Table 1 Starting parameters of the modelled scenarios

Relative fitness of ss genotype on transgenic plant (Ω_ss)

0.01

0.2

Relative fitness of rs genotype on transgenic plant (Ω_rs)

0.02

0.4

Relative fitness of rr genotype on transgenic plant (Ω_rr)

1

1

Relative fitness of all genotypes on refuge plants

1

1

Initial resistance allele frequency (p_r)

0.005

0.1

Frequency of resistance alleles in released OX5382G

0.005

Number of insecticidal proteins produced by the crop

1 or 2

Proportion of the crop that is refuge

1%, 5%, or 10%

Number of offspring per female that survive to adulthood (\(R\))

5