Data obtained from the Directorate of Agriculture's records show... pesticide usage, including specifically insecticide usage in cotton, has actually been going up in the recent past even though Bt Cotton has spread rapidly in the state... official records [also] acknowledge the surfacing of newer pests like Mirid Bug in Bt Cotton which is causing economic losses too in districts like Haveri. Further, cost of production per quintal of cotton has been showing an erratic trend too, which clearly demonstrates that the costs for farmers have not come down.