage by use of non-B.t. if the population of one LibertyLink® Technology that provide tolerance to in-crop applica- or more target lepidopteran pests of Genuity® SmartStax® RIB tions of labeled Roundup® agricultural and Ignite® Complete™ in the refuge exceeds economic thresholds. In herbicides, respectively, when applied according to label directions. addition, the 20% structured refuge can be protected from corn rootworm damage by an appropriate seed treatment or soil This product includes refuge that is interspersed within the field ; however, insecticides labeled for adult corn rootworm by planting a licensed seed-mixture containing 95% Genuity® control must be avoided in the refuge during the period of corn SmartStax® mixed with at least 5% non-B.t. seed within a single rootworm adult emergence. Economic thresholds will be lot of seed. This product satisfies the refuge requirements in determined using methods recommended by local or regional all regions other than in the -growing region as defined professionals (e.g., Extension Service agents, crop consultants). herein. Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your representative The cotton-growing region requiring the additional 20% refuge for the registration status in your state. consists of the following states (see map below):

In the corn-growing region— there are no requirements for Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, a separate structured refuge for Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Mississippi, South Carolina, Oklahoma (only the counties of Complete™ corn when planted in the U.S. corn-growing region. Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, The refuge seed of Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ corn is Kay, Kiowa, Tillman, and Washita), Tennessee (only the counties contained in the bag resulting in a refuge configuration that is of Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, interspersed within the field. The interspersed refuge can only Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Lincoln, be used by planting seed corn specifically generated by qualified Madison, Obion, Rutherford, Shelby, and Tipton), Texas (except seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto. The seed the counties of Carson, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto must ensure a Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, and Sherman), Virginia minimum of 5% non-B.t. refuge seed is included with the Genuity® (only the counties of Dinwiddie, Franklin City, Greensville, Isle SmartStax® seed in each lot of seed corn. The refuge seed in the of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, Suffolk City, Surrey, seed mixture may not be treated with seed-applied insecticides and Sussex) and Missouri (only the counties of Dunklin, New for corn rootworm control unless the Genuity® SmartStax® seed Madrid, Pemiscot, Scott, and Stoddard). in the seed mixture receives the same treatment. Insecticidal treatments labeled for adult corn rootworm control are discour- WA aged during the time of adult corn rootworm emergence. ME MT ND MI VT OR ® ® MN In the cotton-growing region— Genuity SmartStax RIB ID NH NY MA SD WI CT WY Complete™ seed requires the planting of an additional 20% MI RI IA PA NV NE NJ structured refuge (i.e. 20 acres of non-B.t. corn for every 80 OH MD DE UT IL IN ® ® CA CO WV D.C. acres of Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete™ corn planted). VA KS MO KY

NC The 20% refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not TN AZ OK NM AR SC contain B.t. technologies for the control of corn rootworms or GA MS AL ® ® corn borers. The refuge and the Genuity SmartStax RIB TX LA FL Complete™ seed should be sown on the same day, or with the AK shortest window possible between planting dates to ensure that corn root development is similar among hybrids. The structured HI Insect Resistance Corn- and Management Cotton-Growing Areas

IRM Grower Guide 2 011 Table of Contents 2 011

2 Why Plant a Refuge?

4 Corn Refuge Requirements

7 Genuity® SmartStax™—This hybrid contains Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 from (B.t.) that together control European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, southern cornstalk borer, corn earworm, fall armyworm, stalk borer, lesser corn stalk borer, sugarcane borer, western bean cutworm, black cutworm, , northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. This hybrid also contains ® 2 Technology and LibertyLink® Technology that provide tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup® agricultural herbicides and Ignite® herbicides, respectively, when applied according to label directions.

9 Genuity® VT Triple PRO™—This hybrid contains Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2 and Cry3Bb1 from B.t. that together control European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer, southern cornstalk borer, corn earworm, fall armyworm, corn stalk borer, western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. This hybrid also contains Roundup Ready 2 Technology that provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions.

10 Genuity® VT Double PRO™—This hybrid contains Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 from B.t. that together control European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer, southern cornstalk borer, corn earworm, corn stalk borer, and fall armyworm. This hybrid also contains Roundup Ready 2 Technology that provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions.

10 YieldGard® Corn Borer—This hybrid contains Cry1Ab from B.t. which controls European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and sugarcane borer. YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 contains the Roundup Ready Corn 2 trait (NK603) that provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions. 11 YieldGard VT Triple®—This hybrid contains Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 from B.t. that together control European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and sugarcane borer as well as excellent protection against western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. This hybrid also contains Roundup Ready 2 Technology that provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions.

11 YieldGard Plus®—This hybrid contains Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 from B.t. that together control European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and sugarcane borer as well as excellent protection against western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 trait provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions. (see note below)

13 YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2®—This hybrid contains the active ingredient Cry3Bb1 from B.t. which provides effective and consistent protection against western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm. This hybrid contains Roundup Ready® 2 Technology that provides crop safety for in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions.

13 YieldGard Rootworm—This hybrid contains the Cry3Bb1 protein from B.t. which controls western corn rootworm, northern corn rootworm, and Mexican corn rootworm larvae. YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2 provides tolerance to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions. (see note below)

14 Cotton Refuge Requirements

14 Genuity® Bollgard II® Cotton varieties contain two distinct insecticidal proteins, and Cry2Ab2, from Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) that increase the efficacy and spectrum of control and reduce the chance that resistance will develop to the B.t. insecticidal proteins. Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton controls budworm, and cotton bollworm. Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton also provides control against fall armyworm, beet armyworm, cabbage and loopers and other secondary leaf- or fruit-feeding caterpillar pests of cotton. Applications of insecticides to control these pests are substantially reduced with Genuity® Bollgard II®.

Note: Monsanto’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations for corn rootworm events MON 863 and MON 863 x MON 810 expire on September 30, 2010. Monsanto products that contain these expiring events include: YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard Plus, and YieldGard Plus Pages with Roundup Ready Corn 2. See page 6 for details and important restrictions on planting. perforated for your convenience.

2011 IRM/GROWER GUIDE 1 Why Plant a Refuge?

Resistance has developed in nature to Good Stewardship Includes: • Reading and signing a Monsanto Technology/Stewardship many pest control tactics. The risk of insect Agreement (MTSA). resistance is real, but may be reduced with • Complying with all the IRM practices for specific biotech traits proper planning. as mandated by the EPA, this IRM/Grower Guide and the MTSA. • Using seed containing Monsanto Technologies solely for The best way to preserve the benefits and insect protection planting a single commercial crop. of Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) technology is to develop and • Selling harvested grain with biotech traits to grain handlers implement an Insect Resistance Management (IRM) plan. that confirm their acceptance; or using that grain as domestic feed. A key component of any IRM plan is a refuge. A refuge is simply a block or strip of the same crop that does not contain Refuge Requirements a B.t. technology for controlling targeted insect pests. The • Plant the refuge at the same time as the B.t. technologies primary purpose of a refuge is to maintain a population of • Grower mixing of non-B.t. seed with B.t. technologies is not insect pests that are not exposed to the B.t. proteins. The lack permitted of exposure to B.t. proteins allows susceptible insects nearby • To avoid inadvertent mixing of seed in the planting process, to mate with any rare resistant insects that may emerge. be sure to clean all seed out of hoppers when switching from Susceptibility to B.t. technology would then be passed on to non-B.t. seed to traited seed, or vice versa their offspring, helping to preserve the long-term effective- • Adjacent and separate refuge fields must be planted and ness of B.t. technologies. To help reduce the risk of insects managed by the same grower developing resistance, the refuge should be planted with a • If the corn refuge is planted on rotated ground, then the B.t. similar hybrid/variety, as close as possible to, and at the corn technologies must also be planted on rotated ground same time as, the crop containing B.t. technologies. With • If the corn refuge is planted on continuous corn ground, then an effective IRM plan in place, growers will continue to benefit the B.t. corn technologies can be planted on either continuous from the effective and consistent insect protection and top-yield corn ground or on rotated ground potential found in crops containing these technologies. Growers should monitor their fields and contact their seed Retain the Right to Choose Your Technology dealer or Monsanto at 1-800-768-6387 if performance problems The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are observed. mandates the planting of a refuge for B.t. technology. Insect Questions? we’re Here to Help. Resistance Management is a requirement for purchasing and Monsanto works to develop and implement IRM programs that growing insect-protected corn products such as YieldGard® strike a balance between available knowledge and practicality, Plus, YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2, YieldGard with grower acceptance and implementation of the plan as VT Rootworm/RR2®, YieldGard Corn Borer, YieldGard Corn critical components. Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard The graphic depictions of refuge configurations in this Guide VT Triple®, Genuity® VT Triple PRO™, Genuity® VT Double are offered merely as examples to growers and are not PRO™ and Genuity® SmartStax.™ Insect Resistance Management necessarily drawn to scale. As detailed in this IRM/Grower is also a requirement for purchasing and growing Genuity® Guide, refuge requirements vary by the type of product being Bollgard II® cotton.* Continued availability of B.t. technologies planted and the location of planting. Growers must plant the depends on grower compliance with EPA registration conditions. amount of refuge acres for a product that is required for their growing region. Please contact your seed dealer with any questions and/or call 1-800-768-6387. As a condition of registration of B.t. products by the EPA, seed companies are required to conduct IRM compliance assessments during the growing season to ensure grower compliance. Failure *In some areas, a natural refuge option is available for Genuity® to follow IRM guidelines and properly plant a refuge may Bollgard II®.

2 MONSANTO result in the loss of access to B.t. technologies. Please do corn. Therefore, it is important to understand that, in some your part to ensure these technologies are preserved by fully cases, severe infestations of target and/or non-target insects cooperating in refuge management. may require additional control measures. Fields should be scouted regularly, especially during periods of heavy If you have questions about seed stewardship or become aware or sustained pest presence. Consult local IPM monitoring of individuals utilizing biotech traits in a manner other than as guidelines to identify insects that should be routinely monitored, noted above, please call 1-800-768-6387. Letters reporting and for recommended controls and thresholds. When insecticide unauthorized use of biotech traits may be sent to: treatments are required, select products that have the least Monsanto Trait Stewardship impact on beneficial insects. Consult your local crop adviser 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard NC3C or extension specialist for the most up-to-date information. St. Louis, MO 63167 An IPM Checklist Anyone may provide Anonymous or Confidential reports • Employ appropriate scouting techniques and treatment as follows: decisions. “Anonymous” reporting occurs when a person reports • Select insecticide treatments that have minimal negative information to Monsanto in such a way that the identity of impact on beneficial insects; these insects are conserved the person reporting the information cannot be identified. by B.t.- protected crops and contribute to insect pest control. This kind of reporting includes telephone calls requesting • Select cultivars well-adapted to your setting; give appropriate anonymity and unsigned letters. attention to impact of crop maturity and timing of harvest on pest severity. “Confidential” reporting occurs when a person reports • Use recommended cultural control methods to reduce information to Monsanto in such a way that the reporting pest overwintering; destroy crop promptly after harvest person’s identity is known to Monsanto. Every effort will and use other soil management practices to reduce be made to protect a person’s identity, but it is important overwintering insects. to understand that a court may order Monsanto to reveal the identity of people who are “known” to have supplied relevant information.

Integrated Pest Management Sustainable Agriculture Monsanto B.t. corn and cotton products are highly compatible with the goals of integrated pest management (IPM) and sustainable agriculture. Sustainability of the cotton and corn agricultural systems is enhanced when growers follow recommended IPM practices, including cultural and biological control tactics, and appropriate use of pest thresholds and sampling. These latter measures are not only important for non-B.t. refuge acres, but are equally important for detecting and controlling non-target pests that exceed established thresholds on B.t. crops. Pests Not Controlled Although B.t. cotton will sustain less damage from some of the most troublesome lepidopteran pests, it will not provide control against non-lepidopteran species. Similarly, certain B.t. corn offers control against several of the key lepidopteran and coleopteran insect pests, but will not control all insect pests in

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 3 Corn Refuge Requirements

Insect Resistance Management (IRM) requirements vary depending upon the crop you are growing, and the growing area where you are planting the seed.

For corn, see the map below to determine your growing area. If you have any questions regarding the IRM requirements for your growing area, you may call 1-800-768-6387 for further information.

WA ME MT ND MI VT OR MN ID NH NY MA SD WI CT WY MI RI IA PA NJ NV R 5OR NE E OH F MD DE U UT IL IN G 20 S CA E A • CORE WV D.C. COR G A VA N-GROWIN KS MO KY

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For sale and planting in only. This product the U.S. Alaska Missouri—all Oregon Utah distributed may not or planted be sold, counties except in Puerto Rico. Arizona Pennsylvania Vermont Product Information Dunklin, New Rhode Island Virginia—all counties Madrid, Pemiscot, except Dinwiddie, Colorado Scott, & Stoddard South Dakota Franklin City, Connecticut Tennessee—all Montana Greensville, Isle of counties except Delaware Nebraska Wight, Northampton, Management Before openin Guidelines g this bag of seed including app , be sure to rea Carroll, Chester, licable refug d and understa the biotechn e requirements nd the stewardship Southampton, ology traits ex for insect requiremen Hawaii Nevada Stewardsh pressed in the resistance ts, ip Agreement seed as set f management, Crockett, Dyer, using a ba that you signed orth in the Mo for g of seed, you and in the IRM nsanto Technology Suffolk City, Surrey, requirem are reaffirmin Grower Guide. / ents. g your obligatio By opening Inse n to comply wi and Idaho New Hampshire Fayette, Franklin, cticides - U th those stewards i nder typical g hip nsecticides to rowing condition & Sussex control the ins s for this pro SmartStax™ c ects listed abo duct, routine orn is planted. ve are usually applications o Gibson, Hardeman, unnecessary f Illinois New Jersey when Genuity™ IRM - To help pr Washington tech eserve the ef Hardin, Haywood, nologies, grow fectiveness of are ers planting Gen B.t. corn Indiana required to follow uity™ SmartSta New Mexico (IR an Insect x™ corn M) Plan. Grow Resistance M ers are requir anagement Lake, Lauderdale, West Virginia refuge for both ed to plant a co corn borers an mmon corn must be plante d corn rootwo d with corn hy rms. Refuge Iowa New York technologies for brids that do no Lincoln, Madison, the control of c t contain B.t. sown on the sa The corn refuge orn borers or co Wisconsin me day or with and Genuity™ rn rootworms. that corn root the shortest win SmartStax™ development is dow possible be corn should be Obion, Rutherford, In similar among tween planting Kansas North Dakota most Corn-growi varieties. dates to ensur Genui ng areas, the ref e Wyoming ty™ SmartSta uge requirement is x™ acres pla is a minimum a minimum of nted. In most Co of 5% of the far Shelby, & Tipton mus 20% of the farm tton-growing are mer’s total Kentucky t read the I er’s total Gen as, the refuge Ohio RM Grower Gu uity™ SmartSta requirement geographical restr ide prior to pla x™ acres plant ictions, and o nting for detail ed. Growers IRM requireme ther requirement s on the planting nts risk losing ac s of an IRM Pl of a refuge, Texas—only the cess to the pro an. Growers wh Maine Oklahoma—all duct. o fail to comply counties of Carson, (see reverse counties except side for Maryland IMPORTANT additional information) Dallam, Hansford, GROWER INFORMATION Beckham, Caddo, PLEASE READ Massachusetts Hartley, Hutchinson, BEFORE PLANTING Comanche, Custer, Lipscomb, Moore, Michigan Greer, Harmon, Ochiltree, Roberts, Minnesota Jackson, Kay, & Sherman Kiowa, Tillman,

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Alabama North Carolina South Carolina Texas—all counties Virginia—only the Arkansas Oklahoma—only Tennessee—only the except Carson, counties of Dinwiddie, Dallam, Hansford, Franklin City, Florida the counties of counties of Carroll, Beckham, Caddo, Chester, Crockett, Hartley, Hutchinson, Greensville, Isle of Georgia Comanche, Custer, Dyer, Fayette, Lipscomb, Moore, Wight, Northampton, Louisiana Greer, Harmon, Franklin, Gibson, Ochiltree, Roberts, Southampton, & Sherman Suffolk City, Surrey, Mississippi Jackson, Kay, Hardeman, Hardin, Kiowa, Tillman, Haywood, Lake, & Sussex Missouri—only the & Washita Lauderdale, Lincoln, counties of Dunklin, Madison, Obion, New Madrid, Rutherford, Shelby, Pemiscot, Scott, & Tipton & Stoddard

Genuity® VT Double PRO™ is not approved for sale or planting in Maine.

Genuity® SmartStax™ is not approved for sale or planting in Maine, Puerto Rico (except for breeding, testing, propagation), and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 5 On August 25, 2010, EPA published a proposed order in the Federal Corn Product Phase Out Register that would permit limited sales, distributions, and plantings of any existing stocks of seed containing the MON 863 Event, Monsanto’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including the Monsanto products listed above, through July 1, 2011. registration for corn rootworm events MON 863 and MON The EPA Order, which has an effective date of September 30, 2010, 863 x MON 810 expire on September 30, 2010. Monsanto specifies that existing stocks of seed containing the MON 863 Event products that contain these expiring events include: can only be planted by July 1, 2011, for production of a corn crop. Therefore, unless EPA otherwise limits, any sale, distribution, or planting of existing stocks of seed containing the MON 863 Event is • YieldGard Plus® prohibited after July 1, 2011.* Growers who plant seed containing MON 863 will remain subject to IRM compliance and refuge • YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 requirements, and any remaining inventory of seed containing the MON 863 Event that has not been sold, distributed, or used by July 1, 2011, must be handled in accordance with legal and regulatory • YieldGard® Rootworm requirements (non-treated seed can be sold as grain, and treated seed must be disposed of properly). • YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2 *It is a violation of federal law to sell or distribute an unregistered pesticide.

Single-trait Refuge (For Rootworm OR Corn Borer) Refuge A single-trait refuge is a single field that serves solely as a refuge for above-ground pests 1. (e.g. corn borer), or below-ground pests (e.g. corn rootworm), but not both. Each single-trait Types product requires its own individual refuge. single TRAIT OR

Trait YieldGard Rootworm and Below-Ground Pests YieldGard Corn Borer and Above-Ground Pests YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2 Genuity VT Double PRO Common Refuge

Above-Ground Refuge Common Refuge (For Rootworm and Corn Borer) Below-Ground Refuge A common refuge is a single field that serves as a refuge for both above-ground pests 2. (e.g. corn borer) and below-ground pests (e.g. corn rootworm) at the same time.

The refuge configurations depicted here are offered merely Below-Ground Pests as examples to growers and are not necessarily to scale. As detailed in this IRM/Grower Guide, AND refuge requirements vary by the combined type of product being planted and Above-Ground Pests the location of planting. Growers TRAITS must plant the amount of refuge acres for a product that is required for their growing region. Please Separate Refuges (For Rootworm and Corn Borer) contact your seed dealer with any questions and/or call A separate refuge is an option that requires two fields—one field which is adjacent to or within 1-800-768-6387. 3. your B.t. field that serves as a refuge for below-ground pests (e.g. corn rootworm) and a separate field (up to 1/2 mile away) that serves as a refuge for above-ground pests (e.g. corn borer).

Below-Ground Pests ≤ 1/2 mile Above-Ground Pests

6 MONSANTO Genuity ® SmartStax™ Corn Refuge Requirements

Genuity® SmartStax™ field. This additional option to plant the refuge as a block within 1/2 mile is only available to growers in the following States: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TN, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY.

REfuge Target Planting a non-B.t. common refuge provides convenience by combining the corn borer and corn rootworm refuges into one effective insect refuge. Planting a common refuge also meets the distance requirement to ensure compliance. Corn-Growing Areas % non-B.t. Refuge *It is a violation of federal law to sell or distribute an unregistered pesticide. Corn-Growing Areas: The refuge area must Cotton-Growing Areas represent at least 5% of the grower’s corn acres. Half-Mile (i.e. five acres of non-B.t. corn for every 95 acres of Genuity® Option SmartStax™ planted.) Cotton-Growing Areas: The refuge area must Refuge Configuration Options represent at least 20% of the grower’s corn acres. The common refuge must be planted as an in-field or adjacent (i.e. 20 acres of non-B.t. corn for every 80 acres of Genuity® refuge. It can be planted as a block within or adjacent (e.g. SmartStax™ planted.) across the road) to the Genuity® SmartStax™ field, perimeter Refuge Planting strips (i.e. strips around the field), or in-field strips. Growers The common refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that should calculate the acres required for refuge and plant the do not contain B.t. technologies. The refuge can be planted appropriate amount of refuge seed for the configuration with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 or conventional corn. The corn option selected. For example, if in the 5% refuge region and refuge and Genuity® SmartStax™ corn should be sown on the choosing to plant in-field strips, calculate how much refuge same day or with the shortest window possible between seed is needed to meet the 5% minimum requirement and fill planting dates to ensure that corn development is similar the refuge planter boxes with that amount. Plant the strips among hybrids. If the refuge is planted on rotated ground, then until the 5% minimum refuge seed is completed. Then fill the the Genuity® SmartStax™ corn must also be planted on rotated planter boxes with Genuity® SmartStax™ seed and continue ground. If the refuge is planted on continuous corn land, the planting the rest of the field. Genuity® SmartStax™ field may be planted on either continuous Size or rotated land. If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, the strips Ensure each B.t.-containing product has its own designated must be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. refuge. A refuge for Genuity® SmartStax™ corn cannot Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) function as the refuge for another B.t. technology. Under typical growing conditions for planted Genuity® Refuge Location SmartStax™, routine applications of insecticides to control The common refuge can be within or adjacent to the Genuity® pests are usually unnecessary. However, the common refuge SmartStax™ field. If adjacent, it can be separated by a road, can be protected from lepidopteran damage by use of non-B.t. path, ditch, etc., but not by another field. insecticides if the population of one or more target lepi- Monsanto recommends planting the corn refuge for Genuity® dopteran pests in the refuge exceeds economic thresholds. SmartStax™ as an in-field or adjacent refuge as explained in The refuge can also be protected from corn rootworm damage this IRM/Grower Guide. However, if corn rootworms are not by an appropriate seed treatment or soil insecticide; but significant within a region, the common refuge may also be insecticides labeled for adult corn rootworm control must be planted as a separate block that is within 1/2 mile of the continued on next page

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 7 Genuity ® SmartStax™ Corn Refuge Requirements

avoided in the refuge during the period of corn rootworm Genuity® SmartStax™ contains the Roundup Ready® and adult emergence. Economic thresholds will be determined LibertyLink® tolerance traits, but your refuge may using methods recommended by local or regional professionals or may not. Select an appropriate herbicide for your refuge (e.g. Extension Service agents and crop consultants). before spraying the refuge, to avoid crop damage.

Refuge Configurations

Corn-Growing Areas Within

Genuity® SmartStax™

Common Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready® Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

Block Perimeter Strips

OR Adjacent OR 1/2 Mile Option 1/2 mile option available in limited areas — see page 7 for details.

Adjacent Within adjacent field ≤ 1/2 MILE

Refuge Configurations

Cotton-Growing Areas Within

Genuity® SmartStax™

Common Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

Block Perimeter Strips

OR Adjacent OR 1/2 Mile Option 1/2 mile option available in limited areas — see page 7 for details.

Adjacent Within adjacent field ≤ 1/2 MILE

8 MONSANTO Genuity ® VT Triple PRO™ Corn Refuge Requirements

REfuge Target Refuge Configuration Options Serves as a refuge for both corn borer and corn rootworm. The refuge can be planted as a block, strips within the field The common refuge offers convenience by combining the corn or as a perimeter around the field. borer and corn rootworm refuges into one effective corn refuge. Size % Non-B.t. Refuge If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, the strips Both Corn- and Cotton-Growing Areas: must be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. The refuge area must represent at least 20% Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) of the grower’s corn acres (Genuity® VT Triple PRO™ plus The common refuge can be treated with a soil-applied, refuge acres). seed-applied or foliar-applied insecticide to control rootworm Refuge Planting larvae and other soil pests. The refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not The refuge can also be treated with a non-B.t. foliar-applied contain B.t. technologies. The refuge can be planted with insecticide for control of late-season pests (i.e. corn borer), Roundup Ready Corn 2 or with conventional corn. if pest pressure reaches an economic threshold for damage. Refuge Location However, if rootworm adults are present at the time of foliar The refuge can be within or adjacent to the Genuity® VT Triple application, then the Genuity® VT Triple PRO™ field must be PRO™ field. If adjacent, it can be separated by a road, path, treated in a similar manner. ditch, etc., but not by another field. If you have questions, please contact Monsanto at 1-800-768-6387.

Common Refuge Configurations

Plant a minimum 20% non-B.t. common (corn Within rootworm and corn borer) refuge within or adjacent to each Genuity® VT Triple PRO™ corn field. Can be separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by another field. Monsanto does not recommend a separate 1/2 mile refuge option for Genuity® VT Triple PRO™. Block Perimeter Strips

Genuity® VT Triple PRO™ OR Adjacent Common Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready® Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

Adjacent Within adjacent field

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 9 Genuity® VT Double PRO™ YieldGard® Corn Borer YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready® Corn 2

REfuge Target Refuge Location Serves as a refuge for European corn borer, southwestern The refuge can be within, adjacent to or within 1/2 mile from corn borer and sugarcane borer. The refuge on each farm the Genuity® VT Double PRO™, YieldGard® Corn Borer or may be arranged in a number of configurations, offering the YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 field. flexibility to easily incorporate an effective corn refuge into Refuge Configuration Options farm operations. Refuge can be planted as a block, strips within the field, a % Non-B.t. Refuge perimeter around the field or a separate block within 1/2 mile Must represent the following % of the grower’s total corn acres of the B.t. field. (products shown above, plus refuge acres): Size If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, they must YieldGard® Corn Borer Genuity® VT or YieldGard Corn Borer be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. Double PRO™ with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) Corn-Growing Areas The refuge can be treated with a non-B.t. foliar-applied insecticide for control of late-season pests (i.e. corn borer), if pest pressure reaches an economic threshold for damage. Cotton-Growing Areas Sprayable B.t. insecticides must not be applied to the refuge corn. Refuge Planting Refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not contain B.t. technologies. The refuge can be planted with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 or with conventional corn.

Refuge Configurations

YieldGard Corn Borer Within OR Adjacent Plant a minimum* non-B.t. refuge within, adjacent to or as a separate block within 1/2 mile of each YieldGard Corn Borer or YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 field.

Genuity® vt Double pro™ Plant a minimum** non-B.t. refuge within, Block Perimeter Strips Adjacent adjacent to or as a separate block within 1/2 mile of each Genuity® VT Double PRO™ field. OR 1/2 Mile Option

Genuity® VT Double PRO™, YieldGard Corn Borer, or YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2

Soybeans

Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

*Minimum refuge is 20% in corn-growing areas and 50% in cotton-growing areas. **Minimum refuge is 5% in corn-growing areas and 20% in cotton-growing areas.

10 MONSANTO YieldGard VT Triple® YieldGard® Plus YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2

Refuge Location Common Refuge Option The refuge can be within or adjacent to the B.t. field. If adjacent, See Separate Refuge Option on page 12. it can be separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by another field. REfuge Target Serves as a refuge for both corn borer and corn rootworm. The Refuge Configuration Options common refuge option offers flexibility by combining the corn Refuge can be planted as a block, strips within the field borer and corn rootworm refuges into one effective corn refuge. or as a perimeter around the field.

% non-B.t. Refuge Size Corn-Growing Areas: The refuge area must represent If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, the strips at least 20% of the grower’s corn acres (products must be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. shown above, plus refuge acres). Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) Cotton-Growing Areas: The refuge area must represent The common refuge can be treated with a soil-applied, seed- at least 50% of the grower’s corn acres (products applied or foliar-applied insecticide to control rootworm larvae shown above, plus refuge acres). and other soil pests.

Refuge Planting The refuge can also be treated with a non-B.t. foliar insecticide Refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not for control of late-season pests (i.e. corn borer), if pest pressure contain B.t. technologies. The refuge can be planted with reaches an economic threshold for damage. However, if Roundup Ready Corn 2 or with conventional corn. rootworm adults are present at the time of foliar application, then the B.t. field must be treated in a similar manner.

Common Refuge Configurations

Plant a minimum* non-B.t. common (corn Within rootworm and corn borer) refuge within or adjacent to each B.t. corn field. Can be separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by another field.

YieldGard VT Triple®, YieldGard Plus, or YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 Block Perimeter Strips (see note below) OR Adjacent Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

*Minimum refuge is 20% in corn-growing areas and 50% in cotton-growing areas.

Adjacent Within adjacent field

Note: Monsanto’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations for corn rootworm events MON 863 and MON 863 x MON 810 expire on September 30, 2010. Monsanto products that contain these expiring events include: YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard Plus, and YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2. See page 6 for details and important restrictions on planting.

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 11 YieldGard VT Triple,® YieldGard® Plus and YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 continued Separate Refuge Option

REfuge Target—CoRN ROOTWORM One field, adjacent REfuge Target—Corn Borer Another field, planted or within, serves as a refuge for corn rootworm. & separately (within 1/2 mile), serves as a refuge for corn borer.

% NON-B.T. Refuge % NON-B.T. Refuge Both Corn- and Cotton-Growing Areas: The corn Corn-Growing Areas: The corn borer refuge area must rootworm refuge area must represent at least represent at least 20% of the grower’s total corn acres 20% of the grower’s corn acres (YieldGard® Plus, YieldGard (YieldGard Plus, YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2, Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 and YieldGard VT Triple®, YieldGard VT Triple, YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready plus corn rootworm refuge acres). Corn 2, and YieldGard Corn Borer, plus refuge acres).

Refuge Planting Cotton-Growing Areas: The corn borer refuge area must The refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not represent at least 50% of the grower’s total corn acres contain B.t. technology for control of western, northern and (YieldGard Plus, YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2, Mexican corn rootworm. The refuge can be planted with B.t. YieldGard VT Triple, YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup hybrids that control corn borer, such as YieldGard Corn Borer Ready Corn 2, and YieldGard Corn Borer, plus refuge acres). or YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2. Refuge Planting Refuge Location The refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not The corn rootworm refuge must be within or adjacent to contain B.t. technology for control of above- or below-ground the B.t. field. If adjacent, it can be separated by a road, path, insect pests. The refuge can be planted with Roundup Ready ditch, etc., but not by another field. Corn 2 or conventional corn.

SIZE Refuge Location If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, they must Plant a corn borer refuge within 1⁄2 mile of each YieldGard be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. Plus, YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 or YieldGard VT Triple corn field. Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) The corn rootworm refuge can be treated with a soil-applied, SIZE seed-applied or foliar-applied insecticide to control rootworm If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, they must larvae and other soil pests. be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide.

Since the premise of a separate refuge allows planting YieldGard Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) Corn Borer protected hybrids as the corn rootworm refuge, it is The corn borer refuge can be treated with a soil-applied, unlikely that late-season foliar insecticide applications will be seed-applied or foliar-applied insecticide to control corn required for other insect pests. However, if late-season foliar rootworm larvae and other soil pests, or a non-B.t. foliar- insecticide applications are necessary for control of other corn applied insecticide for corn borer control if pest pressure insect pests that have reached economic threshold, and if reaches an economic threshold. rootworm adults are present at the time of application, then the B.t. field must be treated in a similar manner.

Separate Refuge Configurations

Corn Rootworm Plant a minimum 20% corn Block rootworm refuge within or adjacent to the YieldGard VT Triple, YieldGard Plus, or YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 corn field. AND Corn Borer Plant the minimum* non-B.t. corn borer refuge within 1/2 mile of each B.t. corn field.

YieldGard VT Triple, YieldGard Plus, or YieldGard Plus Perimeter Strips with Roundup Ready Corn 2

Corn Rootworm Refuge (i.e. YieldGard Corn Borer or YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2)

Corn Borer Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready Corn 2 or conventional corn) *Minimum refuge is 20% in corn-growing areas and 50% in cotton-growing areas.

12 MONSANTO YieldGard® Rootworm YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2® YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready® Corn 2

REfuge Target Refuge Configuration Options Serves as a refuge for western, northern and Mexican corn The refuge can be planted as a block, strips within the field rootworm. The refuge on each farm may be arranged in a or as a perimeter around the field. number of configurations, offering the flexibility to easily Size incorporate an effective corn refuge into the farm operation. If perimeter or strips are used for the refuge, they must % NON-B.T. Refuge be at least 4 (four) contiguous rows wide. Both Corn- and Cotton-Growing Areas: The Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) refuge area must represent at least 20% of the The refuge can be treated with a soil-applied, seed-applied grower’s corn acres (products shown above, plus refuge acres). or foliar-applied insecticide to control rootworm larvae and Refuge Planting other soil pests. The refuge must be planted with corn hybrids that do not The refuge can also be treated with a non-foliar insecticide for contain B.t. technologies for corn rootworm management. control of late-season pests (i.e. corn borer), if pest pressure Refuge Location reaches an economic threshold for damage. However, if The refuge can be within or adjacent to the B.t. field. If adjacent, rootworm adults are present at the time of foliar application, it can be separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by then the B.t. field must be treated in a similar manner. another field.

Refuge Configurations

Plant a minimum 20% corn rootworm refuge Within within or adjacent to each YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2®, YieldGard® Rootworm or YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 field. Can be separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by another field.

YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, YieldGard Rootworm, Block Perimeter Strips or YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2 (see note below) OR Adjacent

Refuge (i.e. YieldGard Corn Borer, YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2, Roundup Ready Corn 2 or conventional corn)

Designates road, ditch, path, etc.

Adjacent Within adjacent field

Note: Monsanto’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registrations for corn rootworm events MON 863 and MON 863 x MON 810 expire on September 30, 2010. Monsanto products that contain these expiring events include: YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Rootworm with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard Plus, and YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2. See page 6 for details and important restrictions on planting.

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 13 Cotton Refuge Requirements

Natural Refuge Area In this designated area, cotton growers are not required to plant non-B.t. cotton as a refuge for Genuity® Bollgard II®. Natural refuge refers to culti- vated crops as well as plants other than cotton that serve as hosts of susceptible target pests. Monsanto, in conjunction with USDA and university researchers, demonstrated that numbers of tobacco budworm and cotton bollworm moths produced from hosts other than cotton within this region The areas of the U.S. where Genuity® are sufficient for fulfilling refuge requirements.

Bollgard II® cotton can be grown are planted Refuge required area shown on the map below. Also noted In this designated area, growers must plant non-B.t. cotton that serves as a refuge for the tobacco budworm, cotton bollworm and/or pink bollworm is the area where planted refuges moths. Options include a 5% embedded, 5% external unsprayed or 20% are required. external sprayed refuge. Check with local authorities regarding county-specific exemptions from refuge requirements, allowed in accordance with state pink bollworm eradication programs. This may include counties in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and west Texas.

WA ME MT ND Natural Refuge MI VT OR MN ID NH NY MA Planted Refuge Required SD WI CT Includes all counties in Arizona, WY MI RI New Mexico, California, and the Texas IA PA counties of Brewster, Crane, Crockett, NV NE NJ OH MD DE Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, UT IL IN Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, CA CO WV D.C. VA Val Verde, Ward and Winkler. KS MO KY

NC Sale Prohibited TN Sale or commercial planting of Genuity® AZ OK NM AR SC Bollgard II® is prohibited in Hawaii, Puerto GA Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in Florida MS AL south of Route 60 (near Tampa). TX LA

Not State Registered FL Genuity® Bollgard II® is not registered in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, HI Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Therefore, sale or commercial planting is not allowed.

14 MONSANTO Genuity® Bollgard II® Cotton Refuge Requirements

5% Embedded Refuge

Cotton growers who choose this option must plant at least result in interspersed rows of non-B.t. cotton across a Genuity® 5 (five) acres of non-B.t. cotton (refuge cotton) for every Bollgard II® cotton field. ® ® 95 acres of Genuity Bollgard II cotton (total of 100 acres). Monsanto cautions growers against using this option in regions Size that have a history of significant cotton bollworm or tobacco Monsanto recommends that embedded block refuges be budworm damage. Check with your seed companies, crop at least 150 feet wide. advisors and/or extension specialists.

Refuge Location Refuge Planting All B.t. cotton must have a corresponding refuge within The variety of cotton planted in the refuge must be comparable, 1/2 mile. especially in the maturity date, to the Genuity® Bollgard II® for which it serves as refuge. The refuge must be managed Refuge Configuration Options (example: planting time, use of fertilizers, weed control, Option A—For fields less than 1/2 mile in length and width: irrigation, terminations, and management of other pests) The refuge cotton may be embedded as a continuous block similarly to Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton. at one edge of the field or at the field perimeter. Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) Option B—For fields greater than 1/2 mile in length and/or Prior to squaring*—The refuge may be treated with any width: The refuge cotton may be embedded as continuous insecticide labeled for cotton, including those to control blocks within the Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton field and/or foliage-feeding caterpillars. perimeter. Plant the refuge in more than one location as needed to comply with the 1/2 mile distance requirement. After squaring—The refuge may not be treated with any insecticide or pheromone labeled for the control of tobacco Option C—Single-row, in-field refuge: Due to the unique budworm, cotton bollworm or pink bollworm, or with sterile of pink bollworm, and a scarcity of tobacco budworm pink bollworm. and cotton bollworm, in some regions, growers may mix individual rows of non-B.t. cotton with Genuity® Bollgard II® Throughout season—In addition to the above, the refuge cotton. Plant at least one single non-B.t. cotton row for every and/or Genuity® Bollgard II® may be treated with labeled 6 (six) to 10 (ten) rows of Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton. This will insecticides for control of pests other than lepidopteran targets of Genuity® Bollgard II®. *At the pre-squaring cotton stage only, the refuge may be treated with acephate or methyl parathion at rates (equal to or less than 0.5 pounds of active ingredient per acre) which will 5% Embedded Refuge not control tobacco budworm or the cotton bollworm, but may control other pests.

Genuity® Bollgard II® Refuge

Option A Option B Option C Fields less than 1/2 mile Fields greater than 1/2 mile in length • Plant one single refuge row for every in length and width: and/or width: 6 (six) to 10 B.t. rows.

• Locate refuge within the field. • Plant the refuge in more than one location to • Interspersing single row refuge is ensure compliance with distance requirements. not recommended for regions with a • Monsanto recommends each history of significant cotton bollworm refuge be at least an average • Monsanto recommends each refuge be at or tobacco budworm damage. of 150 feet wide. least an average of 150 feet wide.

2011 IRM/Grower Guide 15 Genuity® Bollgard II® Cotton Refuge Requirements

5% External Unsprayed Refuge Cotton growers who choose this option must plant at least 5 (five) acres of non-B.t. cotton (refuge cotton) for every 5% External Unsprayed Refuge 95 acres of Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton (total of 100 acres).

Size Plant at least 5 (five) acres of non-B.t. cotton The size of the refuge must be at least 150 feet wide. (as refuge cotton) for every 95 acres of Refuge Location Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton (95% Genuity® Ensure that a non-B.t. cotton refuge is maintained within at Bollgard II®, 5% non-B.t. refuge). The external least 1/2 linear mile (preferably adjacent, or within 1/4 mile unsprayed refuge must be at least 150 feet or closer) of the Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton fields. wide, and all associated Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton fields must be within 1/2 mile In cases where placement of the refuge within 1/4 mile of the (preferably adjacent to or within 1/4 mile or Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton is in conflict with the state seed closer), field border to field border of the production regulations, the grower must plant the refuge unsprayed refuge. as close to the Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton as permitted.

Refuge Configuration Options The refuge can be planted as a separate block, or as an adjacent block of a field.

Refuge Planting The variety of cotton planted in the refuge must be comparable, especially in the maturity date, to the Genuity® Bollgard II® for which it serves as refuge. The refuge must be managed similarly to Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton (example: planting time, use of fertilizers, weed control, irrigation, terminations, and management of other pests).

Treatment (follow all pesticide label directions) 5% External Unsprayed Prior to squaring*—The refuge may be treated with any Option Contained within insecticide labeled for cotton, including those to control a One-Mile-Square Area foliage-feeding caterpillars. Genuity® Bollgard II® After squaring—The refuge may not be treated with any insecticide or pheromone labeled for the control of tobacco Refuge budworm, cotton bollworm or pink bollworm, or with sterile pink bollworm. Throughout season—In addition to the above, the refuge and/or Genuity® Bollgard II® may be treated with labeled insecticides for control of pests other than lepidopteran targets of Genuity® Bollgard II®.

*At the pre-squaring cotton stage only, the refuge may be treated with acephate or methyl parathion at rates (equal to or less than 0.5 pounds of active ingredient per acre) which will not control tobacco budworm or the cotton bollworm, but may control other pests.

16 MONSANTO Genuity® Bollgard II® Cotton Refuge Requirements

20% External Sprayed Refuge Cotton growers who choose this option must plant at least 20 acres of non-B.t. cotton (refuge cotton) for every 80 acres 20% External Sprayed Refuge of Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton (total of 100 acres).

Size Plant at least 20 acres of non-B.t. cotton The size of the refuge must be at least 150 feet wide. as a refuge for every 80 acres of Genuity® ® ® ® Refuge Location Bollgard II cotton (80% Genuity Bollgard II , Ensure that a non-B.t. cotton refuge is maintained within at 20% non-B.t. refuge). This external sprayed least one linear mile (preferably within 1/2 mile or closer) of refuge may be treated with any insecticide ® the Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton fields. (excluding foliar B.t. products). All Genuity Bollgard II® cotton fields must be within one Refuge Configuration Options linear mile (preferably within 1/2 mile or Refuge can be planted as separate fields, as a block within closer) of the associated refuge (field a field, or at the perimeter of a field. border to field border). Refuge Planting The variety of cotton planted in the refuge must be comparable, ≤ 1 MILE especially in the maturity date, to the Genuity® Bollgard II® for which it serves as refuge. The refuge must be managed ≥ 150' similarly to Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton (example: planting time, use of fertilizers, weed control, irrigation, terminations, 1 MILE

and management of other pests). ≤

Treatment (follow all pesticide label requirements) At any time during the season, the refuge and/or Genuity® Bollgard II® cotton may be treated with any labeled insecticide (excluding foliar B.t. products) including pheromone. In addition, this area may be treated with sterile pink bollworm. 20% External Sprayed Option

Genuity® Bollgard II®

Refuge

≤ 1/2 MILE

≤ 1/2 MILE

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