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WO2015189080A1
WO2015189080A1 PCT/EP2015/062359 EP2015062359W WO2015189080A1 WO 2015189080 A1 WO2015189080 A1 WO 2015189080A1 EP 2015062359 W EP2015062359 W EP 2015062359W WO 2015189080 A1 WO2015189080 A1 WO 2015189080A1
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Matthias Pohlman
Karsten Koerber
Sebastian Soergel
Daniel SÄLINGER
Birgit GOCKEL
Jean-Yves WACH
Jürgen LANGEWALD
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  • the present invention relates to mixtures of active ingredients having synergistically enhanced action and to methods comprising applying said mixtures.
  • Another problem encountered concerns the need to have available pest control agents which are effective against a broad spectrum of pests.
  • the present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, CI, Br and CN;
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, I , CH3;
  • R 3 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CHF2, CF3 and OCH2F;
  • R 4 is CI or CF 3 ;
  • R 5 , R 6 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci-C4-alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, or
  • R 5 and R 6 together represent a C2-C7-alkylene, C2-C7-alkenylene or
  • k O or l ;
  • R 21 is H, Ci-C 2 -alkyl, or Ci-C 2 -alkoxy-Ci-C 2 -alkyl;
  • R 22 is CH3, or halomethyl
  • R 23 is CN, C 2 -C 6 -alkyl, d-C 6 -haloalkyl, Ci-C 2 -alkoxy-Ci-C 2 -alkyl, C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl and C 2 -
  • R 24 is Ci-C4-alkyl, or a group mentioned for R 23 ; or R 23 and R 24 may together form a five- to six-membered carbocycle, which may be substituted by R a ;
  • R 25 is H, or a group mentioned for R 24 ;
  • R a is halogen, CN, Ci-C2-alkyl, Ci-C2-haloalkyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C2-haloalkoxy, and the stereoisomers, salts, tautomers and N-oxides thereof; in synergistically effective amounts.
  • the compounds of formula (I) are also referred to as compounds of formula I or compounds I.
  • the compounds of formula (II) are also referred to as compounds of formula II or compounds II. Both compounds of formula (I) and compounds of formula (II) are referred to as "compound(s) of the present invention”.
  • the present invention also provides methods for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting the insect, acarid or nematode or their food supply, habitat, breeding grounds or their locus with a pesticidally effective amount of mixtures of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of protecting plants from attack or infestation by insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting the plant, or the soil or water in which the plant is growing, with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
  • the invention also provides a method for the protection of plant propagation material, preferably seeds, from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from soil and foliar insects which comprises contacting the plant progagation material as e.g. the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
  • the invention also provides seeds comprising a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
  • the invention also provides pesticidal compositions, comprising a liquid or solid carrier and a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
  • the invention also relates to the use of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II for combating insects, arachnids or nematodes.
  • mixture(s) of at least one active compound of formula (I) with at least one active compound II are herein referred to as "mixture(s) according to the invention".
  • the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) with one active compound II (binary mixture).
  • the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) with at least one active compound II.
  • composition(s) according to the invention or “composition(s) of the present invention” encompasses composition(s) comprising at least one compound of the present invention, i.e. at least one compound of formula I or II or mixtures of the compounds of formula I and formula II for being used and/or applied in methods according to the invention as defined herein, wherein the compounds of formula I or II are understood to include their stereoisomers, salts, tautomers or N-oxides, or a polymorphic crystalline form, a co-crystal or a solvate of a compound or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof.
  • the compounds I of formula (I) and their examples include their tautomers, racemic mixtures, individual pure enantiomers and diasteroemers and their optically active mixtures.
  • the compounds of the present invention may have one or more centers of chirality, in which case they are present as mixtures of enantiomers or diastereomers.
  • the invention provides both the pure enantiomers or pure diastereomers of the compounds of the present invention, and their mixtures and the use according to the invention of the pure enantiomers or pure diastereomers of the compounds of the present invention or their mixtures.
  • Suitable compounds of the formula of the present invention also include all possible geometrical stereoisomers (cis/trans isomers) and mixtures thereof. Cis/trans isomers may be present with respect to an alkene, carbon-nitrogen double-bond, nitrogen-sulfur double bond or amide group.
  • stereoisomer(s) encompasses both optical isomers, such as enantiomers or diastereomers, the latter existing due to more than one center of chirality in the molecule, as well as geometrical isomers (cis/trans isomers).
  • Salts of the compounds of the present invention are preferably agriculturally and veterinarily acceptable salts. They can be formed in a customary method, e.g. by reacting the compound with an acid if the compound of the present invention has a basic functionality or by reacting the compound with a suitable base if the compound of the present invention has an acidic functionality.
  • suitable "agriculturally useful salts” or “agriculturally acceptable salts” are especially the salts of those cations or the acid addition salts of those acids whose cations and anions, respectively, do not have any adverse effect on the action of the compounds according to the present invention.
  • Suitable cations are in particular the ions of the alkali metals, preferably lithium, sodium and potassium, of the alkaline earth metals, preferably calcium, magnesium and barium, and of the transition metals, preferably manganese, copper, zinc and iron, and also ammonium (NhV) and substituted ammonium in which one to four of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by Ci-C4-alkyl, Ci-C4-hydroxyalkyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, hydroxy-Ci- C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, phenyl or benzyl.
  • substituted ammonium ions comprise methylammonium, isopropylammonium, dimethylammonium, diisopropylammonium, trimethylammonium, tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium, 2- hydroxyethylammonium, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl-ammonium, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium, benzyltrimethylammonium and benzyltriethylammonium, furthermore phosphonium ions, sulfonium ions, preferably tri(Ci-C4-alkyl)sulfonium, and sulfoxonium ions, preferably tri(Ci-C4- alkyl)sulfoxonium.
  • Anions of useful acid addition salts are primarily chloride, bromide, fluoride, hydrogen sulfate, sulfate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, phosphate, nitrate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, hexafluorosilicate, hexafluorophosphate, benzoate, and the anions of Ci-C4-alkanoic acids, preferably formate, acetate, propionate and butyrate. They can be formed by reacting the compounds of the formulae (I) or (II) with an acid of the corresponding anion, preferably of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or nitric acid.
  • Preferred compounds of the present invention are compounds of formula (I) or (II) or a stereoisomer, N-oxide or salt thereof, wherein the salt is an agriculturally or veterinarily acceptable salt.
  • N-oxide includes any compound of the present invention which has at least one tertiary nitrogen atom that is oxidized to an N-oxide moiety.
  • N-oxides of compounds of the present invention can in particular be prepared by oxidizing the ring nitrogen atom(s) of the pyridine ring and/or the pyrazole ring with a suitable oxidizing agent, such as peroxo carboxylic acids or other peroxides.
  • a suitable oxidizing agent such as peroxo carboxylic acids or other peroxides.
  • the compounds I of the present invention may be amorphous or may exist in one ore more different crystalline states (polymorphs) which may have different macroscopic properties such as stability or show different biological properties such as activities.
  • the present invention includes both amorphous and crystalline compounds of formula (I), their enantiomers or diastereomers, mixtures of different crystalline states of the respective compound of formula (I), its enantiomers or diastereomers, as well as amorphous or crystalline salts thereof.
  • Polymorphic forms of compounds of formula (I) are e.g. described in WO2013/024008 or the unpublished application EP14167567.8.
  • co-crystal denotes a complex of the compounds of the present invention or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof, with one or more other molecules (preferably one molecule type), wherein usually the ratio of the compound according to the invention and the other molecule is a stoichiometric ratio.
  • solvate denotes a co-complex of the compounds of the present invention, or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof, with solvent molecules.
  • the solvent is usually liquid. Examples of solvents are methanol, ethanol, toluol, xylol.
  • a preferred solvent which forms solvates is water, which solvates are referred to as "hydrates".
  • a solvate or hydrate is usually characterized by the presence of a fixed number of n molecules solvent per m molecules compound according to the invention.
  • the organic moieties mentioned in the above definitions of the variables are - like the term halogen - collective terms for individual listings of the individual group members.
  • the prefix C n - C m indicates in each case the possible number of carbon atoms in the group.
  • halogen denotes in each case fluorine, bromine, chlorine or iodine, in particular fluorine, chlorine or bromine.
  • partially or fully halogenated will be taken to mean that 1 or more, e.g. 1 , 2, 3, 4 or 5 or all of the hydrogen atoms of a given radical have been replaced by a halogen atom, in particular by fluorine or chlorine.
  • a partially or fully halogenated radical is termed below also “halo-radical”.
  • partially or fully halogenated alkyl is also termed haloalkyl.
  • alkyl as used herein (and in the alkyl moieties of other groups comprising an alkyl group, e.g. alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl and alkoxyalkyl) denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having usually from 1 to 12 or 1 to 10 carbon atoms, frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms and in particular from 1 to 3 or from 1 to 2 carbon atoms.
  • CrC 4 -alkyl examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, 2-butyl (sec-butyl), isobutyl and tert-butyl.
  • alkylene (or alkanediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
  • haloalkyl as used herein (and in the haloalkyl moieties of other groups comprising a haloalkyl group, e.g. haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkylcarbonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and haloalkylsulfinyl) denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having usually from 1 to 10 carbon atoms ("Ci-Ci 0 -haloalkyl”), frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms (“CrC 6 - haloalkyl”), more frequently 1 to 4 carbon atoms (“CrC 4 -haloalkyl”), wherein the hydrogen atoms of this group are partially or totally replaced with halogen atoms.
  • haloalkyl as used herein (and in the haloalkyl moieties of other groups comprising a haloalkyl group, e.
  • haloalkyl moieties are selected from CrC 4 -haloalkyl, more preferably from CrC 2 -haloalkyl, in particular from CrC 2 -fluoroalkyl, more preferably from halomethyl.
  • Halomethyl is methyl in which 1 , 2 or 3 of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by halogen atoms. Examples are bromomethyl,
  • Examples for C-i-C 2 - fluoroalkyl are fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 1-fluoroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl,
  • CrC 2 -haloalkyl examples are, apart those mentioned for CrC 2 -fluoroalkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, bromomethyl, chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl, chlorodifluoromethyl, 1-chloroethyl, 2- chloroethyl, 2,2,-dichloroethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-chloro-2-fluoroethyl, 2-chloro-2,2- difluoroethyl, 2,2-dichloro-2-fluoroethyl, 1-bromoethyl, and the like.
  • Examples for d-C 4 -haloalkyl are, apart those mentioned for Ci-C 2 -haloalkyl, 1-fluoropropyl, 2-fluoropropyl, 3-fluoropropyl, 3,3-difluoropropyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, heptafluoropropyl, 1 ,1 , 1 -trifluoroprop-2-yl, 3- chloropropyl, 4-chlorobutyl and the like.
  • cycloalkyl as used herein (and in the cycloalkyl moieties of other groups comprising a cycloalkyl group, e.g. cycloalkoxy and cycloalkylalkyl) denotes in each case a mono- or bicyclic cycloaliphatic radical having usually from 3 to 10 carbon atoms ("C 3 -Cio-cycloalkyl”), preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms (“C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl”) or in particular 3 to 6 carbon atoms ("C 3 -C 6 - cycloalkyl").
  • Examples of monocyclic radicals having 3 to 6 carbon atoms comprise cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.
  • Examples of monocyclic radicals having 3 to 8 carbon atoms comprise cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl.
  • Examples of bicyclic radicals having 7 or 8 carbon atoms comprise bicyclo[2.1.1 ]hexyl, bicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl and
  • alkenyl denotes in each case a monounsaturated straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon radical having usually 2 to 10 (“C 2 -Cio-alkenyl”), preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms (“C2-C 6 -alkenyl”), or 2 to 7 carbon atoms (“C2-C 7 -alkenyl”), in particular 2 to 4 carbon atoms (“C2-C 4 -alkenyl”), and a double bond in any position, for example C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl, such as ethenyl, 1 -propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1 -methylethenyl, 1 -butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1 -methyl-1 - propenyl, 2-methyl-1 -propenyl, 1 -methyl-2-propenyl or 2-methyl-2-propenyl; C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl, such as ethenyl, 1
  • C 2 -Ci 0 -alkenyl such as the radicals mentioned for C 2 -C 6 -alkenyl and additionally 1 - heptenyl, 2-heptenyl, 3-heptenyl, 1 -octenyl, 2-octenyl, 3-octenyl, 4-octenyl, 1 -nonenyl, 2- nonenyl, 3-nonenyl, 4-nonenyl, 1 -decenyl, 2-decenyl, 3-decenyl, 4-decenyl, 5-decenyl and the positional isomers thereof.
  • alkenylene (or alkenediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkenyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
  • C 5 -C 6 -cycloalkenyl denotes in each case a monocyclic cycloaliphatic radical having preferably from 5 to 6 carbon atoms and having an unsaturated bond, as described for the alkenyl and alkenylene group.
  • alkynyl denotes unsaturated straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon radicals having usually 2 to 10 (“C 2 -Ci 0 -alkynyl”), frequently 2 to 6 (“C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl”), preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms (“C 2 -C 4 -alkynyl”), or 6 to 9 carbon atoms (“C6-C 9 -alkynyl”), and one or two triple bonds in any position, for example C 2 -C 4 -alkynyl, such as ethynyl, 1 -propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1 -butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1 -methyl-2-propynyl and the like, C 2 -C 6 -alkynyl, such as ethynyl, 1 - propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1 -but
  • alkynylene (or alkynediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkynyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
  • alkoxy denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group usually having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms ("Ci-Ci 0 -alkoxy”), frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms (“CrC 6 -alkoxy”), preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms (“CrC 4 -alkoxy”),also preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms ("Ci-C 2 -alkoxy”), which is bound to the remainder of the molecule via an oxygen atom.
  • CrC 2 -Alkoxy is methoxy or ethoxy.
  • Ci-C 4 -Alkoxy is additionally, for example, n-propoxy, 1 - methylethoxy (isopropoxy), butoxy, 1 -methylpropoxy (sec-butoxy), 2-methylpropoxy (isobutoxy) or 1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy (tert-butoxy).
  • CrC 6 -Alkoxy is additionally, for example, pentoxy, 1 - methylbutoxy, 2-methylbutoxy, 3-methylbutoxy, 1 ,1 -dimethylpropoxy, 1 ,2-dimethylpropoxy, 2,2-dimethylpropoxy, 1 -ethylpropoxy, hexoxy, 1 -methylpentoxy, 2-methylpentoxy,
  • Ci-C 8 -Alkoxy is additionally, for example, heptyloxy, octyloxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy and positional isomers thereof.
  • CrCi 0 -Alkoxy is additionally, for example, nonyloxy, decyloxy and positional isomers thereof.
  • alkoxyalkyl denotes in each case alkyl usually comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein 1 carbon atom carries an alkoxy radical usually comprising 1 to 10, frequently 1 to 6, in particular 1 to 4, carbon atoms as defined above.
  • Ci-C2-Alkoxy-Ci-C 2 -alkyr' is a CrC 2 -alkyl group, as defined above, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a CrC 2 -alkoxy group, as defined above.
  • Ci-C 6 -Alkoxy-Ci-C 6 - alkyl is a CrC 6 -alkyl group, as defined above, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a C C 6 -alkoxy group, as defined above.
  • Examples are CH 2 OCH 3 , CH 2 -OC 2 H 5 , n-propoxymethyl, CH 2 -OCH(CH 3 ) 2 , n-butoxymethyl, (1 -methylpropoxy )-methyl, (2-methylpropoxy)methyl, CH 2 - OC(CH 3 ) 3 , 2-(methoxy)ethyl, 2-(ethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-propoxy)-ethyl, 2-(1 -methylethoxy)-ethyl, 2-(n- butoxy)ethyl, 2-(1 -methylpropoxy)-ethyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)-ethyl, 2-(1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)-ethyl,
  • aryl refers to a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical such as phenyl or naphthyl, in particular phenyl.
  • heteroaryl refers to a mono-, bi- or tricyclic heteroaromatic hydrocarbon radical, preferably to a monocyclic heteroaromatic radical, such as pyridyl, pyrimidyl and the like.
  • a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 3-to-10- or 3- to 8-membered ring system which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, is a ring system wherein two oxygen atoms must not be in adjacent positions and wherein at least 1 carbon atom must be in the ring system e.g.
  • a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 5-or 6-membered heterocycle which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, such as pyridine, pyrimidine,
  • a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 5-or 6-membered heterocycle which contains 1 nitrogen atom and 0 to 2 further heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, preferably from oxygen and nitrogen, such as piperidine, piperazin and morpholine.
  • this ring system is a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 3- to 6- membered ring system which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, wherein two oxygen atoms must not be in adjacent positions and wherein at least 1 carbon atom must be in the ring system.
  • this ring system is a radical of pyridine, pyrimidine, (1 ,2,4)-oxadiazole, 1 ,3,4- oxadiazole, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, pyrazole, isoxazole, 1 ,2,4- triazole, tetrazole, pyrazine, pyridazine, oxazoline, thiazoline, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, morpholine, piperidine, piperazine, pyrroline, pyrrolidine, oxazolidine, thiazolidine, oxirane or oxetane.
  • WO2007/006670, WO2013/024009, WO2013/024010 and WO2013/174645 describe N-thio- anthranilamide compounds with a sulfilimine or sulfoximine group and their use as pesticides.
  • WO2014/053404 and WO2014/053405 describe pesticidal mixtures of the compounds of formula (I). However, they do not disclose mixtures of the compounds of formula (I) with the compounds of formula (II) according to the present invention, which show unexpected and synergistic effects in combination with each other.
  • the compounds of formula (I) can be prepared according to standard methods of organic chemistry, or by the processes as described in WO2013/024007, WO2013/024008,
  • Agronomically acceptable salts of the compounds I can be formed in a customary manner, e.g. by reaction with an acid of the anion in question.
  • the remarks made below as to preferred embodiments of the variables (substituents) of the compounds of formulae (I) are valid on their own as well as preferably in combination with each other, as well as in combination with the stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides or salts thereof, and, where applicable, as well as concerning the uses and methods according to the invention and the compositions according to the invention.
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of CI, Br and CN.
  • R 1 is CI.
  • R 1 is CN
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, Br and CH3 (Me).
  • R 2 is CI
  • R 2 is CH3.
  • the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CN, preferably CI;
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, CH3; preferably CH3.
  • R 1 is CI
  • R 2 is CH3.
  • R 1 is CI
  • R 2 is CI
  • R 1 is CN, and R 2 is CH3.
  • k is 0 in the compounds of formula (I):
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 are as defined herein.
  • k is 1 in the compounds of formula (I)
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 are as defined herein.
  • the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
  • R 3 is CF3 or Br, preferably CF3.
  • R 4 is CI.
  • the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
  • R 1 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CN, preferably CI;
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, CH3; preferably CH3;
  • R 3 is CF3 or Br, preferably CF3;
  • R 4 is CI.
  • the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which R 5 and R 6 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci-C4-alkyl and Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl.
  • the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which R 5 and R 6 are selected from Ci-C4-alkyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropyl methyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, more preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
  • R 5 and R 6 are selected from Ci-C4-alkyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropyl methyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, n-
  • the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (IB), in which R 5 and R 6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
  • the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (IC), in which R 5 and R 6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
  • the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (ID), in which R 5 and R 6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
  • R 5 and R 6 together represent a C2-C7-alkylene, C2-C7-alkenylene or
  • R 5 and R 6 are identical, and preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl.
  • a group of especially preferred compounds of formula I are compounds 1-1 to I-82 of formula IA which are listed in the table A.
  • a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A' is the compound I in the mixtures according to the invention.
  • a compound selected from compounds I-52, I-57, I-62, I-67, I-72 as in Table A" is the compound I in the mixtures according to the invention.
  • -1 1 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention
  • -16 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention
  • -21 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention
  • -26 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention
  • -31 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are as defined herein and are preferably ⁇ -1 or ⁇ -2.
  • quinazolinone derivatives of the compounds of formula (I) are encompassed by the present invention, e.g. mixtures of compounds of formula I" with com ounds of formula II.
  • R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are as defined herein and are preferably l"-1 or l"-2.
  • R 21 is H, CH3, or C2H5, preferably CH3, or C2H5.
  • R 22 is CH3, being compounds of formula IIA.
  • R 23 is C2-C6-alkyl, Ci-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, wherein the C-atoms may be unsubstituted, or partially or fully substituted by halogen, or CN.
  • R 23 is CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CF 3 , CHFCH3, 1 -CN-c-C 3 H 4 .
  • R 23 is CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CH2CH2CH3, CF 3 , CHFCH3, cyclopropyl, wherein the ring is substituted by halogen, or CN.
  • R 24 is Ci-C4-alkyl, preferably CH3.
  • R 25 is H.
  • R 25 is H
  • R 24 is CH3.
  • R 21 is CH 3 or C 2 H 5
  • R 22 is CH 3
  • R 25 is H
  • R 24 is CH 3
  • R 23 is selected from CH 3 , CH(CH 3 ) 2 , CF 3 , CHFCH3, and 1 -CN-c-C 3 H 4 .
  • Another embodiment relates to compounds of formula IIA, wherein R 21 is CH3, or C2H5.
  • Compounds 11-1 to 11-10 are particularly preferred compounds of formula (II) in the mixtures of the invention.
  • Each one compound of Table B constitutes a particulary preferred embodiment of the compound II in the mixtures of the invention.
  • the mixtures M.8, M.9, M.10 are preferred.
  • the mixtures M.1 , M.3, M.4 are preferred.
  • the compounds of formula (I) are mixed with tetraniliprole, which is thus considered also as a compound II.
  • tetraniliprole is an anthranilamide compound (see e.g.
  • Tetraniliprole has been described in WO2007144100 and WO2010/069502.
  • the mixture is a mixture of tetraniliprole and a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A'.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-1 1 with tetraniliprole.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-16 with tetraniliprole.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-21 with tetraniliprole.
  • the mixture is the mixture of I-26 with tetraniliprole.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-31 with tetraniliprole.
  • the compounds of formula (I) are mixed with tioxazafen, which is thus considered also as a compound II.
  • the mixture is a mixture of tioxazafen and a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A'.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-1 1 with tioxazafen.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-16 with tioxazafen.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-21 with tioxazafen.
  • the mixture is the mixture of I-26 with tioxazafen.
  • the mixture is the mixture of 1-31 with tioxazafen.
  • the compound(s) I and the compound(s) II are usually applied in a weight ratio of from 5000:1 to 1 :5000, preferably from 1000:1 to 1 :1000, preferably from 625:1 to 1 :625, preferably 500:1 to 1 :500, 500:1 to 1 :100, preferably from 100:1 to 1 :100, preferably from 20:1 to 1 :50, preferably from 20:1 to 1 :20, preferab,y from 10:1 to 1 :10, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :20, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :10, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :5.
  • the application rates of the mixtures according to the invention are from 5 g/ha to 2000 g/ha, preferably from 0.5 g/ha to 1000 g/ha, preferably from 1 to 750 g/ha, in particular from 5 to 500 g/ha.
  • the mixtures of the present invention may be combined and applied in agriculture in mixture with other active ingredients [further pesticidally active compounds (III)], for example with other pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, urea, potash, and superphosphate, phytotoxicants and plant growth regulators, safeners and nematicides.
  • compositions of this invention may be used sequentially or in combination with the above- described compositions, if appropriate also added only immediately prior to use (tank mix).
  • plant(s) may be sprayed with a composition of this invention either before or after being treated with other active ingredients.
  • the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and a further active compound III, e.g. selected from group M or F, as described herein (ternary mixture).
  • the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and two further active compounds III, e.g. selected from group M or F, preferably a mixture, wherein at least one compound III is selected from group F (4-way mixture).
  • the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and three further active compounds III, e.g. selected from group M or F, preferably a mixture, wherein at least one compound III is selected from group F (5-way mixture).
  • the compound of formula I is combined with one or more other pesticidally active compound(s) III selected from insecticides or fungicides.
  • the further pesticidal active compound (III) is active against said soil-living arthropod pest.
  • a skilled person is familiar with such compounds and knows which compounds are active against a specific target organism.
  • the compound (III) pesticides together with which the mixtures of the present invention may be used according to the purpose of the present invention, and with which potential synergistic effects with regard to the method of uses might be produced, are selected from group M and group F.
  • Group M is, wherever possible, grouped according to the Mode of Action Classification from the Insecticde Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) and consists of the following group of compounds:
  • Acetylcholine esterase (AChE) inhibitors from the class of
  • M.1 A carbamates for example aldicarb, alanycarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, butocarboxim, butoxycarboxim, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, ethiofencarb, fenobucarb, formetanate, furathiocarb, isoprocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, metolcarb, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, thiofanox, trimethacarb, XMC, xylylcarb and triazamate; or from the class of
  • M.1 B organophosphates for example acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-ethyl,
  • methamidophos methidathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, omethoate, oxydemeton- methyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phoxim, pirimiphos- methyl, profenofos, propetamphos, prothiofos, pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, quinalphos, sulfotep, tebupirimfos, temephos, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiometon, triazophos, trichlorfon and vamidothion;
  • GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists such as:
  • M.2A cyclodiene organochlorine compounds as for example endosulfan or chlordane
  • M.2B fiproles phenylpyrazoles
  • ethiprole phenylpyrazoles
  • fipronil flufiprole
  • pyrafluprole pyriprole
  • M.3A pyrethroids for example acrinathrin, allethrin, d-cis-trans allethrin, d-trans allethrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin, bioallethrin S-cylclopentenyl, bioresmethrin, cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, theta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, empenthrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, fluc
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists from the class of
  • M.4A neonicotinoids for example acteamiprid, chlothianidin, cycloxaprid, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam; or the compounds
  • M.4A.1 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-9-nitro-(5S,8R)-5,8-epoxy-1 H- imidazo[1 ,2-a]azepine; or
  • M.4A.2 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-nitro-1 -[(E)-pentylideneamino]guanidine; or
  • M.4A.3 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-7-methyl-8-nitro-5-propoxy-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H- imidazo[1 ,2-a]pyridine; or M.4B nicotine.
  • M.6 Chloride channel activators from the class of avermectins and milbemycins, for example abamectin, emamectin benzoate, ivermectin, lepimectin or milbemectin;
  • M.7A juvenile hormone analogues as hydroprene, kinoprene and methoprene; or others as M.7B fenoxycarb, or
  • M.8A alkyl halides as methyl bromide and other alkyl halides, or
  • M.1 1 Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes, for example bacillus thuringiensis or bacillus sphaericus and the insecticdal proteins they produce such as bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, bacillus sphaericus, bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai, bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis, or the Bt crop proteins: CrylAb, CrylAc, Cryl Fa, Cry2Ab, mCry3A, Cry3Ab, Cry3Bb and Cry34/35Ab1 ;
  • M.12 Inhibitors of mitochondrial ATP synthase for example
  • M.12B organotin miticides such as azocyclotin, cyhexatin or fenbutatin oxide, or M.12C propargite, or
  • M.14 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) channel blockers for example nereistoxin analogues as bensultap, cartap hydrochloride, thiocyclam or thiosultap sodium
  • M.16 Inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis type 1 as for example buprofezin
  • Ecdyson receptor agonists such as diacylhydrazines, for example methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, halofenozide, fufenozide or chromafenozide;
  • Octopamin receptor agonists as for example amitraz
  • M.21 A METI acaricides and insecticides such as fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyrimidifen, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad or tolfenpyrad, or
  • M.23 Inhibitors of the of acetyl CoA carboxylase such as Tetronic and Tetramic acid derivatives, for example spirodiclofen, spiromesifen or spirotetramat;
  • M.24A phosphine such as aluminium phosphide, calcium phosphide, phosphine or
  • M.25 Mitochondrial complex II electron transport inhibitors such as beta-ketonitrile derivatives, for example cyenopyrafen or cyflumetofen
  • M.26 Ryanodine receptor-modulators from the class of diamides as
  • flubendiamide for example flubendiamide, chlorantraniliprole (rynaxypyr®), cyantraniliprole (cyazypyr®), cyclaniliprole, tetraniliprole, or
  • M.26.4 methyl-2-[3,5-dibromo-2-( ⁇ [3-bromo-1 -(3-chlorpyridin-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazol-5- yl]carbonyl ⁇ amino)benzoyl]-1 ,2-dimethylhydrazinecarboxylate; or a compound selected from M.26.5a) to M.26.5d):
  • M.26.5a N-[2-(5-Amino-1 ,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-4-chloro-6-methylphenyl]-3-bromo-1 -(3-chloro- 2-pyridinyl)-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;
  • M.26.5b 3-Chloro-1 -(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[2,4-dichloro-6-[[(1 -cyano-1 - methylethyl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;
  • M.26.8b 1 -(3-Chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-3-[[5- (trifluoromethyl)-l H-tetrazol-1 -yl]methyl]-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, or M.X insecticidal active compounds of unknown or uncertain mode of action, as for example afidopyropen, azadirachtin, amidoflumet, benzoximate, bifenazate, bromopropylate,
  • chinomethionat chinomethionat
  • cryolite dicofol
  • flufenerim flometoquin
  • fluensulfone fluopyram
  • flupyradifurone fluralaner, metoxadiazone, piperonyl butoxide, pyflubumide, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, sulfoxaflor, tioxazafen, triflumezopyrim, or the compounds
  • M.X.2 cyclopropaneacetic acid, 1 ,1 '-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2- cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]-1 ,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a,12b- trimethyl-1 1 -oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H,1 1 H-naphtho[2,1 -b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl] ester, or the compound
  • M.X.5 1 -[2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulfinyl]phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 H-1 ,2,4- triazole-5-amine, or actives on basis of bacillus firmus (Votivo, 1-1582), or
  • M.X.6 a compound selected from the group of
  • M.X.6b (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-5-fluoro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetamide
  • M.X.6c (E/Z)-2,2,2-trifluoro-N-[1 -[(6-fluoro-3-pyndyl)methyl]-2-pyndylidene]acetamide;
  • M.X.6g (E/Z)-2-chloro-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2-difluoro-acetamide
  • M.X.6h (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(2-chloropyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetami and ⁇ . ⁇ .6 ⁇ : (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro- propanamide); or
  • M.X.1 1 4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-(1 - oxothietan-3-yl)benzamide; or
  • M.X.12 5-[3-[2,6-dichloro-4-(3,3-dichloroallyloxy)phenoxy]propoxy]-1 H-pyrazole.
  • the commercially available compounds III of the group M listed above may be found in The Pesticide Manual, 15th Edition, C. D. S. Tomlin, British Crop Protection Council (201 1 ) among other publications.
  • the quinoline derivative flometoquin is shown in WO2006/013896.
  • the aminofuranone compounds flupyradifurone is known from WO 2007/1 15644.
  • the sulfoximine compound sulfoxaflor is known from WO2007/149134.
  • the pyrethroid momfluorothrin is known from US6908945.
  • the pyrazole acaricide pyflubumide is known from WO2007/020986.
  • the isoxazoline compound M.X.1 has been described in WO2005/085216, M.X.8 in WO2009/002809 and in
  • the pyripyropene derivative M.X.2 has been described in WO 2006/129714.
  • the spiroketal-substituted cyclic ketoenol derivative M.X.3 is known from WO2006/089633 and the biphenyl-substituted spirocyclic ketoenol derivative M.X.4 from WO2008/06791 1 .
  • Triazoylphenylsulfide like M.X.5 have been described in WO2006/043635 and biological control agents on basis of bacillus firmus in WO2009/124707.
  • the neonicotionids M4A.1 is known from WO20120/069266 and
  • Cyantraniliprole (Cyazypyr) is known from e.g. WO 2004/067528.
  • the phthalamides M.26.1 and M.26.2 are both known from WO 2007/101540.
  • Cyclaniliprole has been described in WO 2005/077934.
  • Tetraniliprole has been described in WO2007144100 and WO2010/069502.
  • SYP- 9080 has been described in WO2010003350.
  • the hydrazide compound M.26.4 has been described in WO 2007/043677.
  • the anthranilamide M.26.5a) is described in WO201 1/085575, the M.26.5b) in WO2008/134969, the M.26.5c) in US201 1/046186 and the M.26.5d in
  • the diamide compounds M.26.6 and M.26.7 can be found in CN102613183.
  • the compounds M.X.6a) to ⁇ . ⁇ .6 ⁇ ) listed in M.X.6 have been described in WO2012/029672.
  • the mesoionic antagonist compound M.X.9 was described in WO2012/0921 15, the nemati-cide M.X.10 in WO2013/055584 and the Pyridalyl-type analogue M.X.12 in WO2010/060379.
  • mixtures of the present invention may also be applied with fungicides as compound III, preferably in a synergistic manner.
  • strobilurins azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, mandestrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyribencarb, triclopyricarb/chlorodincarb, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2 (2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N methyl-acetamide;
  • oxazolidinediones and imidazolinones famoxadone, fenamidone;
  • Inhibitors of complex II e.g. carboxamides
  • carboxanilides benodanil, benzovindiflupyr ,bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fenhexamid, fluopyram, flutolanil, furametpyr, isofetamid, isopyrazam, isotianil, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 2-amino-4 methyl-thiazole- 5-carboxanilide, N-(3',4',5' trifluorobiphenyl-2 yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4 carboxamide (fluxapyroxad), N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3 difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1 ,
  • Inhibitors of complex III at Qi site cyazofamid, amisulbrom, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3- [(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acetoxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine- 2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)- 8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobutoxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-
  • respiration inhibitors diflumetorim; (5,8-difluoroquinazolin-4- yl)- ⁇ 2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl ⁇ -amine; tecnazen;ametoctradin; silthiofam; nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam, ferimzone, nitrthal- isopropyl,
  • organometal compounds fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide;
  • triazoles azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole,
  • imidazoles imazalil, pefurazoate, oxpoconazole, prochloraz, triflumizole;
  • pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines fenarimol, nuarimol, pyrifenox, triforine,[3-(4-chloro-2- fluoro-phenyl)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)isoxazol-4-yl]-(3-pyridyl)methanol;
  • morpholines aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph;
  • piperidines fenpropidin, piperalin; spiroketalamines: spiroxamine;
  • phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
  • isoxazoles and iosothiazolones hymexazole, octhilinone;
  • Tubulin inhibitors benzimidazoles and thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-7 (4-methylpiperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)- [1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,5 a]pyrimidine;
  • benzamides and phenyl acetamides diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide;
  • Actin inhibitors benzophenones: metrafenone; pyriofenone;
  • anilino-pyrimidines cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, nitrapyrin, pyrimethanil;
  • F.V-2 Protein synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines)
  • antibiotics blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
  • MAP / Histidine kinase inhibitors e.g. anilino-pyrimidines
  • dicarboximides fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin;
  • phenylpyrroles fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
  • F.VI-2 G protein inhibitors: quinolines: quinoxyfen;
  • organophosphorus compounds edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos;
  • dithiolanes isoprothiolane
  • cinnamic or mandelic acid amides dimethomorph, flumorph, mandiproamid, pyrimorph;
  • valinamide carbamates benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, pyribencarb, valifenalate and N-(1 -(1 -(4- cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
  • F.VII-5 fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: 1 -[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro- 3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1 -piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]ethanone; F.VI 11) Inhibitors with Multi Site Action
  • Inorganic active substances Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur;
  • F.VIII-2 Thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, methasulphocarb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram;
  • Inhibitors of glucan synthesis validamycin, polyoxin B;
  • F.IX-2 Melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamide, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
  • phosphonates fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;
  • mixtures of the present invention preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists as defined above, preferred group M.2B (fiproles), especially preferred ethiprole and fipronil.
  • a further pesticide III selected from GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists as defined above, preferred group M.2B (fiproles), especially preferred ethiprole and fipronil.
  • group M.3 sodium channel modulators
  • group M.3A pyrethroids
  • alpha-cypermethrin and cyhalothrin especially preferred alpha-cypermethrin and cyhalothrin.
  • mixtures of the present invention preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.4A (Neonicotinoids), especially preferred in particular clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, or thiamethoxam.
  • group M.4A Neonicotinoids
  • mixtures of the present invention preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.5 (Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric activators), especially preferred spinosad or spinetoram.
  • mixtures of the present invention preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.13 (Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation via disruption of the proton gradient), preferably chlorfenapyr.
  • mixtures of the present invention preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.22 (Voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers), preferably metaflumizone.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are in particular suitable for efficiently controlling arthropodal pests such as arachnids, myriapedes and insects as well as nematodes.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are especially suitable for efficiently combating the following pests: insects from the order of the lepidopterans ⁇ Lepidoptera), for example Acronicta major, Adoxophyes orana, Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis spp.
  • Chilo suppressalis such as Chilo suppressalis; Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis unipuncta, Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocerus spp., Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea grandiosella, Earias insulana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Ephestia cautella, Ephestia kuehniella, Eupoecilia ambiguella, Euproctis
  • chrysorrhoea Euxoa spp., Evetria bouliana, Feltia spp. such as Feltia subterranean; Galleria mellonella, Grapholitha funebrana, Grapholitha molesta, Helicoverpa spp. such as Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea; Heliothis spp.
  • Lymantria spp. such as Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha; Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria, Mamestra spp. such as Mamestra brassicae; Mods repanda, Mythimna separata, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Oria spp., Ostrinia spp. such as Ostrinia nubilalis; Oulema oryzae, Panolis flammea, Pectinophora spp. such as
  • Pectinophora gossypiella Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea spp. such as Phthorimaea operculella; Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris spp.
  • Pseudoplusia includens, Pyrausta nubilalis, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absolutea, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera spp.
  • Anoplophora spp. such as Anoplophora glabripennis; Anthonomus spp. such as Anthonomus grandis, Anthonomus pomorum; Anthrenus spp., Aphthona euphoridae, Apogonia spp., Athous haemorrhoidalis, Atomaria spp. such as Atomaria linearis; Attagenus spp., Aulacophora femoralis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata, Bruchidius obtectus, Bruchus spp.
  • Conoderus vespertinus such as Conoderus vespertinus; Cosmopolites spp., Costelytra zealandica, Crioceris asparagi, Cryptorhynchus lapathi, Ctenicera ssp. such as Ctenicera destructor;
  • Curculio spp. Dectes texanus, Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp. such as Diabrotica 12-punctata Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica semipunctata, Diabrotica virgifera;
  • Epilachna spp. such as Epilachna varivestis, Epilachna vigintioctomaculata; Epitrix spp. such as Epitrix hirtipennis; Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Faustinus cubae, Gibbium psylloides, Heteronychus arator, Hylamorpha elegans, Hylobius abietis, Hylotrupes bajulus, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera postica, Hypothenemus spp., Ips typographus, Lachnosterna
  • Leptinotarsa spp. such as Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lixus spp., Lyctus spp. such as Lyctus bruneus; Melanotus communis, Meligethes spp. such as Meligethes aeneus; Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Migdolus spp.,
  • Monochamus spp. such as Monochamus alternatus; Naupactus xanthographus, Niptus hololeucus, Oryctes rhinoceros, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus,
  • Phyllotreta chrysocephala such as Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata; Phyllophaga spp., Phyllopertha horticola, Popillia japonica, Premnotrypes spp., Psylliodes chrysocephala, Ptinus spp., Rhizobius ventralis , Rhizopertha dominica, Sitona lineatus, Sitophilus spp. such as Sitophilus granaria, Sitophilus zeamais; Sphenophorus spp. such as Sphenophorus levis;
  • Sternechus spp. such as Sternechus subsignatus; Symphyletes spp., Tenebrio molitor, Tribolium spp. such as Tribolium castaneum; Trogoderma spp., Tychius spp., Xylotrechus spp., and Zabrus spp. such as Zabrus tenebrioides, flies, mosquitoes ⁇ Diptera), e.g. Aedes spp. such as Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans; Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles spp.
  • Anopheles albimanus such as Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Anopheles sinensis; Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Calliphora vicina, Cerafitis capitata, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomyia spp.
  • Chrysomya bezziana such as Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria; Chrysops atlanticus, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Cochliomyia spp. such as Cochliomyia hominivorax; Contarinia spp. such as Contarinia sorghicola; Cordylobia
  • Culex spp. such as Culex nigripalpus, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Culicoides furens, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Cuterebra spp., Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae, Delia spp. such as Delia antique, Delia coarctata, Delia platura, Delia radicum; Dermatobia hominis, Drosophila spp., Fannia spp.
  • Leptoconops torrens Liriomyza spp. such as Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii; Lucilia spp. such as Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata; Lycoria pectoralis, Mansonia titillanus, Mayetiola spp. such as Mayetiola destructor; Musca spp. such as Musca autumnalis, Musca domestica; Muscina stabulans, Oestrus spp. such as Oestrus ovis; Opomyza florum, Oscinella spp.
  • Sarcophaga spp. such as Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis; Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys spp. such as Stomoxys calcitrans; Tabanus spp. such as Tabanus atratus, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus lineola, Tabanus similis; Tannia spp., Tipula oleracea, Tipula paludosa, and Wohlfahrtia spp., thrips ⁇ Thysanoptera), e.g. Baliothrips biformis, Dichromothrips corbetti, Dichromothrips sp., Enneothrips flavens, Frankliniella spp.
  • Calotermes flavicollis Coptotermes formosanus, Heterotermes aureus, Heterotermes longiceps, Heterotermes tenuis, Leucotermes flavipes, Odontotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp. such as Reticulitermes speratus, Reticulitermes flavipes,
  • Reticulitermes grassei Reticulitermes lucifugus, Reticulitermes santonensis, Reticulitermes virginicus; Termes natalensis, cockroaches (Blattaria - Blattodea), e.g. Acheta domesticus, Blatta orientalis, Blattella asahinae, Blattella germanica, Gryllotalpa spp., Leucophaea maderae, Locusta spp.,
  • Melanoplus spp. Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuligginosa, Periplaneta japonica, bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, whiteflies, scale insects, cicadas ⁇ Hemiptera), e.g. Acrosternum spp. such as Acrosternum hilare; Acyrthosipon spp.
  • Aphis fabae such as Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae, Aphis pomi, Aphis sambuci, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola; Arboridia apicalis, Arilus critatus, Aspidiella spp., Aspidiotus spp., Atanus spp., Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia spp. such as Bemisia argentifolii, Bemisia tabaci; Blissus spp.
  • Cryptomyzus ribis Cryptomyzus ribis, Cryptomyzus ribis, Cyrtopeltis notatus, Dalbulus spp., Dasynus piperis, Dialeurades spp., Diaphorina spp., Diaspis spp., Dichelops furcatus, Diconocoris hewetti, Doralis spp., Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Drosicha spp., Dysaphis spp. such as Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Dysaphis radicola; Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysdercus spp.
  • Dysdercus cingulatus such as Dysdercus intermedius; Dysmicoccus spp., Empoasca spp. such as Empoasca fabae, Empoasca solana; Eriosoma spp., Erythroneura spp., Eurygaster spp. such as Eurygaster integriceps; Euscelis bilobatus, Euschistus spp. such as Euschistuos heros, Euschistus impictiventris, Euschistus servus; Geococcus coffeae, Halyomorpha spp.
  • Halyomorpha halys such as Halyomorpha halys; Heliopeltis spp., Homalodisca coagulata, Horcias nobilellus, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, lcerya spp., Idiocerus spp., Idioscopus spp., Laodelphax striatellus, Lecanium spp., Lepidosaphes spp., Leptocorisa spp., Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lipaphis erysimi, Lygus spp. such as Lygus hesperus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis; Macropes excavatus, Macrosiphum spp. such as Macrosiphum rosae,
  • Nezara spp. such as Nezara viridula; Nilaparvata lugens, Oebalus spp.,
  • Planococcus spp. Protopulvinaria pyriformis, Psallus seriatus, Pseudacysta persea,
  • Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Pseudococcus spp. such as Pseudococcus comstocki; Psylla spp. such as Psylla mali, Psylla piri; Pteromalus spp., Pyrilla spp., Quadraspidiotus spp., Quesada gigas, Rastrococcus spp., Reduvius senilis, Rhodnius spp., Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum spp.
  • Rhopalosiphum pseudobrassicas such as Rhopalosiphum pseudobrassicas, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi; Sagatodes spp., Sahlbergella singularis,
  • Saissetia spp. Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mali, Scaphoides titanus, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Scotinophora spp., Selenaspidus articulatus, Sitobion avenae, Sogata spp., Sogatella furcifera, Solubea insularis , Stephanitis nashi, Stictocephala festina,
  • Thyanta spp. such as Thyanta perditor
  • Tibraca spp. Tinocallis caryaefoliae, Tomaspis spp., Toxoptera spp. such as Toxoptera aurantii
  • Trialeurodes spp. such as Trialeurodes vaporariorum
  • Triatoma spp. Trioza spp.
  • Typhlocyba spp. Unaspis spp. such as Unaspis yanonensis
  • Atta capiguara Atta cephalotes, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Bombus spp., Camponotus floridanus, Crematogaster spp., Dasymutilla occidentalis, Diprion spp., Dolichovespula maculata, Hoplocampa spp. such as Hoplocampa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea; Lasius spp.
  • sanguinipes Melanoplus spretus, Nomadacris septemfasciata, Oedaleus senegalensis, Schistocerca amehcana, Schistocerca gregaria, Tachycines asynamorus, and Zonozerus va egatus, arachnids ⁇ Arachnida), such as acari,e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae and Sarcoptidae, such as Amblyomma spp. (e.g. Amblyomma amehcanum, Amblyomma variegatum,
  • Argas spp. e.g. Argas persicus
  • Boophilus spp. e.g. Boophilus annulatus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus
  • Dermacentor silvarum Dermacentor andersoni
  • Hyalomma spp. e.g. Hyalomma truncatum
  • Ixodes spp. e.g. Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes holocyclus, Ixodes pacificus
  • Ornithodorus spp. e.g.
  • Ornithodorus moubata Ornithodorus hermsi, Ornithodorus turicata
  • Ornithonyssus bacoti Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus gallinae
  • Psoroptes spp. e.g. Psoroptes ovis
  • Rhipicephalus spp. e.g. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi
  • Rhizoglyphus spp. e.g. Sarcoptes scabiei
  • Sarcoptes spp. e.g. Sarcoptes scabiei
  • Eriophyidae spp. such as Acaria sheldoni, Aculops spp. (e.g. Aculops pelekassi) Aculus spp. (e.g. Aculus Louendali), Epitrimerus pyri, Phyllocoptruta oleivora and Eriophyes spp. (e.g. Eriophyes sheldoni); Tarsonemidae spp. such as Hemitarsonemus spp., Phytonemus pallidus and Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Stenotarsonemus spp.; Tenuipalpidae spp. such as
  • Brevipalpus spp. e.g. Brevipalpus phoenicis
  • Tetranychidae spp. such as Eotetranychus spp., Eutetranychus spp., Oligonychus spp., Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and Tetranychus urticae
  • Bryobia praetiosa Panonychus spp. (e.g. Panonychus ulmi, Panonychus citri), Metatetranychus spp. and
  • Oligonychus spp. e.g. Oligonychus pratensis
  • Vasates lycopersici Araneida, e.g. Latrodectus mactans, and Loxosceles reclusa.
  • Acarus siro, Chorioptes spp., Scorpio maurus fleas ⁇ Siphonaptera e.g. Ceratophyllus spp., Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis, Xenopsylla cheopis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, and Nosopsyllus fasciatus, silverfish, firebrat (Thysanura), e.g.
  • Earwigs ⁇ Dermaptera e.g. forficula auricularia, lice ⁇ Phthiraptera
  • Damalinia spp. Pediculus spp. such as Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis; Rhirus pubis, Haematopinus spp. such as Haematopinus eurysternus, Haematopinus suis; Linognathus spp.
  • Linognathus vituli such as Linognathus vituli; Bovicola bovis, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Solenopotes capillatus, Trichodectes spp., springtails (Collembola ), e.g. Onychiurus ssp. such as Onychiurus armatus,
  • nematodes plant parasitic nematodes such as root knot nematodes, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and other Meloidogyne species; cyst-forming nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis and other Globodera species; Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other Heterodera species; Seed gall nematodes, Anguina species; Stem and foliar nematodes, Aphelenchoides species such as Aphelenchoides besseyi ; Sting nematodes, Belonolaimus longicaudatus and other Belonolaimus species; Pine nematodes, Bursaphelenchus lignicolus Mamiya et Kiy
  • Mesocriconema species Stem and bulb nematodes, Ditylenchus destructor, Ditylenchus dipsaci and other Ditylenchus species; Awl nematodes, Dolichodorus species; Spiral nematodes, Heliocotylenchus multicinctus and other Helicotylenchus species; Sheath and sheathoid nematodes, Hemicycliophora species and Hemicriconemoides species;
  • Hirshmanniella species Lance nematodes, Hoploaimus species; false rootknot nematodes, Nacobbus species; Needle nematodes, Longidorus elongatus and other Longidorus species; Lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus brachyurus, Pratylenchus neglectus, Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus curvitatus, Pratylenchus goodeyi and other Pratylenchus species; Burrowing nematodes, Radopholus similis and other Radopholus species; Reniform nematodes,
  • Rotylenchus robustus Rotylenchus reniformis and other Rotylenchus species
  • Scutellonema species Stubby root nematodes, Trichodorus primitivus and other Trichodorus species, Paratrichodorus species
  • Stunt nematodes Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, Tylenchorhynchus dubius and other Tylenchorhynchus species
  • Citrus nematodes Tylenchulus species such as Tylenchulus semipenetrans
  • Dagger nematodes Xiphinema species
  • other plant parasitic nematode species other plant parasitic nematode species.
  • Examples of further pest species which may be controlled by compounds of fomula (I) include: from the class of the Bivalva, for example, Dreissena spp.; from the class of the Gastropoda, for example, Arion spp., Biomphalaria spp., Bulinus spp., Deroceras spp., Galba spp., Lymnaea spp., Oncomelania spp., Succinea spp.; from the class of the helminths, for example,
  • Oesophagostomum spp. Opisthorchis spp., Onchocerca volvulus, Ostertagia spp.,
  • Paragonimus spp. Schistosomen spp., Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides stercora lis, Stronyloides spp., Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella nativa,
  • Trichinella britovi Trichinella nelsoni, Trichinella pseudopsiralis, Trichostrongulus spp., Trichuris trichuria, Wuchereria bancrofti; from the order of the Isopoda, for example, Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber; from the order of the Symphyla, for example, Scutigerella immaculata.
  • pest species which may be controlled by compounds of formula (I) include: Anisoplia austriaca, Apamea spp., Austroasca viridigrisea, Baliothrips biformis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cephus spp., Ceutorhynchus napi, Chaetocnema aridula, Chilo auricilius, Chilo indicus , Chilo polychrysus, Chortiocetes termini fera, Cnaphalocroci medinalis, Cnaphalocrosis spp., Colias eurytheme, Collops spp., Cornitermes cumulans, Creontiades spp., Cyclocephala spp., Dalbulus maidis, Deraceras reticulatum , Diatrea saccharalis, Dichelops furcatus, Dicladispa armigera , Diloboderus spp. such
  • Leptocorsia oratorius Liogenys fuscus, Lucillia spp., Lyogenys fuscus, Mahanarva spp., Maladera matrida, Marasmia spp., Mastotermes spp., Mealybugs, Megascelis ssp, Metamasius hemipterus, Microtheca spp., Mods latipes, Murgantia spp., Mythemina separata ,
  • Neocapritermes opacus Neocapritermes parvus, Neomegalotomus spp., Neotermes spp., Nymphula depunctalis, Oebalus pugnax, Orseolia spp. such as Orseolia oryzae; Oxycaraenus hyalinipennis, Plusia spp., Pomacea canaliculata, Procornitermes ssp, Procornitermes triacifer , Psylloides spp., Rachiplusia spp., Rhodopholus spp., Scaptocoris castanea, Scaptocoris spp., Scirpophaga spp.
  • Scirpophaga incertulas such as Scirpophaga incertulas , Scirpophaga innotata; Scotinophara spp. such as Scotinophara coarctata; Sesamia spp. such as Sesamia inferens, Sogaella frucifera, Solenapsis geminata, Spissistilus spp., Stalk borer, Stenchaetothrips biformis,
  • Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects, preferably sucking or piercing insects such as insects from the genera Thysanoptera, Diptera and
  • Hemiptera, and chewing-biting pests such as insects from the genera of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, in particular the following species: Thysanoptera : Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci,
  • Diptera e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus,
  • Calliphora vicina Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Chrysops atlanticus, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Contarinia sorghicola Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culicoides furens, Culex pipiens, Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae, Delia antique, Delia coarctata, Delia platura, Delia radicum, Dermatobia hominis, Fannia canicularis, Geomyza Tripunctata, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Glos
  • Hemiptera in particular aphids: Acyrthosiphon onobrychis, Adelges laricis, Aphidula nasturtii, Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis pomi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis sambuci, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aulacorthum solani, Brachycaudus cardui, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brachycaudus persicae, Brachycaudus prunicola, Brevicoryne brassicae, Capitophorus horni, Cerosipha gossypii, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Cryptomyzus ribis, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dys
  • Perkinsiella saccharicida Phorodon humuli, Psylla mali, Psylla piri, Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mali, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Sitobion avenae, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Toxoptera aurantiiand, and Viteus vitifolii.
  • Lepidoptera in particular: Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis unipuncta, Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea
  • Thaumatopoea pityocampa, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia ni and Zeiraphera canadensis Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects from the order of Coleoptera, in particular Agrilus sinuatus, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes obscurus, Amphimallus solstitialis, Anisandrus dispar, Anthonomus grandis, Anthonomus pomorum, Aphthona euphoridae, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Atomaria linearis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata, Bruchus rufimanus, Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Cetonia aurata, Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi,
  • Diabrotica longicornis Diabrotica semipunctata, Diabrotica 12-punctata Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica virgifera, Epilachna varivestis, Epitrix hirtipennis, Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Hylobius abietis, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera postica, Ips typographus, Lema bilineata, Lema melanopus, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Melanotus communis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon cochleariae,
  • Phyllobius pyri Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Sitona lineatus and Sitophilus granaria.
  • Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects of the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Thysanoptera.
  • the mixtures of the present invention are especially suitable for efficiently combating pests like insects from the order of the lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), beetles (Coleoptera), flies and mosquitoes (Diptera), thrips (Thysanoptera), termites (Isoptera), bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, whiteflies, scale insects, cicadas (Hemiptera), ants, bees, wasps, sawflies (Hymenoptera), crickets, grasshoppers, locusts (Orthoptera), and also Arachnoidea, such as arachnids
  • formulations for example solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes and granules.
  • the use form depends on the particular intended purpose; in each case, it should ensure a fine and even distribution of the compounds of the mixtures according to the invention.
  • the invention also relates to agrochemical compositions comprising an auxiliary and a mixture according to the invention, i.e. a mixture of at least one compound I of formula I and of at least one compound II according to the present invention.
  • An agrochemical composition comprises a pesticidally effective amount of a pesticidal mixture.
  • effective amount denotes an amount of the composition or of the mixture, which is sufficient for controlling harmful pests on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the animal pests species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions and the specific mixture used.
  • the mixtures according to the present invention can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof.
  • composition types are suspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC), emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g. CS, ZC), pastes, pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e.g. WP, SP, WS, DP, DS), pressings (e.g. BR, TB, DT), granules (e.g. WG, SG, GR, FG, GG, MG), insecticidal articles (e.g. LN), as well as gel formulations for the treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds (e.g. GF).
  • suspensions e.g. SC, OD, FS
  • emulsifiable concentrates e.g. EC
  • emulsions e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME
  • capsules e.g. CS, ZC
  • compositions are prepared in a known manner, such as described by Mollet and Grube- mann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001 ; or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product formulation, Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005.
  • suitable auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
  • Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alky- lated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g.
  • mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point e.g. kerosene, diesel oil
  • oils of vegetable or animal origin oils of vegetable or animal origin
  • aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alky-
  • lactates carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & De- tergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North American Ed.).
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof.
  • sulfonates are alkylarylsulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkyhnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates.
  • Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters.
  • Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters.
  • Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
  • alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 51 equivalents.
  • Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.
  • N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides.
  • esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides.
  • sugar- based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or alkyl- polyglucosides.
  • polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines.
  • Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.
  • Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamines or poly- ethyleneamines.
  • Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound I or II or the mixture according to the invention on the target.
  • Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxilaries. Further examples are listed by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, chapter 5.
  • Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
  • Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.
  • Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.
  • Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.
  • Suitable colorants are pigments of low water solubility and water- soluble dyes.
  • examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanofer- rate) and organic colorants (e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).
  • Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
  • composition types and their preparation are:
  • a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention 10-60 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and 5-15 wt% wetting agent (e.g. alcohol alkoxylates) are dissolved in water and/or in a water-soluble solvent (e.g. alcohols) up to 100 wt%.
  • the active substance dissolves upon dilution with water.
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • 20-40 wt% water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0,1 -2 wt% thickener (e.g. xanthan gum) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • 0,1 -2 wt% thickener e.g. xanthan gum
  • polyvinylalcohol is added.
  • 50-80 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground finely with addition of up to 100 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) and prepared as water-dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground in a rotor- stator mill with addition of 1 -5 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -3 wt% wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. silica gel. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
  • dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • 1 wt% wetting agents e.g. alcohol ethoxylate
  • solid carrier e.g. silica gel
  • a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -5 wt% thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.
  • dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • 1 -5 wt% thickener e.g. carboxymethylcellulose
  • 5-20 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are added to 5-30 wt% organic solvent blend (e.g. fatty acid dimethylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt% surfactant blend (e.g. alkohol ethoxylate and arylphenol ethoxylate), and water up to 100 %.
  • organic solvent blend e.g. fatty acid dimethylamide and cyclohexanone
  • surfactant blend e.g. alkohol ethoxylate and arylphenol ethoxylate
  • An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt% acrylic monomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by a radical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules.
  • a protective colloid e.g. polyvinyl alcohol
  • an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I according to the invention, 0- 40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g. diphenylmethene-4,4'-diisocyanatae) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol).
  • a protective colloid e.g. polyvinyl alcohol
  • hexamethylenediamine results in the formation of a polyurea microcapsules.
  • the monomers amount to 1 -10 wt%.
  • the wt% relate to the total CS composition.
  • Dustable powders (DP, DS)
  • 1 -10 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground finely and mixed intimately with up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. finely divided kaolin.
  • 0.5-30 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention is ground finely and associated with up to 100 wt% solid carrier (e.g. silicate). Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed.
  • solid carrier e.g. silicate
  • a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are dissolved in up to 100 wt% organic solvent, e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • auxiliaries such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • the agrochemical compositions generally comprise between 0.01 and 95%, preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%, by weight of active substance.
  • the active substances are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably from 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).
  • the granules according to formulation type x are especially preferred for the application in rice.
  • Water-soluble concentrates (LS), Suspoemulsions (SE), flowable concentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersible powders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gels (GF) are usually employed for the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials, particularly seeds.
  • the compositions in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active substance concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40% by weight, in the ready-to-use preparations. Application can be carried out before or during sowing.
  • Methods for applying or treating compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and compositions thereof, respectively, on to plant propagation material, especially seeds include dressing, coating, pelleting, dusting, soaking and in-furrow application methods of the propagation material.
  • compound I or the compositions thereof, respectively are applied on to the plant propagation material by a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seed dressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.
  • the amounts of active substances applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 2 kg per ha, preferably from 0.001 to 1 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.005 to 0.9 kg per ha, in particular from 0.005 to 0.5 kg per ha.
  • amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 0.1 to 300 g, more preferably from 0.1 to 100 g and most preferably from 0.25 to 100 g, per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seed) are generally required.
  • the amount of active substance applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active substance per cubic meter of treated material.
  • oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and other pesticides may be added to the active substances or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix).
  • pesticides e.g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners, biopesticides
  • These agents can be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1.
  • composition according to the invention usually from a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system.
  • a predosage device usually from a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system.
  • agrochemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained.
  • 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.
  • composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.
  • either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or active substances, e.g. from the groups M or F, may be mixed by the user in a spray tank and further auxiliaries and additives may be added, if appropriate.
  • either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or active substances from the group M or F, can be applied jointly (e.g. after tank mix) or consecutively.
  • either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or compound II, and/or active substances from the group M or F, can be applied jointly (e.g. after tank mix) or consecutively.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is when preparing the mixtures, it is preferred to employ the mixture according to the invention or pure active compounds I and II, to which further active compounds, e.g. against harmful fungi or having herbicidal activity, or growth-regulating agents or fertilizers can be added, as described above for compounds III.
  • the mixtures according to the invention may be used for controlling invertebrate pests.
  • the compounds I and the one or more compound(s) II can be applied simultaneously, that is jointly or separately, or in succession, that is immediately one after another and thereby creating the mixture "in-situ" on the desired location, as e.g. the plant, the sequence, in the case of separate application, generally not having any effect on the result of the control measures.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are effective through both contact and ingestion.
  • the mixtures according to the invention can be applied to any and all developmental stages, such as egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
  • the pests may be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food supply, habitat, breeding ground or its locus with a pesticidally effective amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are used in crop protection, especially for the protection of living plants.
  • the mixtures according to the present invention are employed via soil application.
  • Soil application is especially favorable for use against ants, termites, crickets, or cockroaches.
  • the mixtures according to the present invention are prepared into a bait preparation.
  • the bait can be a liquid, a solid or a semisolid preparation (e.g. a gel).
  • the animal pest also referred to as "invertebrate pest"
  • insect pest i.e. the insects, arachnids and nematodes, the plant, soil or water in which the plant is growing
  • contacting includes both direct contact (applying the compounds/compositions directly on the animal pest or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the compounds/mixtures/compositions to the locus of the animal pest or plant).
  • the mixtures according to the invention or the pesticidal compositions comprising them may be used to protect growing plants and crops from attack or infestation by animal pests, especially insects, acaridae or arachnids by contacting the plant/crop with a pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures according to the invention.
  • crop refers both to growing and harvested crops.
  • the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them are particularly important in the control of a multitude of insects on various cultivated plants, such as cereal, root crops, oil crops, vegetables, spices, ornamentals, for example seed of durum and other wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize (fodder maize and sugar maize / sweet and field corn), soybeans, oil crops, crucifers, cotton, sunflowers, bananas, rice, oilseed rape, turnip rape, sugarbeet, fodder beet, eggplants, potatoes, grass, lawn, turf, fodder grass, tomatoes, leeks, pumpkin/squash, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pepper, cucumbers, melons, Brassica species, melons, beans, peas, garlic, onions, carrots, tuberous plants such as potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, grapes, petunias, geranium/pelargoniums, pansies and impatiens.
  • Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on rice. Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on soybeans. Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on corn.
  • the application of the mixtures according to the invention especially the mixtures as individualized herein, e.g. in Table AP-T, on specialty crops like fruits and vegetables.
  • the application is on fruiting vegetables, and especially on tomato, on pepper or on eggplant.
  • the application is on leafy vegetables, and especially on cabbage or on lettuce.
  • the application is on tubers (tuber vegetables), and especially on potato or on onion.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are employed as such or in form of compositions by treating the insects or the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms to be protected from insecticidal attack with an insecticidally effective amount of the active compounds.
  • the application can be carried out both before and after the infection of the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms by the insects.
  • the present invention also includes a method of combating animal pests which comprises contacting the animal pests, their habitat, breeding ground, food supply, cultivated plants, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which the animal pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from animal attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I and at least one active compound II.
  • animal pests may be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food supply, habitat, breeding ground or its locus with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention.
  • the application may be carried out before or after the infection of the locus, growing crops, or harvested crops by the pest.
  • mixtures according to the invention can also be applied preventively to places at which occurrence of the pests is expected.
  • the mixtures according to the invention may be also used to protect growing plants from attack or infestation by pests by contacting the plant with a pesticidally effective amount of mixtures according to the invention.
  • "contacting” includes both direct contact (applying the compounds/compositions directly on the pest and/or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the mixtures according to the invention /compositions to the locus of the pest and/or plant).
  • “Locus” means a habitat, breeding ground, plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which a pest or parasite is growing or may grow.
  • plant propagation material is to be understood to denote all the generative parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plant material such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts and other parts of plants. Seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from soil, may also be included. These plant propagation materials may be treated prophylactically with a plant protection compound either at or before planting or transplanting.
  • cultivadas plants is to be understood as including plants which have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering.
  • Genetically modified plants are plants, the genetic material of which has been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that under natural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations or natural recombination.
  • one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant.
  • Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-transtional modification of protein(s) (oligo- or polypeptides) for example by glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties(e.g. as disclosed in Biotechnol Prog. 2001 Jul-Aug;17(4):720-8., Protein Eng Des Sel. 2004 Jan;17(1 ):57-66, Nat Protoc.
  • cultiva plants is to be understood also including plants that have been rendered tolerant to applications of specific classes of herbicides, such as hydroxy- phenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors; acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors, such as sulfonyl ureas (see e. g.
  • HPPD hydroxy- phenylpyruvate dioxygenase
  • ALS acetolactate synthase
  • sulfonyl ureas see e. g.
  • EPSPS enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
  • GS glutamine synthetase
  • cultiva is to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins, especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularly from Bacillus
  • thuringiensis such as a-endotoxins, e. g. CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(bl ) or Cry9c; vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g. VIP1 , VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, for example Photorhabdus spp. or Xenorhabdus spp.; toxins produced by animals, such as scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or other insect-specific neurotoxins; toxins produced by fungi, such
  • Streptomycetes toxins plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins; agglutinins; proteinase inhibitors, such as trypsin inhibitors, serine protease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors; ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin, luffin, saporin or bryodin; steroid metabolism enzymes, such as 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, ecdysteroid-IDP- glycosyl-transferase, cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase; ion channel blockers, such as blockers of sodium or calcium channels; juvenile hormone esterase; diuretic hormone receptors (helicokinin receptors); stilben synthase, bibenzyl synthase, chitinases or glucanases.
  • these insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be understood expressly also as pre-toxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins.
  • Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains, (see, for example WO 02/015701 ).
  • Further examples of such toxins or genetically-modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are dis-closed, for example, in EP-A 374 753, WO 93/007278, WO 95/34656, EP-A 427 529, EP-A 451 878, WO 03/018810 und WO 03/052073.
  • the methods for producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are described, for example, in the publications mentioned above.
  • insecticidal proteins contained in the genetically modified plants impart to the plants producing these proteins protection from harmful pests from certain taxonomic groups of arthropods, particularly to beetles (Coleoptera), flies (Diptera), and butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) and to plant parasitic nematodes (Nematoda).
  • cultivars are to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the resistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens.
  • proteins are the so-called "pathogenesis-related proteins" (PR proteins, see, for example EP-A 0 392 225), plant disease resistance genes (for example potato cultivars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lyso-zym (e. g. potato cultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increased resistance against bacteria such as Erwinia amylvora).
  • PR proteins pathogenesis-related proteins
  • plant disease resistance genes for example potato cultivars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum
  • T4-lyso-zym e. g. potato cultivar
  • cultiva plants is to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity (e. g. bio mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinity or other growth-limiting environ-mental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.
  • cultiva plants is to be understood also including plants that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve human or animal nutrition, for example oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g. Nexera® rape).
  • cultivación plants is to be understood also including plants that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve raw material production, for example potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e. g. Amflora® potato).
  • "pesticidally effective amount” means the amount of active ingredients or mixture according to the invention needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism.
  • the pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures/compositions used in the invention.
  • a pesticidally effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like.
  • the quantity of active ingredient ranges from 0.0001 to 500 g per 100 m 2 , preferably from 0.001 to 20 g per 100 m 2 , or from 1 to 100 g per hectare, preferably from 10 to 50 g per hectare, or from 12 to 50 g per hectare, or from 10 to 30 g per hectare, or from 20 to 40 g per hectare, or from 10 to 20 g per hectare, or from 20 to 30 g per hectare, or from 30 to 40 g per hectare, or from 40 to 50 g per hectare.
  • amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 0.1 to 300 g, more preferably from 0.1 to 100 g and most preferably from 0.25 to 100 g, per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seed) are generally required.
  • the quantity of active ingredient ranges from 0.0001 to 500 g per 100 m 2 , preferably from 0.001 to 20 g per 100 m 2 .
  • Customary application rates in the protection of materials are, for example, from 0.01 g to 1000 g of active compounds per m 2 treated material, desirably from 0.1 g to 50 g per m 2 .
  • Insecticidal compositions for use in the impregnation of materials typically contain from 0.001 to 95 weight %, preferably from 0.1 to 45 weight %, and more preferably from 1 to 25 weight % of at least one repellent and/or insecticide.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are effective through both contact (via soil, glass, wall, bed net, carpet, plant parts or animal parts), and ingestion (bait, or plant part).
  • the mixtures according to the invention may also be applied against non-crop insect pests, such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets, or cockroaches.
  • non-crop insect pests such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets, or cockroaches.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are preferably used in a bait
  • the bait can be a liquid, a solid or a semisolid preparation (e.g. a gel).
  • Solid baits can be formed into various shapes and forms suitable to the respective application e.g. granules, blocks, sticks, disks.
  • Liquid baits can be filled into various devices to ensure proper application, e.g. open containers, spray devices, droplet sources, or evaporation sources.
  • Gels can be based on aqueous or oily matrices and can be formulated to particular necessities in terms of stickyness, moisture retention or aging characteristics.
  • the bait employed in the composition is a product, which is sufficiently attractive to incite insects such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets etc. or cockroaches to eat it.
  • the attractiveness can be manipulated by using feeding stimulants or sex pheromones.
  • Food stimulants are chosen, for example, but not exclusively, from animal and/or plant proteins (meat-, fish- or blood meal, insect parts, egg yolk), from fats and oils of animal and/or plant origin, or mono-, oligo- or polyorganosaccharides, especially from sucrose, lactose, fructose, dextrose, glucose, starch, pectin or even molasses or honey.
  • Fresh or decaying parts of fruits, crops, plants, animals, insects or specific parts thereof can also serve as a feeding stimulant.
  • Sex pheromones are known to be more insect specific. Specific pheromones are described in the literature and are known to those skilled in the art.
  • the typical content of active ingredients is from 0.001 weight % to 15 weight %, desirably from 0.001 weight % to 5% weight % of active compounds.
  • Formulations of compounds of formula I or compounds II or mixtures according to the invention as aerosols are highly suitable for the nonprofessional user for controlling pests such as flies, fleas, ticks, mosquitos or cockroaches.
  • Aerosol recipes are preferably composed of the active compound(s), solvents such as lower alcohols (e.g. methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol), ketones (e.g. acetone, methyl ethyl ketone), paraffin hydrocarbons (e.g.
  • kerosenes having boiling ranges of approximately 51 to 251 °C, dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, water, furthermore auxiliaries such as emulsifiers such as sorbitol monooleate, oleyl ethoxylate having 3-7 mol of ethylene oxide, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, perfume oils such as ethereal oils, esters of medium fatty acids with lower alcohols, aromatic carbonyl compounds, if appropriate stabilizers such as sodium benzoate, amphoteric surfactants, lower epoxides, triethyl orthoformate and, if required, propellants such as propane, butane, nitrogen, compressed air, dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, or mixtures of these gases.
  • the oil spray formulations differ from the aerosol recipes in that no propellants are used.
  • the content of active ingredient is from 0.001 to 80 weights %, preferably from 0.01 to 50 weight % and most preferably from 0.01 to 15 weight %.
  • mixtures according to the invention respective their compositions can also be used in mosquito and fumigating coils, smoke cartridges, vaporizer plates or long-term vaporizers and also in moth papers, moth pads or other heat-independent vaporizer systems.
  • insects e.g. malaria, dengue and yellow fever, lymphatic filariasis, and leishmaniasis
  • mixtures according to the invention and their respective compositions also comprise treating surfaces of huts and houses, air spraying and impregnation of curtains, tents, clothing items, bed nets, tsetse-fly trap or the like.
  • Insecticidal compositions for application to fibers, fabric, knitgoods, nonwovens, netting material or foils and tarpaulins preferably comprise a mixture including the insecticide, optionally a repellent and at least one binder.
  • Suitable repellents for example are ⁇ , ⁇ -Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), N,N- diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA), 1 -(3-cyclohexan-1 -yl-carbonyl)-2-methylpiperine, (2- hydroxymethylcyclohexyl) acetic acid lactone, 2-ethyl-1 ,3-hexandiol, indalone,
  • Methylneodecanamide (MNDA), a pyrethroid not used for insect control such as ⁇ (+/-)-3-allyl-2- methyl-4-oxocyclopent-2-(+)-enyl-(+)-trans-chrysantemate (Esbiothrin), a repellent derived from or identical with plant extracts like limonene, eugenol, (+)-Eucamalol (1 ), (-)-l -epi-eucamalol or crude plant extracts from plants like Eucalyptus maculata, Vitex rotundifolia, Cymbopogan martinii, Cymbopogan citratus (lemon grass), Cymopogan nartdus (citronella).
  • MNDA Methylneodecanamide
  • Esbiothrin a repellent derived from or identical with plant extracts like limonene, eugenol, (+
  • Suitable binders are selected for example from polymers and copolymers of vinyl esters of aliphatic acids (such as such as vinyl acetate and vinyl versatate), acrylic and methacrylic esters of alcohols, such as butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and methyl acrylate, mono- and di-ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as styrene, and aliphatic diens, such as butadiene.
  • vinyl esters of aliphatic acids such as such as vinyl acetate and vinyl versatate
  • acrylic and methacrylic esters of alcohols such as butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and methyl acrylate
  • mono- and di-ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons such as styrene
  • aliphatic diens such as butadiene.
  • the impregnation of curtains and bednets is done in general by dipping the textile material into emulsions or dispersions of the insecticide or spraying them onto the nets.
  • the mixtures according to the invention and their compositions can be used for protecting wooden materials such as trees, board fences, sleepers, etc. and buildings such as houses, outhouses, factories, but also construction materials, furniture, leathers, fibers, vinyl articles, electric wires and cables etc. from ants and/or termites, and for controlling ants and termites from doing harm to crops or human being (e.g. when the pests invade into houses and public facilities).
  • the mixtures according to the invention are applied not only to the surrounding soil surface or into the under-floor soil in order to protect wooden materials but it can also be applied to lumbered articles such as surfaces of the under-floor concrete, alcove posts, beams, plywoods, furniture, etc., wooden articles such as particle boards, half boards, etc. and vinyl articles such as coated electric wires, vinyl sheets, heat insulating material such as styrene foams, etc.
  • the ant controller of the present invention is applied to the crops or the surrounding soil, or is directly applied to the nest of ants or the like.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are also suitable for the treatment of seeds in order to protect the seed from insect pest, in particular from soil-living insect pests and the resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar insects.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are particularly useful for the protection of the seed from soil pests and the resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar insects.
  • the protection of the resulting plant's roots and shoots is preferred. More preferred is the protection of resulting plant's shoots from piercing and sucking insects, wherein the protection from aphids is most preferred.
  • the present invention therefore comprises a method for the protection of seeds from insects, in particular from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from insects, in particular from soil and foliar insects, said method comprising contacting the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with mixtures according to the invention.
  • a method wherein the plant's roots and shoots are protected, more preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots are protected from piercing and sucking insects, most preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots are protected from aphids.
  • seed embraces seeds and plant propagules of all kinds including but not limited to true seeds, seed pieces, suckers, corms, bulbs, fruit, tubers, grains, cuttings, cut shoots and the like and means in a preferred embodiment true seeds.
  • seed treatment comprises all suitable seed treatment techniques known in the art, such as seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed pelleting.
  • the present invention also comprises seeds coated with or containing the active mixtures according to the invention.
  • coated with and/or containing generally signifies that the active ingredient is for the most part on the surface of the propagation product at the time of application, although a greater or lesser part of the ingredient may penetrate into the propagation product, depending on the method of application. When the said propagation product is (re)planted, it may absorb the active ingredient.
  • Suitable seed is seed of cereals, root crops, oil crops, vegetables, spices, ornamentals, for example seed of durum and other wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize (fodder maize and sugar maize / sweet and field corn), soybeans, oil crops, crucifers, cotton, sunflowers, bananas, rice, oilseed rape, turnip rape, sugarbeet, fodder beet, eggplants, potatoes, grass, lawn, turf, fodder grass, tomatoes, leeks, pumpkin/squash, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pepper, cucumbers, melons, Brassica species, melons, beans, peas, garlic, onions, carrots, tuberous plants such as potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, grapes, petunias, geranium/pelargoniums, pansies and impatiens.
  • the active mixtures according to the invention may also be used for the treatment of seeds from plants, which tolerate the action of herbicides or fungicides or insecticides owing to breeding, including genetic engineering methods.
  • the active mixtures according to the invention can be employed in treatment of seeds from plants, which are resistant to herbicides from the group consisting of the
  • the active mixtures according to the invention can be used also for the treatment of seeds from plants, which have modified characteristics in comparison with existing plants consist, which can be generated for example by traditional breeding methods and/or the generation of mutants, or by recombinant procedures).
  • a number of cases have been described of recombinant modifications of crop plants for the purpose of modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (e.g. WO 92/1 1376, WO 92/14827, WO 91/19806) or of transgenic crop plants having a modified fatty acid composition (WO 91/13972).
  • the seed treatment application of the active compounds is carried out by spraying or by dusting the seeds before sowing of the plants and before emergence of the plants.
  • compositions which are especially useful for seed treatment are e.g.:
  • a Soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
  • Conventional seed treatment formulations include for example flowable concentrates FS, solutions LS, powders for dry treatment DS, water dispersible powders for slurry treatment WS, water-soluble powders SS and emulsion ES and EC and gel formulation GF. These formulations can be applied to the seed diluted or undiluted. Application to the seeds is carried out before sowing, either directly on the seeds or after having pregerminated the latter.
  • a FS formulation is used for seed treatment.
  • a FS formulation may comprise 1 -800 g/l of active ingredient, 1 -200 g/l Surfactant, 0 to 200 g/l antifreezing agent, 0 to 400 g/l of binder, 0 to 200 g/l of a pigment and up to 1 liter of a solvent, preferably water.
  • Especially preferred FS formulations of compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures according to the invention, for seed treatment usually comprise from 0.1 to 80% by weight (1 to 800 g/l) of the active ingredient, from 0.1 to 20 % by weight (1 to 200 g/l) of at least one surfactant, e.g. 0.05 to 5 % by weight of a wetter and from 0.5 to 15 % by weight of a dispersing agent, up to 20 % by weight, e.g. from 5 to 20 % of an anti-freeze agent, from 0 to 15 % by weight, e.g. 1 to 15 % by weight of a pigment and/or a dye, from 0 to 40 % by weight, e.g.
  • a binder (sticker /adhesion agent), optionally up to 5 % by weight, e.g. from 0.1 to 5 % by weight of a thickener, optionally from 0.1 to 2 % of an anti-foam agent, and optionally a preservative such as a biocide, antioxidant or the like, e.g. in an amount from 0.01 to 1 % by weight and a filler/vehicle up to 100 % by weight.
  • a binder sticker /adhesion agent
  • a preservative such as a biocide, antioxidant or the like
  • Seed Treatment formulations may additionally also comprise binders and optionally colorants. Binders can be added to improve the adhesion of the active materials on the seeds after treatment. Suitable binders are homo- and copolymers from alkylene oxides like ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylalcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, and copolymers thereof, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, acrylic homo- and copolymers, polyethyleneamines, polyethyleneamides and polyethyleneimines, polysaccharides like celluloses, tylose and starch, polyolefin homo- and copolymers like olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers, polyurethanes, polyesters, polystyrene homo and copolymers
  • colorants can be included in the formulation.
  • Suitable colorants or dyes for seed treatment formulations are Rhodamin B, C.I. Pigment Red 1 12, C.I. Solvent Red 1 , pigment blue 15:4, pigment blue 15:3, pigment blue 15:2, pigment blue 15:1 , pigment blue 80, pigment yellow 1 , pigment yellow 13, pigment red 1 12, pigment red 48:2, pigment red 48:1 , pigment red 57:1 , pigment red 53:1 , pigment orange 43, pigment orange 34, pigment orange 5, pigment green 36, pigment green 7, pigment white 6, pigment brown 25, basic violet 10, basic violet 49, acid red 51 , acid red 52, acid red 14, acid blue 9, acid yellow 23, basic red 10, basic red 108.
  • a gelling agent is carrageen (Satiagel ® )
  • the application rates of the mixtures of the invention are generally from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed, more preferably from 1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed and in particular from 1 g to 200 g per 100 kg of seed.
  • the invention therefore also relates to seed comprising a mixtures of the invention, as defined herein.
  • the amount of the mixtures of the invention will in general vary from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed, in particular from 1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed. For specific crops such as lettuce the rate can be higher.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are in particular also suitable for being used for combating parasites in and on animals.
  • An object of the present invention is therfore also to provide new methods to control parasites in and on animals.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide safer pesticides for animals.
  • Another object of the invention is further to provide pesticides for animals that may be used in lower doses than existing pesticides. And another object of the invention is to provide pesticides for animals, which provide a long residual control of the parasites.
  • the invention also relates to compositions comprising a parasiticidally effective amount of the mixtures according to the invention and an acceptable carrier, for combating parasites in and on animals.
  • the present invention also provides a method for treating, controlling, preventing and protecting animals against infestation and infection by parasites, which comprises orally, topically or parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention or a composition comprising it.
  • the invention also provides a process for the preparation of a composition for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites which comprises a parasiticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention or a composition comprising it.
  • mixtures according to the invention are suitable for combating endo- and ectoparasites in and on animals.
  • Mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing infestations and infections animals including warm-blooded animals (including humans) and fish. They are for example suitable for controlling and preventing infestations and infections in mammals such as cattle, sheep, swine, camels, deer, horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, goats, dogs and cats, water buffalo, donkeys, fallow deer and reindeer, and also in fur-bearing animals such as mink, chinchilla and raccoon, birds such as hens, geese, turkeys and ducks and fish such as fresh- and salt-water fish such as trout, carp and eels.
  • mammals such as cattle, sheep, swine, camels, deer, horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, goats, dogs and cats, water buffalo, donkeys, fallow deer and reindeer
  • fur-bearing animals such as mink, chinchilla and raccoon
  • birds such
  • Mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing infestations and infections in domestic animals, such as dogs or cats.
  • Infestations in warm-blooded animals and fish include, but are not limited to, lice, biting lice, ticks, nasal bots, keds, biting flies, muscoid flies, flies, myiasitic fly larvae, chiggers, gnats, mosquitoes and fleas.
  • mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are suitable for systemic and/or non-systemic control of ecto- and/or endoparasites. They are active against all or some stages of development.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are especially useful for combating ectoparasites.
  • the mixtures according to the invention are especially useful for combating parasites of the following orders and species, respectively:
  • fleas e.g. Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides cams, Xenopsylla cheopis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, and Nosopsyllus fasciatus, cockroaches (Blattaria - Blattodea), e.g. Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinae, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta japonica, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuligginosa, Periplaneta australasiae, and Blatta orientalis,
  • mosquitoes e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Calliphora vicina, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Chrysops atlanticus, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culicoides furens, Culex pipiens, Culex nig ri palpus, Culex quinquefasciatus, C
  • Phlebotomus argentipes Psorophora columbiae, Psorophora discolor, Prosimulium mixtum, Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, Sarcophaga sp., Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys calcitrans, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus atratus, Tabanus lineola, and Tabanus similis,
  • Pediculus humanus capitis e.g. Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pthirus pubis, Haematopinus eurysternus, Haematopinus suis, Linognathus vituli, Bovicola bovis, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Solenopotes capillatus.
  • ticks and parasitic mites ticks (Ixodida), e.g. Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes holocyclus, Ixodes pacificus, Rhiphicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, Ambryomma maculatum, Ornithodorus hermsi,
  • Ornithodorus turicata and parasitic mites e.g. Ornithonyssus bacoti and Dermanyssus gallinae
  • Actinedida (Prostigmata) und Acaridida (Astigmata) e.g. Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Ornitrocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp.,
  • Pterolichus spp. Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp.,Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., and Laminosioptes spp,
  • Bots Cimex lectularius, Cimex hemipterus, Reduvius senilis, Triatoma spp., Rhodnius ssp., Panstrongylus ssp. and Arilus critatus,
  • Anoplurida e.g. Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., and Solenopotes spp,
  • Mallophagida suborders Arnblycerina and Ischnocerina
  • Trimenopon spp. Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Trichodectes spp., and Felicola spp
  • Mallophagida suborders Arnblycerina and Ischnocerina
  • Trichinosis Trichosyringida
  • Trichinellidae Trichinella spp.
  • Trichuridae Trichuris spp.
  • Capillaria spp Trichinosis
  • Rhabditida e.g. Rhabditis spp, Strongyloides spp., Helicephalobus spp,
  • Strongylida e.g. Strongylus spp., Ancylostoma spp., Necator americanus, Bunostomum spp. (Hookworm), Trichostrongylus spp., Haemonchus contortus., Ostertagia spp., Cooperia spp., Nematodirus spp., Dictyocaulus spp., Cyathostoma spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Stephanurus dentatus, Ollulanus spp., Chabertia spp., Stephanurus dentatus , Syngamus trachea, Ancylostoma spp., Uncinaria spp., Globocephalus spp., Necator spp., Metastrongylus spp., Muellerius capillaris, Protostrongylus spp., Angiostrongylus spp., Pare
  • Intestinal roundworms (Ascaridida), e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Ascaridia galli, Parascaris equorum, Enterobius vermicularis (Threadworm), Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonine, Skrjabinema spp., and Oxyuris equi,
  • Ascaridida e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Ascaridia galli, Parascaris equorum, Enterobius vermicularis (Threadworm), Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonine, Skrjabinema spp., and Oxyuris equi
  • Ascaridida e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Ascaridia galli, Parascaris equorum, Enterobius vermicularis (Threadworm), Toxocara canis, Toxascar
  • Camallanida e.g. Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
  • Spirurida e.g. Thelazia spp. Wuchereria spp., Brugia spp., Onchocerca spp., Dirofilari spp. a, Dipetalonema spp., Setaria spp., Elaeophora spp., Spirocerca lupi, and Habronema spp., Thorny headed worms (Acanthocephala), e.g. Acanthocephalus spp., Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus and Oncicola spp,
  • Planarians (Plathelminthes):
  • Flukes e.g. Faciola spp., Fascioloides magna, Paragonimus spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Fasciolopsis buski, Clonorchis sinensis, Schistosoma spp., Trichobilharzia spp., Alaria a lata, Paragonimus spp., and Nanocyetes spp,
  • Cercomeromorpha in particular Cestoda (Tapeworms), e.g. Diphyllobothrium spp., Tenia spp.,
  • Echinococcus spp. Dipylidium caninum, Multiceps spp., Hymenolepis spp., Mesocestoides spp., Vampirolepis spp., Moniezia spp., Anoplocephala spp., Sirometra spp., Anoplocephala spp., and Hymenolepis spp.
  • mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them are particularly useful for the control of pests from the orders Diptera, Siphonaptera and Ixodida.
  • mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them for combating mosquitoes is especially preferred.
  • the mixtures according to the invention also are especially useful for combating endoparasites (roundworms nematoda, thorny headed worms and planarians).
  • Administration can be carried out both prophylactically and therapeutically.
  • Administration of the active compounds or mixtures is carried out directly or in the form of suitable preparations, orally, topically/dermally or parenterally.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated as animal feeds, animal feed premixes, animal feed concentrates, pills, solutions, pastes, suspensions, drenches, gels, tablets, boluses and capsules.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be administered to the animals in their drinking water.
  • the dosage form chosen should provide the animal with 0.01 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention, preferably with 0.5 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be administered to animals parenterally, for example, by intraruminal,
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be dispersed or dissolved in a physiologically acceptable carrier for subcutaneous injection.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated into an implant for subcutaneous administration.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be transdermally administered to animals.
  • the dosage form chosen should provide the animal with 0.01 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixture accordingto the invention.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may also be applied topically to the animals in the form of dips, dusts, powders, collars, medallions, sprays, shampoos, spot-on and pour-on formulations and in ointments or oil-in-water or water- in-oil emulsions.
  • dips and sprays usually contain 0.5 ppm to 5,000 ppm and preferably 1 ppm to 3,000 ppm of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention.
  • the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated as ear tags for animals, particularly quadrupeds such as cattle and sheep.
  • Suitable preparations are:
  • Solutions such as oral solutions, concentrates for oral administration after dilution, solutions for use on the skin or in body cavities, pouring-on formulations, gels;
  • compositions suitable for injection are prepared by dissolving the active ingredient in a suitable solvent and optionally adding further ingredients such as acids, bases, buffer salts,
  • preservatives and solubilizers.
  • the solutions are filtered and filled sterile.
  • Suitable solvents are physiologically tolerable solvents such as water, alkanols such as ethanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, N-methyl-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
  • the active compounds can optionally be dissolved in physiologically tolerable vegetable or synthetic oils which are suitable for injection.
  • Suitable solubilizers are solvents which promote the dissolution of the active compound in the main solvent or prevent its precipitation.
  • examples are polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyoxyethylated castor oil, and polyoxyethylated sorbitan ester.
  • Suitable preservatives are benzyl alcohol, trichlorobutanol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters, and n- butanol.
  • Oral solutions are administered directly. Concentrates are administered orally after prior dilution to the use concentration. Oral solutions and concentrates are prepared according to the state of the art and as described above for injection solutions, sterile procedures not being necessary. Solutions for use on the skin are trickled on, spread on, rubbed in, sprinkled on or sprayed on. Solutions for use on the skin are prepared according to the state of the art and according to what is described above for injection solutions, sterile procedures not being necessary.
  • solvents are polypropylene glycol, phenyl ethanol, phenoxy ethanol, ester such as ethyl or butyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, ethers such as alkyleneglycol alkylether, e.g.
  • ketons such as acetone, methylethylketone, aromatic hydrocarbons, vegetable and synthetic oils, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, transcutol, solketal, propylencarbonate, and mixtures thereof.
  • thickeners are inorganic thickeners such as bentonites, colloidal silicic acid, aluminium monostearate, organic thickeners such as cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl alcohols and their copolymers, acrylates and
  • Gels are applied to or spread on the skin or introduced into body cavities. Gels are prepared by treating solutions which have been prepared as described in the case of the injection solutions with sufficient thickener that a clear material having an ointment-like consistency results.
  • the thickeners employed are the thickeners given above.
  • Pour-on formulations are poured or sprayed onto limited areas of the skin, the active compound penetrating the skin and acting systemically.
  • pour-on formulations are prepared by dissolving, suspending or emulsifying the active compound in suitable skin-compatible solvents or solvent mixtures. If appropriate, other auxiliaries such as colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, antioxidants, light stabilizers, adhesives are added.
  • Suitable solvents which are: water, alkanols, glycols, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, glycerol, aromatic alcohols such as benzyl alcohol, phenylethanol, phenoxyethanol, esters such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, ethers such as alkylene glycol alkyl ethers such as dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-butyl ether, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclic carbonates such as propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, aromatic and/or aliphatic hydrocarbons, vegetable or synthetic oils, DMF, dimethylacetamide, n-alkylpyrrolidones such as methylpyrrolidone, n-butylpyrrolidone or n- octylpyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, 2-pyrrol
  • Suitable colorants are all colorants permitted for use on animals and which can be dissolved or suspended.
  • Suitable absorption-promoting substances are, for example, DMSO, spreading oils such as isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol pelargonate, silicone oils and copolymers thereof with polyethers, fatty acid esters, triglycerides, fatty alcohols.
  • Suitable antioxidants are sulfites or metabisulfites such as potassium metabisulfite, ascorbic acid, butylhydroxytoluene, butylhydroxyanisole, tocopherol.
  • Suitable light stabilizers are, for example, novantisolic acid.
  • Suitable adhesives are, for example, cellulose derivatives, starch derivatives, polyacrylates, natural polymers such as alginates, gelatin.
  • Emulsions can be administered orally, dermally or as injections.
  • Emulsions are either of the water-in-oil type or of the oil-in-water type. They are prepared by dissolving the active compound either in the hydrophobic or in the hydrophilic phase and homogenizing this with the solvent of the other phase with the aid of suitable emulsifiers and, if appropriate, other auxiliaries such as colorants, absorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers, viscosity-enhancing substances.
  • Suitable hydrophobic phases (oils) are:
  • liquid paraffins silicone oils, natural vegetable oils such as sesame oil, almond oil, castor oil, synthetic triglycerides such as caprylic/capric biglyceride, triglyceride mixture with vegetable fatty acids of the chain length Cs-Ci2 or other specially selected natural fatty acids, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids possibly also containing hydroxyl groups, mono- and diglycerides of the Cs-do fatty acids,
  • fatty acid esters such as ethyl stearate, di-n-butyryl adipate, hexyl laurate, dipropylene glycol perlargonate, esters of a branched fatty acid of medium chain length with saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C16-C18, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric acid esters of saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C12-C18, isopropyl stearate, oleyl oleate, decyl oleate, ethyl oleate, ethyl lactate, waxy fatty acid esters such as synthetic duck coccygeal gland fat, dibutyl phthalate, diisopropyl adipate, and ester mixtures related to the latter, fatty alcohols such as isotridecyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, cetylstearyl alcohol,
  • Suitable hydrophilic phases are: water, alcohols such as propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable emulsifiers are:
  • non-ionic surfactants e.g. polyethoxylated castor oil, polyethoxylated sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, glycerol monostearate, polyoxyethyl stearate, alkylphenol polyglycol ether;
  • ampholytic surfactants such as di-sodium N-lauryl-p-iminodipropionate or lecithin;
  • anionic surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, mono/dialkyl polyglycol ether orthophosphoric acid ester monoethanolamine salt;
  • cation-active surfactants such as cetyltrimethylammonium chloride.
  • Suitable further auxiliaries are: substances which enhance the viscosity and stabilize the emulsion, such as carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose and other cellulose and starch derivatives, polyacrylates, alginates, gelatin, gum arabic, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride, polyethylene glycols, waxes, colloidal silicic acid or mixtures of the substances mentioned.
  • Suspensions can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They are prepared by suspending the active compound in a suspending agent, if appropriate with addition of other auxiliaries such as wetting agents, colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers.
  • auxiliaries such as wetting agents, colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers.
  • Liquid suspending agents are all homogeneous solvents and solvent mixtures.
  • Suitable wetting agents are the emulsifiers given above.
  • Semi-solid preparations can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They differ from the suspensions and emulsions described above only by their higher viscosity.
  • the active compound is mixed with suitable excipients, if appropriate with addition of auxiliaries, and brought into the desired form.
  • suitable excipients are all physiologically tolerable solid inert substances.
  • Those used are inorganic and organic substances.
  • Inorganic substances are, for example, sodium chloride, carbonates such as calcium carbonate, hydrogencarbonates, aluminium oxides, titanium oxide, silicic acids, argillaceous earths, precipitated or colloidal silica, or phosphates.
  • Organic substances are, for example, sugar, cellulose, foodstuffs and feeds such as milk powder, animal meal, grain meals and shreds, starches.
  • Suitable auxiliaries are preservatives, antioxidants, and/or colorants which have been mentioned above.
  • auxiliaries are lubricants and glidants such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, talc, bentonites, disintegration-promoting substances such as starch or crosslinked
  • polyvinylpyrrolidone binders such as starch, gelatin or linear polyvinylpyrrolidone, and dry binders such as microcrystalline cellulose.
  • parasiticidally effective amount means the amount of active ingredient needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism.
  • the parasiticidally effective amount can vary for the various conditions.
  • compositions used in the invention A parasiticidally effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired
  • compositions which can be used in the invention can comprise generally from about 0.001 to 95% of the the mixture according to the invention.
  • the mixture according to the invention in total amounts of 0.5 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg per day, preferably 1 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg per day.
  • Ready-to-use preparations contain the compounds acting against parasites, preferably ectoparasites, in concentrations of 10 ppm to 80 per cent by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 65 per cent by weight, more preferably from 1 to 50 per cent by weight, most preferably from 5 to 40 per cent by weight.
  • Preparations which are diluted before use contain the compounds acting against ectoparasites in concentrations of 0.5 to 90 per cent by weight, preferably of 1 to 50 per cent by weight.
  • the preparations comprise the mixtures according to the invention against endoparasites in concentrations of 10 ppm to 2 per cent by weight, preferably of 0.05 to 0.9 per cent by weight, very particularly preferably of 0.005 to 0.25 per cent by weight.
  • compositions comprising the mixtures according to the invention are applied dermally / topically.
  • the topical application is conducted in the form of compound- containing shaped articles such as collars, medallions, ear tags, bands for fixing at body parts, and adhesive strips and foils.
  • solid formulations which release the active compounds in total amounts of 10 mg/kg to 300 mg/kg, preferably 20 mg/kg to 200 mg/kg, most preferably 25 mg/kg to 160 mg/kg body weight of the treated animal in the course of three weeks.
  • thermoplastic and flexible plastics as well as elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers are used.
  • Suitable plastics and elastomers are polyvinyl resins, polyurethane, polyacrylate, epoxy resins, cellulose, cellulose derivatives, polyamides and polyester which are sufficiently compatible with the active compounds.
  • a detailed list of plastics and elastomers as well as preparation procedures for the shaped articles is given e.g. in WO 03/086075.
  • Synergism can be described as an interaction where the combined effect of two or more compounds is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each of the compounds.
  • the presence of a synergistic effect in terms of percent control, between two mixing partners (X and Y) can be calculated using the Colby equation (Colby, S. R., 1967, Calculating Synergistic and Antagonistic Responses in Herbicide Combinations, Weeds, 15, 21 -22):
  • Test 1 Vetch Aphid (Megoura viciae)
  • test unit For evaluating control of vetch aphid (Megoura viciae) through contact or systemic means the test unit consisted of 24-well-microtiter plates containing broad bean leaf disks.
  • the compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were sprayed onto the leaf disks at 2.5 ⁇ , using a custom built micro atomizer, at two replications.
  • the leaf disks were air-dried and 5 - 8 adult aphids placed on the leaf disks inside the microtiter plate wells. The aphids were then allowed to suck on the treated leaf disks and incubated at 23 + 1 °C, 50 + 5 % RH for 5 days. Aphid mortality and fecundity was then visually assessed. For the mixture tested the results are as follows:
  • test unit For evaluating control of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) through systemic means the test unit consisted of 96-well-microtiter plates containing liquid artificial diet under an artificial membrane.
  • the compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were pipetted into the aphid diet, using a custom built pipetter, at two replications.
  • Test 3 Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata)
  • test unit For evaluating control of Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata) the test unit consisted of 96- well-microtiter plates containing an insect diet and 50-80 C. capitata eggs.
  • the compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were sprayed onto the insect diet at 5 ⁇ , using a custom built micro atomizer, at two replications.
  • microtiter plates were incubated at 28 + 1 °C, 80 + 5 % RH for 5 days. Egg and larval mortality was then visually assessed. For the mixture tested the results are as follows:

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Abstract

The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds 1) at least one pesticidally active anthranilamide compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and k are as defined in the description; and 2) at least one pesticidally active compound of formula (II) wherein R21, R22, R23, R24 and R25 are as defined in the description. The invention relates further to methods and use of these mixtures for combating and controlling insects, acarids or nematodes in and on plants, and for protecting such plants being infested with pests, especially also for protecting plant propagation material, such as seeds.

Description

Pesticidally active mixtures
The present invention relates to mixtures of active ingredients having synergistically enhanced action and to methods comprising applying said mixtures.
One typical problem arising in the field of pest control lies in the need to reduce the dosage rates of the active ingredient in order to reduce or avoid unfavorable environmental or toxicological effects whilst still allowing effective pest control.
Another problem encountered concerns the need to have available pest control agents which are effective against a broad spectrum of pests.
There also exists the need for pest control agents that combine knock-down activity with prolonged control, that is, fast action with long lasting action.
Another difficulty in relation to the use of pesticides is that the repeated and exclusive application of an individual pesticidal compound leads in many cases to a rapid selection of pests which have developed natural or adapted resistance against the active compound in question. Therefore there is a need for pest control agents that help prevent or overcome resistance induced by pesticides.
Furthermore, there is a desire for pesticide compounds or combination of compounds, which when applied improve plants, which may result in "plant health", "vitality of plant propagation material" or "increased plant yield".
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide agricultural combinations which solves one or more than one of the discussed problems as
- reducing the dosage rate,
- enhancing the spectrum of activity,
- combining knock-down activity with prolonged control,
- improving resistance management,
- Improved plant health;
- Improved vitality of plant propagation material, also termed seed vitality;
- Increased plant yield..
It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide pesticidal mixtures which solve at least one of the discussed problems as reducing the dosage rate, enhancing the spectrum of activity or combining knock-down activity with prolonged control or as to resistance
management. It has been found that this object is in part or in whole achieved by the combination of active compounds defined below.
The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds
1 ) at least one pesticidally active anthranilamide compound of formula (I):
Figure imgf000004_0001
wherein
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, CI, Br and CN;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, I , CH3;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CHF2, CF3 and OCH2F;
R4 is CI or CF3;
R5, R6 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci-C4-alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, or
R5 and R6 together represent a C2-C7-alkylene, C2-C7-alkenylene or
C6-Cg-alkynylene chain forming together with the sulfur atom to which they are attached a 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated ring,
k is O or l ;
or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide, or a polymorphic crystalline form, a co-crystal or a solvate of a compound or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof; and
2) at least one pesticidally active compound of formula (I I)
Figure imgf000004_0002
wherein
R21 is H, Ci-C2-alkyl, or Ci-C2-alkoxy-Ci-C2-alkyl;
R22 is CH3, or halomethyl;
R23 is CN, C2-C6-alkyl, d-C6-haloalkyl, Ci-C2-alkoxy-Ci-C2-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl and C2-
C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, Cs-Ce-cycloalkenyl, Ci-C6-alkoxy, wherein the C-atoms may be unsubstituted, or partially or fully substituted by Ra;
R24 is Ci-C4-alkyl, or a group mentioned for R23; or R23 and R24 may together form a five- to six-membered carbocycle, which may be substituted by Ra;
R25 is H, or a group mentioned for R24;
Ra is halogen, CN, Ci-C2-alkyl, Ci-C2-haloalkyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C2-haloalkoxy, and the stereoisomers, salts, tautomers and N-oxides thereof; in synergistically effective amounts.
The compounds of formula (I) are also referred to as compounds of formula I or compounds I. The compounds of formula (II) are also referred to as compounds of formula II or compounds II. Both compounds of formula (I) and compounds of formula (II) are referred to as "compound(s) of the present invention".
Moreover, it has been found that simultaneous, that is joint or separate, application of one or more active compound(s) I and one or more compound(s) II or successive application (that is immediately one after another and thereby creating the mixture "in-situ" on the desired location, as e.g. the plant) of one or more active compound(s) I and one or more active compound(s) II allows enhanced control of pests compared to the control rates that are possible with the individual compounds.
Therefore, the term "mixture" as used herein is intended to include also combinations.
The present invention also provides methods for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting the insect, acarid or nematode or their food supply, habitat, breeding grounds or their locus with a pesticidally effective amount of mixtures of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method of protecting plants from attack or infestation by insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting the plant, or the soil or water in which the plant is growing, with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
The invention also provides a method for the protection of plant propagation material, preferably seeds, from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from soil and foliar insects which comprises contacting the plant progagation material as e.g. the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
The invention also provides seeds comprising a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II.
The invention also provides pesticidal compositions, comprising a liquid or solid carrier and a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II. The invention also relates to the use of a mixture of at least one active compound I with at least one active compound II for combating insects, arachnids or nematodes.
The mixture(s) of at least one active compound of formula (I) with at least one active compound II are herein referred to as "mixture(s) according to the invention".
In a specific embodiment, the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) with one active compound II (binary mixture).
In another embodiment, the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) with at least one active compound II.
The term "composition(s) according to the invention" or "composition(s) of the present invention" encompasses composition(s) comprising at least one compound of the present invention, i.e. at least one compound of formula I or II or mixtures of the compounds of formula I and formula II for being used and/or applied in methods according to the invention as defined herein, wherein the compounds of formula I or II are understood to include their stereoisomers, salts, tautomers or N-oxides, or a polymorphic crystalline form, a co-crystal or a solvate of a compound or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof.
The compounds I of formula (I) and their examples include their tautomers, racemic mixtures, individual pure enantiomers and diasteroemers and their optically active mixtures.
Depending on the substitution pattern, the compounds of the present invention may have one or more centers of chirality, in which case they are present as mixtures of enantiomers or diastereomers. The invention provides both the pure enantiomers or pure diastereomers of the compounds of the present invention, and their mixtures and the use according to the invention of the pure enantiomers or pure diastereomers of the compounds of the present invention or their mixtures. Suitable compounds of the formula of the present invention also include all possible geometrical stereoisomers (cis/trans isomers) and mixtures thereof. Cis/trans isomers may be present with respect to an alkene, carbon-nitrogen double-bond, nitrogen-sulfur double bond or amide group. The term "stereoisomer(s)" encompasses both optical isomers, such as enantiomers or diastereomers, the latter existing due to more than one center of chirality in the molecule, as well as geometrical isomers (cis/trans isomers).
Salts of the compounds of the present invention are preferably agriculturally and veterinarily acceptable salts. They can be formed in a customary method, e.g. by reacting the compound with an acid if the compound of the present invention has a basic functionality or by reacting the compound with a suitable base if the compound of the present invention has an acidic functionality.
In general, suitable "agriculturally useful salts" or "agriculturally acceptable salts" are especially the salts of those cations or the acid addition salts of those acids whose cations and anions, respectively, do not have any adverse effect on the action of the compounds according to the present invention. Suitable cations are in particular the ions of the alkali metals, preferably lithium, sodium and potassium, of the alkaline earth metals, preferably calcium, magnesium and barium, and of the transition metals, preferably manganese, copper, zinc and iron, and also ammonium (NhV) and substituted ammonium in which one to four of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by Ci-C4-alkyl, Ci-C4-hydroxyalkyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, hydroxy-Ci- C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, phenyl or benzyl. Examples of substituted ammonium ions comprise methylammonium, isopropylammonium, dimethylammonium, diisopropylammonium, trimethylammonium, tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetrabutylammonium, 2- hydroxyethylammonium, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl-ammonium, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium, benzyltrimethylammonium and benzyltriethylammonium, furthermore phosphonium ions, sulfonium ions, preferably tri(Ci-C4-alkyl)sulfonium, and sulfoxonium ions, preferably tri(Ci-C4- alkyl)sulfoxonium.
Anions of useful acid addition salts are primarily chloride, bromide, fluoride, hydrogen sulfate, sulfate, dihydrogen phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, phosphate, nitrate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, hexafluorosilicate, hexafluorophosphate, benzoate, and the anions of Ci-C4-alkanoic acids, preferably formate, acetate, propionate and butyrate. They can be formed by reacting the compounds of the formulae (I) or (II) with an acid of the corresponding anion, preferably of hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid or nitric acid.
Preferred compounds of the present invention are compounds of formula (I) or (II) or a stereoisomer, N-oxide or salt thereof, wherein the salt is an agriculturally or veterinarily acceptable salt.
The compounds of the present invention may be present in the form of their N-oxides. The term "N-oxide" includes any compound of the present invention which has at least one tertiary nitrogen atom that is oxidized to an N-oxide moiety. N-oxides of compounds of the present invention can in particular be prepared by oxidizing the ring nitrogen atom(s) of the pyridine ring and/or the pyrazole ring with a suitable oxidizing agent, such as peroxo carboxylic acids or other peroxides. The person skilled in the art knows if and in which positions compounds of the present invention, i.e. of the formula (I) or (II), may form N-oxides.
The compounds I of the present invention may be amorphous or may exist in one ore more different crystalline states (polymorphs) which may have different macroscopic properties such as stability or show different biological properties such as activities. The present invention includes both amorphous and crystalline compounds of formula (I), their enantiomers or diastereomers, mixtures of different crystalline states of the respective compound of formula (I), its enantiomers or diastereomers, as well as amorphous or crystalline salts thereof.
Polymorphic forms of compounds of formula (I) are e.g. described in WO2013/024008 or the unpublished application EP14167567.8.
The term "co-crystal" denotes a complex of the compounds of the present invention or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof, with one or more other molecules (preferably one molecule type), wherein usually the ratio of the compound according to the invention and the other molecule is a stoichiometric ratio.
The term "solvate" denotes a co-complex of the compounds of the present invention, or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof, with solvent molecules. The solvent is usually liquid. Examples of solvents are methanol, ethanol, toluol, xylol. A preferred solvent which forms solvates is water, which solvates are referred to as "hydrates". A solvate or hydrate is usually characterized by the presence of a fixed number of n molecules solvent per m molecules compound according to the invention.
The organic moieties mentioned in the above definitions of the variables are - like the term halogen - collective terms for individual listings of the individual group members. The prefix Cn- Cm indicates in each case the possible number of carbon atoms in the group.
The term halogen denotes in each case fluorine, bromine, chlorine or iodine, in particular fluorine, chlorine or bromine.
The term "partially or fully halogenated" will be taken to mean that 1 or more, e.g. 1 , 2, 3, 4 or 5 or all of the hydrogen atoms of a given radical have been replaced by a halogen atom, in particular by fluorine or chlorine. A partially or fully halogenated radical is termed below also "halo-radical". For example, partially or fully halogenated alkyl is also termed haloalkyl.
The term "alkyl" as used herein (and in the alkyl moieties of other groups comprising an alkyl group, e.g. alkoxy, alkylcarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl and alkoxyalkyl) denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having usually from 1 to 12 or 1 to 10 carbon atoms, frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms and in particular from 1 to 3 or from 1 to 2 carbon atoms. Examples of CrC4-alkyl are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, 2-butyl (sec-butyl), isobutyl and tert-butyl.
The term "alkylene" (or alkanediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
The term "haloalkyl" as used herein (and in the haloalkyl moieties of other groups comprising a haloalkyl group, e.g. haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkylcarbonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl and haloalkylsulfinyl) denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having usually from 1 to 10 carbon atoms ("Ci-Ci0-haloalkyl"), frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms ("CrC6- haloalkyl"), more frequently 1 to 4 carbon atoms ("CrC4-haloalkyl"), wherein the hydrogen atoms of this group are partially or totally replaced with halogen atoms. Preferred haloalkyl moieties are selected from CrC4-haloalkyl, more preferably from CrC2-haloalkyl, in particular from CrC2-fluoroalkyl, more preferably from halomethyl. Halomethyl is methyl in which 1 , 2 or 3 of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by halogen atoms. Examples are bromomethyl,
chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl, chlorodifluoromethyl and the like. Examples for C-i-C2- fluoroalkyl are fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 1-fluoroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl,
2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, and the like. Examples for CrC2-haloalkyl are, apart those mentioned for CrC2-fluoroalkyl, chloromethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, bromomethyl, chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl, chlorodifluoromethyl, 1-chloroethyl, 2- chloroethyl, 2,2,-dichloroethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 2-chloro-2-fluoroethyl, 2-chloro-2,2- difluoroethyl, 2,2-dichloro-2-fluoroethyl, 1-bromoethyl, and the like. Examples for d-C4-haloalkyl are, apart those mentioned for Ci-C2-haloalkyl, 1-fluoropropyl, 2-fluoropropyl, 3-fluoropropyl, 3,3-difluoropropyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, heptafluoropropyl, 1 ,1 , 1 -trifluoroprop-2-yl, 3- chloropropyl, 4-chlorobutyl and the like.
The term "cycloalkyl" as used herein (and in the cycloalkyl moieties of other groups comprising a cycloalkyl group, e.g. cycloalkoxy and cycloalkylalkyl) denotes in each case a mono- or bicyclic cycloaliphatic radical having usually from 3 to 10 carbon atoms ("C3-Cio-cycloalkyl"), preferably 3 to 8 carbon atoms ("C3-C8-cycloalkyl") or in particular 3 to 6 carbon atoms ("C3-C6- cycloalkyl"). Examples of monocyclic radicals having 3 to 6 carbon atoms comprise cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. Examples of monocyclic radicals having 3 to 8 carbon atoms comprise cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl. Examples of bicyclic radicals having 7 or 8 carbon atoms comprise bicyclo[2.1.1 ]hexyl, bicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptyl, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl and
bicyclo[3.2.1]octyl.
The term "alkenyl" as used herein denotes in each case a monounsaturated straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon radical having usually 2 to 10 ("C2-Cio-alkenyl"), preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms ("C2-C6-alkenyl"), or 2 to 7 carbon atoms ("C2-C7-alkenyl"), in particular 2 to 4 carbon atoms ("C2-C4-alkenyl"), and a double bond in any position, for example C2-C4-alkenyl, such as ethenyl, 1 -propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1 -methylethenyl, 1 -butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1 -methyl-1 - propenyl, 2-methyl-1 -propenyl, 1 -methyl-2-propenyl or 2-methyl-2-propenyl; C2-C6-alkenyl, such as ethenyl, 1 -propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1 -methylethenyl, 1 -butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1 -methyl-1 - propenyl, 2-methyl-1 -propenyl, 1 -methyl-2-propenyl, 2-methyl-2-propenyl, 1 -pentenyl, 2- pentenyl, 3-pentenyl, 4-pentenyl, 1 -methyl-1 -butenyl, 2-methyl-1 -butenyl, 3-methyl-1 -butenyl, 1 - methyl-2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2-butenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 1 -methyl-3-butenyl, 2-methyl-3- butenyl, 3-methyl-3-butenyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-2-propenyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-1 -propenyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-2- propenyl, 1 -ethyl-1 -propenyl, 1 -ethyl-2-propenyl, 1-hexenyl, 2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4-hexenyl, 5-hexenyl, 1 -methyl-1 -pentenyl, 2-methyl-1 -pentenyl, 3-methyl-1 -pentenyl, 4-methyl-1 -pentenyl, 1 -methyl-2-pentenyl, 2-methyl-2-pentenyl, 3-methyl-2-pentenyl, 4-methyl-2-pentenyl, 1 -methyl- 3-pentenyl, 2-methyl-3-pentenyl, 3-methyl-3-pentenyl, 4-methyl-3-pentenyl, 1 -methyl-4- pentenyl, 2-methyl-4-pentenyl, 3-methyl-4-pentenyl, 4-methyl-4-pentenyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-2- butenyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-3-butenyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-1 -butenyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-3- butenyl, 1 ,3-dimethyl-1 -butenyl, 1 ,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1 ,3-dimethyl-3-butenyl, 2,2-dimethyl-3- butenyl, 2, 3-dimethyl-1 -butenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 2,3-dimethyl-3-butenyl, 3,3-dimethyl-1 - butenyl, 3,3-dimethyl-2-butenyl, 1 -ethyl-1 -butenyl, 1 -ethyl-2-butenyl, 1 -ethyl-3-butenyl, 2-ethyl-1 - butenyl, 2-ethyl-2-butenyl, 2-ethyl-3-butenyl, 1 ,1 ,2-trimethyl-2-propenyl,
1 -ethyl-1 -methyl-2-propenyl, 1 -ethyl-2-methyl-1 -propenyl, 1 -ethyl-2-methyl-2-propenyl and the like, or C2-Ci0-alkenyl, such as the radicals mentioned for C2-C6-alkenyl and additionally 1 - heptenyl, 2-heptenyl, 3-heptenyl, 1 -octenyl, 2-octenyl, 3-octenyl, 4-octenyl, 1 -nonenyl, 2- nonenyl, 3-nonenyl, 4-nonenyl, 1 -decenyl, 2-decenyl, 3-decenyl, 4-decenyl, 5-decenyl and the positional isomers thereof.
The term "alkenylene" (or alkenediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkenyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
The term C5-C6-cycloalkenyl as used herein, denotes in each case a monocyclic cycloaliphatic radical having preferably from 5 to 6 carbon atoms and having an unsaturated bond, as described for the alkenyl and alkenylene group.
The term "alkynyl" as used herein denotes unsaturated straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon radicals having usually 2 to 10 ("C2-Ci0-alkynyl"), frequently 2 to 6 ("C2-C6-alkynyl"), preferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms ("C2-C4-alkynyl"), or 6 to 9 carbon atoms ("C6-C9-alkynyl"), and one or two triple bonds in any position, for example C2-C4-alkynyl, such as ethynyl, 1 -propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1 -butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1 -methyl-2-propynyl and the like, C2-C6-alkynyl, such as ethynyl, 1 - propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1 -butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1 -methyl-2-propynyl, 1 -pentynyl, 2- pentynyl, 3-pentynyl, 4-pentynyl, 1 -methyl-2-butynyl, 1 -methyl-3-butynyl, 2-methyl-3-butynyl, 3- methyl-1 -butynyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-2-propynyl, 1 -ethyl-2-propynyl, 1 -hexynyl, 2-hexynyl, 3-hexynyl, 4-hexynyl, 5-hexynyl, 1 -methyl-2-pentynyl, 1 -methyl-3-pentynyl, 1 -methyl-4-pentynyl, 2-methyl- 3-pentynyl, 2-methyl-4-pentynyl, 3-methyl-1 -pentynyl, 3-methyl-4-pentynyl, 4-methyl-1 -pentynyl, 4-methyl-2-pentynyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-2-butynyl, 1 ,1 -dimethyl-3-butynyl, 1 ,2-dimethyl-3-butynyl, 2,2- dimethyl-3-butynyl, 3, 3-dimethyl-1 -butynyl, 1 -ethyl-2-butynyl, 1 -ethyl-3-butynyl, 2-ethyl-3- butynyl, 1 -ethyl-1 -methyl-2-propynyl and the like.
The term "alkynylene" (or alkynediyl) as used herein in each case denotes an alkynyl radical as defined above, wherein one hydrogen atom at any position of the carbon backbone is replaced by one further binding site, thus forming a bivalent moiety.
The term "alkoxy" as used herein denotes in each case a straight-chain or branched alkyl group usually having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms ("Ci-Ci0-alkoxy"), frequently from 1 to 6 carbon atoms ("CrC6-alkoxy"), preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms ("CrC4-alkoxy"),also preferably 1 to 2 carbon atoms ("Ci-C2-alkoxy"), which is bound to the remainder of the molecule via an oxygen atom. CrC2-Alkoxy is methoxy or ethoxy. Ci-C4-Alkoxy is additionally, for example, n-propoxy, 1 - methylethoxy (isopropoxy), butoxy, 1 -methylpropoxy (sec-butoxy), 2-methylpropoxy (isobutoxy) or 1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy (tert-butoxy). CrC6-Alkoxy is additionally, for example, pentoxy, 1 - methylbutoxy, 2-methylbutoxy, 3-methylbutoxy, 1 ,1 -dimethylpropoxy, 1 ,2-dimethylpropoxy, 2,2-dimethylpropoxy, 1 -ethylpropoxy, hexoxy, 1 -methylpentoxy, 2-methylpentoxy,
3-methylpentoxy, 4-methylpentoxy, 1 ,1 -dimethylbutoxy, 1 ,2-dimethylbutoxy, 1 ,3-dimethylbutoxy, 2,2-dimethylbutoxy, 2,3-dimethylbutoxy, 3,3-dimethylbutoxy, 1 -ethylbutoxy, 2-ethylbutoxy, 1 ,1 ,2- trimethylpropoxy, 1 ,2,2-trimethylpropoxy, 1 -ethyl-1-methylpropoxy or 1 -ethyl-2-methylpropoxy. Ci-C8-Alkoxy is additionally, for example, heptyloxy, octyloxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy and positional isomers thereof. CrCi0-Alkoxy is additionally, for example, nonyloxy, decyloxy and positional isomers thereof.
The term "alkoxyalkyl" as used herein denotes in each case alkyl usually comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein 1 carbon atom carries an alkoxy radical usually comprising 1 to 10, frequently 1 to 6, in particular 1 to 4, carbon atoms as defined above. Ci-C2-Alkoxy-Ci-C2-alkyr' is a CrC2-alkyl group, as defined above, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a CrC2-alkoxy group, as defined above. "Ci-C6-Alkoxy-Ci-C6- alkyl" is a CrC6-alkyl group, as defined above, in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by a C C6-alkoxy group, as defined above. Examples are CH2OCH3, CH2-OC2H5, n-propoxymethyl, CH2-OCH(CH3)2, n-butoxymethyl, (1 -methylpropoxy )-methyl, (2-methylpropoxy)methyl, CH2- OC(CH3)3, 2-(methoxy)ethyl, 2-(ethoxy)ethyl, 2-(n-propoxy)-ethyl, 2-(1 -methylethoxy)-ethyl, 2-(n- butoxy)ethyl, 2-(1 -methylpropoxy)-ethyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)-ethyl, 2-(1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)-ethyl,
2- (methoxy)-propyl, 2-(ethoxy)-propyl, 2-(n-propoxy)-propyl, 2-(1 -methylethoxy)-propyl, 2-(n- butoxy)-propyl, 2-(1 -methylpropoxy)-propyl, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)-propyl, 2-(1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)- propyl, 3-(methoxy)-propyl, 3-(ethoxy)-propyl, 3-(n-propoxy)-propyl, 3-(1 -methylethoxy)-propyl, 3-(n-butoxy)-propyl, 3-(1 -methylpropoxy)-propyl, 3-(2-methylpropoxy)-propyl, 3-(1 ,1 - dimethylethoxy)-propyl, 2-(methoxy)-butyl, 2-(ethoxy)-butyl, 2-(n-propoxy)-butyl, 2-(1 - methylethoxy)-butyl, 2-(n-butoxy)-butyl, 2-(1 -methylpropoxy)-butyl, 2-(2-methyl-propoxy)-butyl, 2-(1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)-butyl, 3-(methoxy)-butyl, 3-(ethoxy)-butyl, 3-(n-propoxy)-butyl, 3-(1 - methylethoxy)-butyl, 3-(n-butoxy)-butyl, 3-(1 -methylpropoxy)-butyl, 3-(2-methylpropoxy)-butyl, 3- (1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)-butyl, 4-(methoxy)-butyl, 4-(ethoxy)-butyl, 4-(n-propoxy)-butyl, 4-(1 - methylethoxy)-butyl, 4-(n-butoxy)-butyl, 4-(1 -methylpropoxy)-butyl, 4-(2-methylpropoxy)-butyl, 4- (1 ,1 -dimethylethoxy)-butyl and the like.
The term "aryl" as used herein refers to a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical such as phenyl or naphthyl, in particular phenyl.
The term "het(ero)aryl" as used herein refers to a mono-, bi- or tricyclic heteroaromatic hydrocarbon radical, preferably to a monocyclic heteroaromatic radical, such as pyridyl, pyrimidyl and the like.
A saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 3-to-10- or 3- to 8-membered ring system which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, is a ring system wherein two oxygen atoms must not be in adjacent positions and wherein at least 1 carbon atom must be in the ring system e.g. thiophene, furan, pyrrole, thiazole, oxazole, imidazole, isothiazole, isoxazole, pyrazole, 1 ,3,4-oxadiazole, 1 ,3,4-thiadiazole, 1 ,3,4-triazole, 1 ,2,4- oxadiazole, 1 ,2,4-thiadiazole, 1 ,2,4-triazole, 1 ,2,3-triazole, 1 ,2,3,4-tetrazole, benzo[b]thiophene, benzo[b]furan, indole, benzo[c]thiophene, benzo[c]furan, isoindole, benzoxazole, benzthiazole, benzimidazole, benzisoxazole, benzisothiazole, benzopyrazole, benzothiadiazole, benztriazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, carbazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, 1 ,3,5- triazine, 1 ,2,4-triazine, 1 ,2,4,5-tetrazine, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline, 1 ,8-naphthyridine, 1 ,5-naphthyridine, 1 ,6-naphthyridine, 1 ,7-naphthyridine, phthalazine, pyridopyrimidine, purine, pteridine, 4H-quinolizine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, oxazoline, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, isoxazolidine or thiazolidine, oxirane or oxetane. A saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 3- to 8-membered ring system which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur also is e.g.
a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 5-or 6-membered heterocycle which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, such as pyridine, pyrimidine,
(1 ,2,4)-oxadiazole, (1 ,3,4)-oxadiazole, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, pyrazole, isoxazole, 1 ,2,4-triazole, tetrazole, pyrazine, pyridazine, oxazoline, thiazoline, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, morpholine, piperidine, piperazine, pyrroline, pyrrolidine, oxazolidine, thiazolidine; or
a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 5-or 6-membered heterocycle which contains 1 nitrogen atom and 0 to 2 further heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, preferably from oxygen and nitrogen, such as piperidine, piperazin and morpholine.
Preferably, this ring system is a saturated, partially unsaturated or unsaturated 3- to 6- membered ring system which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, wherein two oxygen atoms must not be in adjacent positions and wherein at least 1 carbon atom must be in the ring system.
Most preferably, this ring system is a radical of pyridine, pyrimidine, (1 ,2,4)-oxadiazole, 1 ,3,4- oxadiazole, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, oxazole, thiazole, imidazole, pyrazole, isoxazole, 1 ,2,4- triazole, tetrazole, pyrazine, pyridazine, oxazoline, thiazoline, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, morpholine, piperidine, piperazine, pyrroline, pyrrolidine, oxazolidine, thiazolidine, oxirane or oxetane.
The remarks made below as to preferred embodiments of the variables (substituents) of the compounds of formulae (I) are valid on their own as well as preferably in combination with each other, as well as in combination with the stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides or salts thereof, and, where applicable, as well as concerning the uses and methods according to the invention and the compositions according to the invention.
Compounds of formula (I)
WO2007/006670, WO2013/024009, WO2013/024010 and WO2013/174645 describe N-thio- anthranilamide compounds with a sulfilimine or sulfoximine group and their use as pesticides. WO2014/053404 and WO2014/053405 describe pesticidal mixtures of the compounds of formula (I). However, they do not disclose mixtures of the compounds of formula (I) with the compounds of formula (II) according to the present invention, which show unexpected and synergistic effects in combination with each other.
The compounds of formula (I) can be prepared according to standard methods of organic chemistry, or by the processes as described in WO2013/024007, WO2013/024008,
WO2013/076092, WO2014/154807, WO2014/202599, WO2014/184343, and the unpublished application EP14166089.4, without being limited to the routes given therein.
The preparation of the compounds of formula I above may lead to them being obtained as isomer mixtures. If desired, these can be resolved by the methods customary for this purpose, such as crystallization or chromatography, also on optically active adsorbate, to give the pure isomers.
Agronomically acceptable salts of the compounds I can be formed in a customary manner, e.g. by reaction with an acid of the anion in question. The remarks made below as to preferred embodiments of the variables (substituents) of the compounds of formulae (I) are valid on their own as well as preferably in combination with each other, as well as in combination with the stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides or salts thereof, and, where applicable, as well as concerning the uses and methods according to the invention and the compositions according to the invention.
In one embodiment, R1 is selected from the group consisting of CI, Br and CN.
In a further embodiment, R1 is CI.
In a further embodiment, R1 is CN.
In one embodiment, R2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, Br and CH3 (Me).
In a further embodiment, R2 is CI.
In a further embodiment, R2 is CH3.
In one embodiment, the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
R1 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CN, preferably CI;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, CH3; preferably CH3.
In a preferred embodiment, R1 is CI, and R2 is CH3.
In a further embodiment, R1 is CI, and R2 is CI.
In a further embodiment, R1 is CN, and R2 is CH3. In one embodiment, k is 0 in the compounds of formula (I):
Figure imgf000013_0001
wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are as defined herein. one embodiment, k is 1 in the compounds of formula (I)
Figure imgf000013_0002
wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are as defined herein.
In one embodiment, the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
R3 is CF3 or Br, preferably CF3.
R4 is CI.
Preferred are mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IB:
Figure imgf000014_0001
wherein the variables R1, R3, R5, R6 and k are as defined herein.
Preferred are mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which the compound of formula I is a compound of formula IC:
Figure imgf000014_0002
wherein the variables R1, R2, R5, R6 and k are as defined herein.
Preferred are mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which the compound of formula I is a compound of formula ID:
Figure imgf000014_0003
wherein the variables R1, R2, R5, R6 and k are as defined herein.
In one embodiment, the invention relates to pesticidal mixtures, in which in the compound of formula I
R1 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CN, preferably CI;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, CH3; preferably CH3;
R3 is CF3 or Br, preferably CF3;
R4 is CI. In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which R5 and R6 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci-C4-alkyl and Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl.
In a further preferred embodiment, the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (I), in which R5 and R6 are selected from Ci-C4-alkyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropyl methyl, preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, more preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
In an analogously preferred embodiment, the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (IB), in which R5 and R6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
In an analogously preferred embodiment, the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (IC), in which R5 and R6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
In an analogously preferred embodiment, the invention relates to mixtures of compounds of formula (ID), in which R5 and R6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, most preferably ethyl.
In another embodiment, R5 and R6 together represent a C2-C7-alkylene, C2-C7-alkenylene or
C6-Cg-alkynylene chain forming together with the sulfur atom to which they are attached a 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated ring.
In a preferred embodiment, R5 and R6 are identical, and preferably selected from methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl.
A group of especially preferred compounds of formula I are compounds 1-1 to I-82 of formula IA which are listed in the table A.
Figure imgf000016_0001
Table A
R R2 R3 R5 R6 k R R2 R3 R5 R6 k
1-1 CI CHs CFs CHs CHs 0 1-31 Br Br CFs C2H5 C2H5 0
I-2 CI CHs CHF2 CHs CHs 0 I-32 Br Br CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 0
I-3 CI CHs Br CHs CHs 0 I-33 Br Br Br C2H5 C2H5 0
I-4 CI CHs CI CHs CHs 0 I-34 Br Br CI C2H5 C2H5 0
I-5 CI CHs CN CHs CHs 0 I-35 Br Br CN C2H5 C2H5 0
I-6 CI CI CFs CHs CHs 0 I-36 Br Br CFs iPr iPr 0
I -7 CI CI CHF2 CHs CHs 0 I-37 Br Br CHF2 iPr iPr 0
I-8 CI CI Br CHs CHs 0 I-38 Br Br Br iPr iPr 0
I-9 CI CI CI CHs CHs 0 I-39 Br Br CI iPr iPr 0
1-10 CI CI CN CHs CHs 0 I-40 Br Br CN iPr iPr 0
1-1 1 CI CHs CFs C2H5 C2H5 0 1-41 CN CI CFs iPr iPr 0
1-12 CI CHs CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 0 I-42 CI CHs CFs CHs CHs 1
1-13 CI CHs Br C2H5 C2H5 0 I-43 CI CHs CHF2 CHs CHs 1
1-14 CI CHs CI C2H5 C2H5 0 I-44 CI CHs Br CHs CHs 1
1-15 CI CHs CN C2H5 C2H5 0 I-45 CI CHs CI CHs CHs 1
1-16 CI CI CFs C2H5 C2H5 0 I-46 CI CHs CN CHs CHs 1
1-17 CI CI CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 0 I-47 CI CI CFs CHs CHs 1
1-18 CI CI Br C2H5 C2H5 0 I-48 CI CI CHF2 CHs CHs 1
1-19 CI CI CI C2H5 C2H5 0 I-49 CI CI Br CHs CHs 1
I-20 CI CI CN C2H5 C2H5 0 I-50 CI CI CI CHs CHs 1
1-21 CI CHs CFs iPr iPr 0 1-51 CI CI CN CHs CHs 1
I-22 CI CHs CHF2 iPr iPr 0 I-52 CI CHs CFs C2H5 C2H5 1
I-23 CI CHs Br iPr iPr 0 I-53 CI CHs CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 1
I-24 CI CHs CI iPr iPr 0 I-54 CI CHs Br C2H5 C2H5 1
I-25 CI CHs CN iPr iPr 0 I-55 CI CHs CI C2H5 C2H5 1
I-26 CI CI CFs iPr iPr 0 I-56 CI CHs CN C2H5 C2H5 1
I-27 CI CI CHF2 iPr iPr 0 I-57 CI CI CFs C2H5 C2H5 1
I-28 CI CI Br iPr iPr 0 I-58 CI CI CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 1
I-29 CI CI CI iPr iPr 0 I-59 CI CI Br C2H5 C2H5 1
I-30 CI CI CN iPr iPr 0 I-60 CI CI CI C2H5 C2H5 1 R R2 R3 R5 R6 k R R2 R3 R5 R6 k
1-61 CI CI CN C2H5 C2H5 1 I-72 Br Br CFs C2H5 C2H5 1
I-62 CI CHs CFs iPr iPr 1 I-73 Br Br CHF2 C2H5 C2H5 1
I-63 CI CHs CHF2 iPr iPr 1 I-74 Br Br Br C2H5 C2H5 1
I-64 CI CHs Br iPr iPr 1 I-75 Br Br CI C2H5 C2H5 1
I-65 CI CHs CI iPr iPr 1 I-76 Br Br CN C2H5 C2H5 1
I-66 CI CHs CN iPr iPr 1 I-77 Br Br CFs iPr iPr 1
I-67 CI CI CFs iPr iPr 1 I-78 Br Br CHF2 iPr iPr 1
I-68 CI CI CHF2 iPr iPr 1 I-79 Br Br Br iPr iPr 1
I-69 CI CI Br iPr iPr 1 I-80 Br Br CI iPr iPr 1
I-70 CI CI CI iPr iPr 1 1-81 Br Br CN iPr iPr 1
1-71 CI CI CN iPr iPr 1 I-82 CN CI CFs iPr iPr 1 iPr = CH(CHs)2
In one embodiment, a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A' is the compound I in the mixtures according to the invention.
In a further embodiment, a compound selected from compounds I-52, I-57, I-62, I-67, I-72 as in Table A" is the compound I in the mixtures according to the invention.
Table A' 10 Table A"
Figure imgf000017_0002
Figure imgf000017_0003
In one embodiment, -1 1 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention, In one embodiment, -16 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention, In one embodiment, -21 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention, In one embodiment, -26 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention, In one embodiment, -31 is the compound in the mixtures according to the invention.
It is understood that also derivatives of the compounds of formula (I) are encompassed by the present invention, e.g. mixtures of compounds of formula Γ with compounds of formula II, and mixt res of compounds of formula I" with compounds of formula II.
Figure imgf000017_0001
wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 are as defined herein and are preferably Γ-1 or Γ-2.
It is understood that also quinazolinone derivatives of the compounds of formula (I) are encompassed by the present invention, e.g. mixtures of compounds of formula I" with com ounds of formula II.
Figure imgf000018_0001
wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 are as defined herein and are preferably l"-1 or l"-2.
Compounds of formula (II) are known from WO 2010/034738, and WO 2012/143317, and can be prepared by the methods descreibed therein. These compounds are known to be useful for combating invertebrate pests. WO2013/189801 describe pesticidal mixtures of compounds of formula (II) and other active compounds. However, they do not disclose mixtures of the compounds of formulae (I) and (II), which show unexpected and synergistic effects in combination with each other.
In one embodiment, R21 is H, CH3, or C2H5, preferably CH3, or C2H5.
In another embodiment, R22 is CH3, being compounds of formula IIA.
In one embodiment, R23 is C2-C6-alkyl, Ci-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, wherein the C-atoms may be unsubstituted, or partially or fully substituted by halogen, or CN.
In a further embodiment, R23 is CH3, CH(CH3)2, CF3, CHFCH3, 1 -CN-c-C3H4.
In a further embodiment, R23 is CH3, C2H5, CH(CH3)2, CH2CH2CH3, CF3, CHFCH3, cyclopropyl, wherein the ring is substituted by halogen, or CN.
In one embodiment, R24 is Ci-C4-alkyl, preferably CH3.
In one embodiment, R25 is H.
In another embodiment, R25 is H, and R24 is CH3.
In a further embodiment, R21 is CH3or C2H5, R22 is CH3, R25 is H, and R24 is CH3, and R23 is selected from CH3, CH(CH3)2, CF3, CHFCH3, and 1 -CN-c-C3H4.
Another embodiment relates to compounds of formula IIA, wherein R21 is CH3, or C2H5. Compounds 11-1 to 11-10 are particularly preferred compounds of formula (II) in the mixtures of the invention. Each one compound of Table B constitutes a particulary preferred embodiment of the compound II in the mixtures of the invention.
Figure imgf000019_0001
Table B
Figure imgf000019_0002
With regard to e.g. compounds II-5 and 11-10, it is understood, as explained above, that it may be present in diastereomers and enantiomers (here up to 4 diastereomers in two enantiomeric pairs), which are all understood to be encompassed by the present invention, either in isolated form or as a mixture.
In the context of the present invention, the following mixtures of compounds I and I I as in Table M are preferred and represent embodiments of the invention:
Table M
Figure imgf000020_0002
Figure imgf000020_0001
In one embodiment, the mixtures M.8, M.9, M.10 are preferred.
In another embodiment, the mixtures M.1 , M.3, M.4 are preferred.
In a special embodiment of the invention, the compounds of formula (I) are mixed with tetraniliprole, which is thus considered also as a compound II.
As mentioned also below, tetraniliprole is an anthranilamide compound (see e.g.
Figure imgf000021_0001
(Tetraniliprole)
Tetraniliprole has been described in WO2007144100 and WO2010/069502.
In a preferred embodiment, the mixture is a mixture of tetraniliprole and a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A'.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-1 1 with tetraniliprole.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-16 with tetraniliprole.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-21 with tetraniliprole.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of I-26 with tetraniliprole.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-31 with tetraniliprole.
In a special embodiment of the invention, the compounds of formula (I) are mixed with tioxazafen, which is thus considered also as a compound II.
The compound with the lUPAC name 3-phenyl-5-(2-thienyl)-1 ,2,4-oxadiazole is known under the ISO name "tioxazafen" and is 1.
Figure imgf000021_0002
In a preferred embodiment, the mixture is a mixture of tioxazafen and a compound selected from compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, 1-31 as in Table A'.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-1 1 with tioxazafen.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-16 with tioxazafen.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-21 with tioxazafen.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of I-26 with tioxazafen.
In one embodiment, the mixture is the mixture of 1-31 with tioxazafen. The compound(s) I and the compound(s) II are usually applied in a weight ratio of from 5000:1 to 1 :5000, preferably from 1000:1 to 1 :1000, preferably from 625:1 to 1 :625, preferably 500:1 to 1 :500, 500:1 to 1 :100, preferably from 100:1 to 1 :100, preferably from 20:1 to 1 :50, preferably from 20:1 to 1 :20, preferab,y from 10:1 to 1 :10, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :20, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :10, in particular from 5:1 to 1 :5.
Depending on the desired effect, the application rates of the mixtures according to the invention are from 5 g/ha to 2000 g/ha, preferably from 0.5 g/ha to 1000 g/ha, preferably from 1 to 750 g/ha, in particular from 5 to 500 g/ha.
Compounds (III)
In one embodiment of the invention, the mixtures of the present invention may be combined and applied in agriculture in mixture with other active ingredients [further pesticidally active compounds (III)], for example with other pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, urea, potash, and superphosphate, phytotoxicants and plant growth regulators, safeners and nematicides.
These additional ingredients may be used sequentially or in combination with the above- described compositions, if appropriate also added only immediately prior to use (tank mix). For example, the plant(s) may be sprayed with a composition of this invention either before or after being treated with other active ingredients.
In one embodiment, the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and a further active compound III, e.g. selected from group M or F, as described herein (ternary mixture).
In another embodiment, the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and two further active compounds III, e.g. selected from group M or F, preferably a mixture, wherein at least one compound III is selected from group F (4-way mixture).
In another embodiment, the mixture according to the invention is a mixture of one active compound of formula (I) and one active compound of formula (II) and three further active compounds III, e.g. selected from group M or F, preferably a mixture, wherein at least one compound III is selected from group F (5-way mixture).
In a particular embodiment of the invention, in the mixtures, methods and uses according to the invention, the compound of formula I is combined with one or more other pesticidally active compound(s) III selected from insecticides or fungicides.
Preferably the further pesticidal active compound (III) is active against said soil-living arthropod pest. A skilled person is familiar with such compounds and knows which compounds are active against a specific target organism.
The compound (III) pesticides, together with which the mixtures of the present invention may be used according to the purpose of the present invention, and with which potential synergistic effects with regard to the method of uses might be produced, are selected from group M and group F. Group M is, wherever possible, grouped according to the Mode of Action Classification from the Insecticde Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) and consists of the following group of compounds:
M.1 Acetylcholine esterase (AChE) inhibitors from the class of
M.1 A carbamates, for example aldicarb, alanycarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, butocarboxim, butoxycarboxim, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, ethiofencarb, fenobucarb, formetanate, furathiocarb, isoprocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, metolcarb, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, thiofanox, trimethacarb, XMC, xylylcarb and triazamate; or from the class of
M.1 B organophosphates, for example acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-ethyl,
azinphosmethyl, cadusafos, chlorethoxyfos, chlorfenvinphos, chlormephos, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, coumaphos, cyanophos, demeton-S-methyl, diazinon, dichlorvos/ DDVP, dicrotophos, dimethoate, dimethylvinphos, disulfoton, EPN, ethion, ethoprophos, famphur, fenamiphos, fenitrothion, fenthion, fosthiazate, heptenophos, imicyafos, isofenphos, isopropyl O- (methoxyaminothio-phosphoryl) salicylate, isoxathion, malathion, mecarbam,
methamidophos, methidathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, omethoate, oxydemeton- methyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phoxim, pirimiphos- methyl, profenofos, propetamphos, prothiofos, pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, quinalphos, sulfotep, tebupirimfos, temephos, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiometon, triazophos, trichlorfon and vamidothion;
M.2. GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists such as:
M.2A cyclodiene organochlorine compounds, as for example endosulfan or chlordane; or M.2B fiproles (phenylpyrazoles), as for example ethiprole, fipronil, flufiprole, pyrafluprole and pyriprole;
M.3 Sodium channel modulators from the class of
M.3A pyrethroids, for example acrinathrin, allethrin, d-cis-trans allethrin, d-trans allethrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin, bioallethrin S-cylclopentenyl, bioresmethrin, cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, theta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, empenthrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, flumethrin, tau-fluvalinate, halfenprox, imiprothrin, meperfluthrin,metofluthrin, momfluorothrin, permethrin, phenothrin, prallethrin, profluthrin, pyrethrin (pyrethrum), resmethrin, silafluofen, tefluthrin, tetramethylfluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin and transfluthrin; or
M.3B sodium channel modulators such as DDT or methoxychlor;
M.4 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists (nAChR) from the class of
M.4A neonicotinoids, for example acteamiprid, chlothianidin, cycloxaprid, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam; or the compounds
M.4A.1 : 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-9-nitro-(5S,8R)-5,8-epoxy-1 H- imidazo[1 ,2-a]azepine; or
M.4A.2: 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-nitro-1 -[(E)-pentylideneamino]guanidine; or
M.4A.3: 1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-7-methyl-8-nitro-5-propoxy-3,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H- imidazo[1 ,2-a]pyridine; or M.4B nicotine.
M.5 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric activators from the class of spinosyns, for example spinosad or spinetoram;
M.6 Chloride channel activators from the class of avermectins and milbemycins, for example abamectin, emamectin benzoate, ivermectin, lepimectin or milbemectin;
M.7 Juvenile hormone mimics, such as
M.7A juvenile hormone analogues as hydroprene, kinoprene and methoprene; or others as M.7B fenoxycarb, or
M.7C pyriproxyfen;
M.8 miscellaneous non-specific (multi-site) inhibitors, for example
M.8A alkyl halides as methyl bromide and other alkyl halides, or
M.8B chloropicrin, or
M.8C sulfuryl fluoride, or
M.8D borax, or
M.8E tartar emetic; M.9 Selective homopteran feeding blockers, for example
M.9B pymetrozine, or
M.9C flonicamid;
M.10 Mite growth inhibitors, for example
M.10A clofentezine, hexythiazox and diflovidazin, or
M.10B etoxazole;
M.1 1 Microbial disruptors of insect midgut membranes, for example bacillus thuringiensis or bacillus sphaericus and the insecticdal proteins they produce such as bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, bacillus sphaericus, bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai, bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis, or the Bt crop proteins: CrylAb, CrylAc, Cryl Fa, Cry2Ab, mCry3A, Cry3Ab, Cry3Bb and Cry34/35Ab1 ;
M.12 Inhibitors of mitochondrial ATP synthase, for example
M.12A diafenthiuron, or
M.12B organotin miticides such as azocyclotin, cyhexatin or fenbutatin oxide, or M.12C propargite, or
M.12D tetrad if on; M.13 Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation via disruption of the proton gradient, for example chlorfenapyr, DNOC or sulfluramid;
M.14 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) channel blockers, for example nereistoxin analogues as bensultap, cartap hydrochloride, thiocyclam or thiosultap sodium; M.15 Inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis type 0, such as benzoylureas as for example bistrifluron, chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, noviflumuron, teflubenzuron or triflumuron; M.16 Inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis type 1 , as for example buprofezin;
M.17 Moulting disruptors, Dipteran, as for example cyromazine;
M.18 Ecdyson receptor agonists such as diacylhydrazines, for example methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, halofenozide, fufenozide or chromafenozide;
M.19 Octopamin receptor agonists, as for example amitraz;
M.20 Mitochondrial complex III electron transport inhibitors, for example
M.20A hydramethylnon, or
M.20B acequinocyl, or
M.20C fluacrypyrim;
M.21 Mitochondrial complex I electron transport inhibitors, for example
M.21 A METI acaricides and insecticides such as fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyrimidifen, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad or tolfenpyrad, or
M.21 B rotenone;
M.22 Voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers, for example
M.22A indoxacarb, or
M.22B metaflumizone; or
M.22C 1 -[(E)-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1 -[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene]amino]-3-[4- (difluoromethoxy)phenyl]urea; or N-(3-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)-2-[(4-chlorophenyl)[4- [methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]phenyl]methylene]-hydrazinecarboxamide;
M.23 Inhibitors of the of acetyl CoA carboxylase, such as Tetronic and Tetramic acid derivatives, for example spirodiclofen, spiromesifen or spirotetramat;
M.24 Mitochondrial complex IV electron transport inhibitors, for example
M.24A phosphine such as aluminium phosphide, calcium phosphide, phosphine or
zinc phosphide, or
M.24B cyanide.
M.25 Mitochondrial complex II electron transport inhibitors, such as beta-ketonitrile derivatives, for example cyenopyrafen or cyflumetofen; M.26 Ryanodine receptor-modulators from the class of diamides, as
for example flubendiamide, chlorantraniliprole (rynaxypyr®), cyantraniliprole (cyazypyr®), cyclaniliprole, tetraniliprole, or
the phthalamide compounds M.26.1 : (R)-3-Chlor-N 1 -{2-methyl-4-[1 ,2,2,2 -tetrafluor-1 -(trifluormethyl)ethyl]phenyl}-N2-(1 - methyl-2-methylsulfonylethyl)phthalamid and
M.26.2: (S)-3-Chlor-N1 -{2-methyl-4-[1 ,2,2,2 -tetrafluor-1 -(trifluormethyl)ethyl]phenyl}-N2-(1 - methyl-2-methylsulfonylethyl)phthalamid, or the compound
M.26.4: methyl-2-[3,5-dibromo-2-({[3-bromo-1 -(3-chlorpyridin-2-yl)-1 H-pyrazol-5- yl]carbonyl}amino)benzoyl]-1 ,2-dimethylhydrazinecarboxylate; or a compound selected from M.26.5a) to M.26.5d):
M.26.5a: N-[2-(5-Amino-1 ,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-4-chloro-6-methylphenyl]-3-bromo-1 -(3-chloro- 2-pyridinyl)-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;
M.26.5b: 3-Chloro-1 -(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[2,4-dichloro-6-[[(1 -cyano-1 - methylethyl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide;
M.26.5c: 3-Bromo-N-[2,4-dichloro-6-(methylcarbamoyl)phenyl]-1 -(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridyl)-1 H- pyrazole-5-carboxamide (SYP-9080);
M.26.5d: N-[4-Chloro-2-[[(1 ,1 -dimethylethyl)amino]carbonyl]-6-methylphenyl]-1 -(3-chloro-2- pyridinyl)-3-(fluoromethoxy)-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide; or
M.26.6: N-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)-N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-iodobenzene-1 ,2-dicarboxamide; or
M.26.7: 3-Chloro-N-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)-N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-benzene-1 ,2- dicarboxamide; or
M.26.8a) 1 -(3-Chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-3-[[5- (trifluoromethyl)-2H-tetrazol-2-yl]methyl]-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide; or
M.26.8b) 1 -(3-Chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-3-[[5- (trifluoromethyl)-l H-tetrazol-1 -yl]methyl]-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide, or M.X insecticidal active compounds of unknown or uncertain mode of action, as for example afidopyropen, azadirachtin, amidoflumet, benzoximate, bifenazate, bromopropylate,
chinomethionat, cryolite, dicofol, flufenerim, flometoquin, fluensulfone, fluopyram,
flupyradifurone, fluralaner, metoxadiazone, piperonyl butoxide, pyflubumide, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, sulfoxaflor, tioxazafen, triflumezopyrim, or the compounds
M.X.1 : 4-[5-(3,5-Dichloro-phenyl)-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydro-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-[(2,2,2- trifluoro-ethylcarbamoyl)-methyl]-benzamide, or the compound
M.X.2: cyclopropaneacetic acid, 1 ,1 '-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2- cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]-1 ,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,12,12a,12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a,12b- trimethyl-1 1 -oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H,1 1 H-naphtho[2,1 -b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl] ester, or the compound
M.X.3: 1 1 -(4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-12-hydroxy-1 ,4-dioxa-9-azadispiro[4.2.4.2]-tetradec-1 1 - en-10-one, or the compound
M.X.4: 3-(4'-fluoro-2,4-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)-4-hydroxy-8-oxa-1 -azaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one, or the compound
M.X.5: 1 -[2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulfinyl]phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 H-1 ,2,4- triazole-5-amine, or actives on basis of bacillus firmus (Votivo, 1-1582), or
M.X.6: a compound selected from the group of
M.X.6a: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetamide;
M.X.6b: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-5-fluoro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetamide; M.X.6c: (E/Z)-2,2,2-trifluoro-N-[1 -[(6-fluoro-3-pyndyl)methyl]-2-pyndylidene]acetamide;
M.X.6d: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-bromo-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetamide;
M.X.6e: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[1 -(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)ethyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetamide;
M.X.6f: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyndyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2-difluoro-acetamide;
M.X.6g: (E/Z)-2-chloro-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2-difluoro-acetamide; M.X.6h: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(2-chloropyrimidin-5-yl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoro-acetami and Μ.Χ.6Ϊ: (E/Z)-N-[1 -[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylidene]-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro- propanamide); or
M.X.7: triflumezopyrim; or
M.X.8: 4-[5-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-N-[2- oxo-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)ethyl]naphthalene-1 -carboxamide, or
M.X.9: 3-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-oxo-1 -(pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl)pyrido[1 ,2- a]pyrimidin-1 -ium-2-olate; or
M.X.10: 8-chloro-N-[2-chloro-5-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-6-trifluoromethyl)-imidazo[1 ,2- a]pyridine-2-carboxamide; or
M.X.1 1 : 4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-(1 - oxothietan-3-yl)benzamide; or
M.X.12: 5-[3-[2,6-dichloro-4-(3,3-dichloroallyloxy)phenoxy]propoxy]-1 H-pyrazole. The commercially available compounds III of the group M listed above may be found in The Pesticide Manual, 15th Edition, C. D. S. Tomlin, British Crop Protection Council (201 1 ) among other publications.
The quinoline derivative flometoquin is shown in WO2006/013896. The aminofuranone compounds flupyradifurone is known from WO 2007/1 15644. The sulfoximine compound sulfoxaflor is known from WO2007/149134. The pyrethroid momfluorothrin is known from US6908945. The pyrazole acaricide pyflubumide is known from WO2007/020986. The isoxazoline compound M.X.1 has been described in WO2005/085216, M.X.8 in WO2009/002809 and in
WO201 1/149749 and the isoxazoline M.X.1 1 in WO2013/050317. The pyripyropene derivative M.X.2 has been described in WO 2006/129714. The spiroketal-substituted cyclic ketoenol derivative M.X.3 is known from WO2006/089633 and the biphenyl-substituted spirocyclic ketoenol derivative M.X.4 from WO2008/06791 1 . Triazoylphenylsulfide like M.X.5 have been described in WO2006/043635 and biological control agents on basis of bacillus firmus in WO2009/124707. The neonicotionids M4A.1 is known from WO20120/069266 and
WO201 1/06946, the M.4A.2 from WO2013/003977, the M4A.3.from WO2010/069266. The metaflumizone analogue M.22C is described in CN 10171577.
Cyantraniliprole (Cyazypyr) is known from e.g. WO 2004/067528. The phthalamides M.26.1 and M.26.2 are both known from WO 2007/101540. Cyclaniliprole has been described in WO 2005/077934. Tetraniliprole has been described in WO2007144100 and WO2010/069502. SYP- 9080 has been described in WO2010003350. The hydrazide compound M.26.4 has been described in WO 2007/043677. The anthranilamide M.26.5a) is described in WO201 1/085575, the M.26.5b) in WO2008/134969, the M.26.5c) in US201 1/046186 and the M.26.5d in
WO2012/034403. The diamide compounds M.26.6 and M.26.7 can be found in CN102613183. The compounds M.X.6a) to Μ.Χ.6Ϊ) listed in M.X.6 have been described in WO2012/029672. The mesoionic antagonist compound M.X.9 was described in WO2012/0921 15, the nemati-cide M.X.10 in WO2013/055584 and the Pyridalyl-type analogue M.X.12 in WO2010/060379.
As mentioned, the mixtures of the present invention may also be applied with fungicides as compound III, preferably in a synergistic manner.
The following list F of active substances, in conjunction with which the compounds according to the invention can be used, is intended to illustrate the possible combinations but does not limit them:
F.I) Respiration Inhibitors
F.1-1 ) Inhibitors of complex III at Qo site:
strobilurins: azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, mandestrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyribencarb, triclopyricarb/chlorodincarb, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2 (2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N methyl-acetamide;
oxazolidinediones and imidazolinones: famoxadone, fenamidone;
F.I-2) Inhibitors of complex II (e.g. carboxamides):
carboxanilides: benodanil, benzovindiflupyr ,bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fenhexamid, fluopyram, flutolanil, furametpyr, isofetamid, isopyrazam, isotianil, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 2-amino-4 methyl-thiazole- 5-carboxanilide, N-(3',4',5' trifluorobiphenyl-2 yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4 carboxamide (fluxapyroxad), N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3 difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1 ,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-5 fluoro-1 H-pyrazole- 4 carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4- carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 , 1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 ,5- dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl- N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4- yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4- carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 , 1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 ,5- dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl- N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluorometrHyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3- trimethylindan-4-yl)-"pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4- yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(7-fluoro-1 ,1 ,3-trimethyl-indan-4-yl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-pyrazole-4- carbox-"amide, N-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-methoxy-1 -methyl-ethyl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl- pyrazole-4-carboxamide;
F.I-3) Inhibitors of complex III at Qi site: cyazofamid, amisulbrom, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3- [(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acetoxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine- 2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)- 8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobutoxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo- 1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(1 ,3-benzodioxol-5- ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxon 2- methylpropanoate, 3S,6S7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl]arriino]- 6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl 2-methylpropanoate;
F.I-4) Other respiration inhibitors (complex I, uncouplers) diflumetorim; (5,8-difluoroquinazolin-4- yl)-{2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amine; tecnazen;ametoctradin; silthiofam; nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam, ferimzone, nitrthal- isopropyl,
and including organometal compounds: fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide;
F.ll) Sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI fungicides)
F.II-1 ) C14 demethylase inhibitors (DMI fungicides, e.g. triazoles, imidazoles)
triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole,
diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil,
paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole, 1 -[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chloro- phenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thiocyanato-1 H-[1 ,2,4]triazole, 2-[re/-(2S;3R)-3- (2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-2H-[1 ,2,4]triazole-3-thiol, 2-[2-chloro-4- (4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)pentan-2-ol, 1 -[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1 -cyclopropyl-2-(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)ethanol, 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)butan-2-ol, 2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]- 1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)butan-2-ol, 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-methyl-1 - (1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)butan-2-ol, 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 - yl)propan-2-ol, 2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-3-methyl-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)butan-2-ol, 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)pentan-2-ol, 2-[4-(4- fluorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1 -(1 ,2,4-triazol-1 -yl)propan-2-ol;
imidazoles: imazalil, pefurazoate, oxpoconazole, prochloraz, triflumizole;
pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines: fenarimol, nuarimol, pyrifenox, triforine,[3-(4-chloro-2- fluoro-phenyl)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)isoxazol-4-yl]-(3-pyridyl)methanol;
F.II-2) Delta14-reductase inhitors (Amines, e.g. morpholines, piperidines)
morpholines: aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph;
piperidines: fenpropidin, piperalin; spiroketalamines: spiroxamine;
F.II-3) Inhibitors of 3-keto reductase: hydroxyanilides: fenhexamid;
F.lll) Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors
F.III-1 ) RNA, DNA synthesis
phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides: benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
isoxazoles and iosothiazolones: hymexazole, octhilinone;
F.III-2) DNA topisomerase inhibitors: oxolinic acid;
F.III-3) Nucleotide metabolism (e.g. adenosin-deaminase), hydroxy (2-amino)-pyrimidines: bupirimate;
F.IV) Inhibitors of cell division and or cytoskeleton
F.IV-1 ) Tubulin inhibitors: benzimidazoles and thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-7 (4-methylpiperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)- [1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,5 a]pyrimidine;
F.IV-2) Other cell division inhibitors
benzamides and phenyl acetamides: diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide;
F.IV-3) Actin inhibitors: benzophenones: metrafenone; pyriofenone;
F.V) Inhibitors of amino acid and protein synthesis
F.V-1 ) Methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines)
anilino-pyrimidines: cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, nitrapyrin, pyrimethanil;
F.V-2) Protein synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines)
antibiotics: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
F.VI) Signal transduction inhibitors
F.VI-1 ) MAP / Histidine kinase inhibitors (e.g. anilino-pyrimidines)
dicarboximides: fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin;
phenylpyrroles: fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
F.VI-2) G protein inhibitors: quinolines: quinoxyfen;
F.VI I) Lipid and membrane synthesis inhibitors
F.VI 1-1 ) Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors
organophosphorus compounds: edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos;
dithiolanes: isoprothiolane;
F.VII-2) Lipid peroxidation: aromatic hydrocarbons: dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos- methyl, biphenyl, chloroneb, etridiazole;
F.VII-3) Carboxyl acid amides (CAA fungicides)
cinnamic or mandelic acid amides: dimethomorph, flumorph, mandiproamid, pyrimorph;
valinamide carbamates: benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, pyribencarb, valifenalate and N-(1 -(1 -(4- cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
F.VII-4) Compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acids:
1 -[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1 -piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3- (trifluoromethyl)-l H-pyrazol-1 -yl]ethanone, carbamates: propamocarb, propamocarb- hydrochlorid,
F.VII-5) fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: 1 -[4-[4-[5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro- 3-isoxazolyl]-2-thiazolyl]-1 -piperidinyl]-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]ethanone; F.VI 11) Inhibitors with Multi Site Action
F.VI 11-1 ) Inorganic active substances: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur;
F.VIII-2) Thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, methasulphocarb, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram;
F.VIII-3) Organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles):
anilazine, chlorothalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, flusulfamide, hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro- phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide; F.VIII-4) Guanidines and other: guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine- acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), dithianon, 2,6- dimethyl-1 H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone;
F.VIII-5) Ahtraquinones: dithianon;
F.IX) Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
F.IX-1 ) Inhibitors of glucan synthesis: validamycin, polyoxin B;
F.IX-2) Melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamide, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
F.X) Plant defence inducers
F.X-1 ) Salicylic acid pathway: acibenzolar-S-methyl;
F.X-2) Others: probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil, prohexadione-calcium;
phosphonates: fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;
F.XI) Unknown mode of action:bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide, flutianil, methasulfocarb, nitrapyrin, nitrothal-isopropyl, oxathiapiprolin, oxin-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen- 4-one, N-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N methyl formamidine, N' (4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N- methyl formamidine, N'-(5-difluoromethyl-2 methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N- ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, 2-{1 -[2-(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1 -yl)-acetyl]-piperidin- 4-yl}-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1 -yl)-amide, 2-{1 -[2-(5- methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1 -yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl- (R)-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1 -yl-amide, methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3- dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester and N-Methyl-2-{1 -[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl)- acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-N-[(1 R)-1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1 -yl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide, 3-[5-(4- chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3 yl]-pyridine, pyrisoxazole, 5-amino-2-isopropyl-3-oxo- 4-ortho-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrazole-1 carbothioic acid S-allyl ester, N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide, 5-chloro-1 (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H- benzoimidazole, 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2- ynyloxy-acetamide, ethyl (Z) 3 amino-2-cyano-3-phenyl-prop-2-enoate , tert-butyl N-[6-[[(Z)-[(1 - methyltetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl-methylene]amino]oxymethyl]-2-pyridyl]carbamate , pentyl N-[6-[[(Z)- [(1 -methyltetrazol-5-yl)-phenyl-methylene]amino]oxymethyl]-2-pyridyl]carbamate , 2-[2-[(7,8- difluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolyl)oxy]-6-fluoro-phenyl]propan-2-ol, 2-[2-fluoro-6-[(8-fluoro-2-methyl-3- quinolyl)oxy]phenyl]propan-2-ol , 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroiso^quinolin-1 - yl)quinoline, 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1 -yl)-"quinoline, 3-(4,4,5- trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1 -yl)quinoline;
F.XI I) Growth regulators: abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, dimethipin, 2,6-dimethylpuridine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid, maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N 6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadione (prohexadione-calcium), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributyl phosphorotrithioate, 2,3,5 tri iodobenzoic acid, trinexapac-ethyl and uniconazole;
The commercially available compounds III of the group F listed above may be found in The Pesticide Manual, 15th Edition, C. D. S. Tomlin, British Crop Protection Council (201 1 ) among other publications. Their preparation and their activity against harmful fungi is known (cf.:
http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/); these substances are commercially available. The compounds described by lUPAC nomenclature, their preparation and their fungicidal activity are also known (cf. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48(6), 587-94, 1968; EP A 141 317; EP-A 152 031 ; EP-A 226 917; EP A 243 970; EP A 256 503; EP-A 428 941 ; EP-A 532 022; EP-A 1 028 125; EP-A 1 035 122; EP A 1 201 648; EP A 1 122 244, JP 2002316902; DE 19650197; DE 10021412; DE 102005009458; US 3,296,272; US 3,325,503; WO 98/46608; WO 99/14187; WO 99/24413; WO 99/27783; WO 00/29404; WO 00/46148; WO 00/65913; WO 01/54501 ; WO 01/56358; WO 02/22583; WO 02/40431 ; WO 03/10149; WO 03/1 1853; WO 03/14103; WO 03/16286; WO 03/53145; WO 03/61388; WO 03/66609; WO 03/74491 ; WO 04/49804; WO 04/83193; WO
05/120234; WO 05/123689; WO 05/123690; WO 05/63721 ; WO 05/87772; WO 05/87773; WO 06/15866; WO 06/87325; WO 06/87343; WO 07/82098; WO 07/90624, WO 1 1/028657).
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists as defined above, preferred group M.2B (fiproles), especially preferred ethiprole and fipronil.
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.3 (Sodium channel modulators) as defined above, preferred group M.3A (pyrethroids), especially preferred alpha-cypermethrin and cyhalothrin.
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.4A (Neonicotinoids), especially preferred in particular clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, or thiamethoxam.
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.5 (Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric activators), especially preferred spinosad or spinetoram.
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.13 (Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation via disruption of the proton gradient), preferably chlorfenapyr.
Preferred are mixtures of the present invention, preferably mixtures of table M, with a further pesticide III selected from group M.22 (Voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers), preferably metaflumizone.
Pests
The mixtures according to the invention are in particular suitable for efficiently controlling arthropodal pests such as arachnids, myriapedes and insects as well as nematodes. The mixtures according to the invention are especially suitable for efficiently combating the following pests: insects from the order of the lepidopterans {Lepidoptera), for example Acronicta major, Adoxophyes orana, Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis spp. such as Agrotis fucosa, Agrotis segetum, Agrotis ypsilon; Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Anticarsia spp., Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Barathra brassicae, Bucculatrix thurberiella, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Cacoecia podana, Capua reticulana, Carpocapsa pomonella, Cheimatobia brumata, Chilo spp. such as Chilo suppressalis; Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis unipuncta, Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocerus spp., Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea grandiosella, Earias insulana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Ephestia cautella, Ephestia kuehniella, Eupoecilia ambiguella, Euproctis
chrysorrhoea, Euxoa spp., Evetria bouliana, Feltia spp. such as Feltia subterranean; Galleria mellonella, Grapholitha funebrana, Grapholitha molesta, Helicoverpa spp. such as Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea; Heliothis spp. such as Heliothis armigera, Heliothis virescens, Heliothis zea; Hellula undalis, Hibernia defoliaria, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Homona magnanima, Hyphantria cunea, Hyponomeuta padella, Hyponomeuta malinellus, Keiferia lycopersicella, Lambdina fiscellaria, Laphygma spp. such as Laphygma exigua; Leucoptera coffeella, Leucoptera scitella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Lithophane antennata, Lobesia botrana, Loxagrotis albicosta, Loxostege sticticalis, Lymantria spp. such as Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha; Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria, Mamestra spp. such as Mamestra brassicae; Mods repanda, Mythimna separata, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Oria spp., Ostrinia spp. such as Ostrinia nubilalis; Oulema oryzae, Panolis flammea, Pectinophora spp. such as
Pectinophora gossypiella; Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea spp. such as Phthorimaea operculella; Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris spp. such as Pieris brassicae, Pieris rapae; Plathypena scabra, Plutella maculipennis, Plutella xylostella, Prodenia spp., Pseudaletia spp., Pseudoplusia includens, Pyrausta nubilalis, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera spp. such as Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura; Thaumatopoea pityocampa, Thermesia gemmatalis, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia spp. such as Trichoplusia ni; Tuta absoluta, and Zeiraphera canadensis, beetles {Coleoptera), for example Acanthoscehdes obtectus, Adoretus spp., Agelastica alni, Agrilus sinuatus, Agriotes spp. such as Agriotes fuscicollis, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes obscurus; Amphimallus solstitialis, Anisandrus dispar, Anobium punctatum, Anomala rufocuprea,
Anoplophora spp. such as Anoplophora glabripennis; Anthonomus spp. such as Anthonomus grandis, Anthonomus pomorum; Anthrenus spp., Aphthona euphoridae, Apogonia spp., Athous haemorrhoidalis, Atomaria spp. such as Atomaria linearis; Attagenus spp., Aulacophora femoralis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata, Bruchidius obtectus, Bruchus spp. such as Bruchus lentis, Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus rufimanus; Byctiscus betulae, Callosobruchus chinensis, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Cetonia aurata, Ceuthorhynchus spp. such as Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi; Chaetocnema tibialis, Cleonus mendicus, Conoderus spp. such as Conoderus vespertinus; Cosmopolites spp., Costelytra zealandica, Crioceris asparagi, Cryptorhynchus lapathi, Ctenicera ssp. such as Ctenicera destructor;
Curculio spp., Dectes texanus, Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp. such as Diabrotica 12-punctata Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica semipunctata, Diabrotica virgifera;
Epilachna spp. such as Epilachna varivestis, Epilachna vigintioctomaculata; Epitrix spp. such as Epitrix hirtipennis; Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Faustinus cubae, Gibbium psylloides, Heteronychus arator, Hylamorpha elegans, Hylobius abietis, Hylotrupes bajulus, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera postica, Hypothenemus spp., Ips typographus, Lachnosterna
consanguinea, Lema bilineata, Lema melanopus, Leptinotarsa spp. such as Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Lixus spp., Lyctus spp. such as Lyctus bruneus; Melanotus communis, Meligethes spp. such as Meligethes aeneus; Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Migdolus spp.,
Monochamus spp. such as Monochamus alternatus; Naupactus xanthographus, Niptus hololeucus, Oryctes rhinoceros, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus,
Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Oulema oryzae, Oxycetonia jucunda, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllobius pyri, Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllophaga spp., Phyllotreta spp. such as Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata; Phyllophaga spp., Phyllopertha horticola, Popillia japonica, Premnotrypes spp., Psylliodes chrysocephala, Ptinus spp., Rhizobius ventralis , Rhizopertha dominica, Sitona lineatus, Sitophilus spp. such as Sitophilus granaria, Sitophilus zeamais; Sphenophorus spp. such as Sphenophorus levis;
Sternechus spp. such as Sternechus subsignatus; Symphyletes spp., Tenebrio molitor, Tribolium spp. such as Tribolium castaneum; Trogoderma spp., Tychius spp., Xylotrechus spp., and Zabrus spp. such as Zabrus tenebrioides, flies, mosquitoes {Diptera), e.g. Aedes spp. such as Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans; Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles spp. such as Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Anopheles sinensis; Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Calliphora vicina, Cerafitis capitata, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomyia spp. such as Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria; Chrysops atlanticus, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Cochliomyia spp. such as Cochliomyia hominivorax; Contarinia spp. such as Contarinia sorghicola; Cordylobia
anthropophaga, Culex spp. such as Culex nigripalpus, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Culicoides furens, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Cuterebra spp., Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae, Delia spp. such as Delia antique, Delia coarctata, Delia platura, Delia radicum; Dermatobia hominis, Drosophila spp., Fannia spp. such as Fannia canicularis; Gastraphilus spp. such as Gasterophilus intestinalis; Geomyza Tripunctata, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina morsitans, Glossina palpalis, Glossina tachinoides, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hippelates spp., Hylemyia spp. such as Hylemyia platura; Hypoderma spp. such as Hypoderma lineata; Hyppobosca spp.,
Leptoconops torrens, Liriomyza spp. such as Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii; Lucilia spp. such as Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata; Lycoria pectoralis, Mansonia titillanus, Mayetiola spp. such as Mayetiola destructor; Musca spp. such as Musca autumnalis, Musca domestica; Muscina stabulans, Oestrus spp. such as Oestrus ovis; Opomyza florum, Oscinella spp. such as Oscinella frit; Pegomya hysocyami, Phlebotomus argentipes, Phorbia spp. such as Phorbia antiqua, Phorbia brassicae, Phorbia coarctata; Prosimulium mixtum, Psila rosae, Psorophora columbiae, Psorophora discolor, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhagoletis pomonella,
Sarcophaga spp. such as Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis; Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys spp. such as Stomoxys calcitrans; Tabanus spp. such as Tabanus atratus, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus lineola, Tabanus similis; Tannia spp., Tipula oleracea, Tipula paludosa, and Wohlfahrtia spp., thrips {Thysanoptera), e.g. Baliothrips biformis, Dichromothrips corbetti, Dichromothrips ssp., Enneothrips flavens, Frankliniella spp. such as Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici; Heliothrips spp., Hercinothrips femoralis, Kakothrips spp., Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus, Scirtothrips spp. such as Scirtothrips citri; Taeniothrips cardamoni, Thrips spp. such as Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi, Thrips tabaci; termites (Isoptera), e.g. Calotermes flavicollis, Coptotermes formosanus, Heterotermes aureus, Heterotermes longiceps, Heterotermes tenuis, Leucotermes flavipes, Odontotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp. such as Reticulitermes speratus, Reticulitermes flavipes,
Reticulitermes grassei, Reticulitermes lucifugus, Reticulitermes santonensis, Reticulitermes virginicus; Termes natalensis, cockroaches (Blattaria - Blattodea), e.g. Acheta domesticus, Blatta orientalis, Blattella asahinae, Blattella germanica, Gryllotalpa spp., Leucophaea maderae, Locusta spp.,
Melanoplus spp., Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuligginosa, Periplaneta japonica, bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, whiteflies, scale insects, cicadas {Hemiptera), e.g. Acrosternum spp. such as Acrosternum hilare; Acyrthosipon spp. such as Acyrthosiphon onobrychis, Acyrthosiphon pisum; Adelges laricis, Aeneolamia spp., Agonoscena spp., Aleurodes spp., Aleurolobus barodensis, Aleurothrixus spp., Amrasca spp., Anasa tristis, Antestiopsis spp., Anuraphis cardui, Aonidiella spp., Aphanostigma piri, Aphidula nasturtii, Aphis spp. such as Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae, Aphis pomi, Aphis sambuci, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola; Arboridia apicalis, Arilus critatus, Aspidiella spp., Aspidiotus spp., Atanus spp., Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia spp. such as Bemisia argentifolii, Bemisia tabaci; Blissus spp. such as Blissus leucopterus; Brachycaudus cardui, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brachycaudus persicae, Brachycaudus prunicola, Brachycolus spp., Brevicoryne brassicae, Calligypona margin ata, Calocoris spp., Campylomma livida, Capitophorus horni, Carneocephala fulgida, Cavelerius spp., Ceraplastes spp., Ceratovacuna lanigera, Cercopidae, Cerosipha gossypii, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Chionaspis tegalensis, Chlorita onukii,
Chromaphis juglandicola, Chrysomphalus ficus, Cicadulina mbila, Cimex spp. such as Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius; Coccomytilus halli, Coccus spp., Creontiades dilutus,
Cryptomyzus ribis, Cryptomyzus ribis, Cyrtopeltis notatus, Dalbulus spp., Dasynus piperis, Dialeurades spp., Diaphorina spp., Diaspis spp., Dichelops furcatus, Diconocoris hewetti, Doralis spp., Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Drosicha spp., Dysaphis spp. such as Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Dysaphis radicola; Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysdercus spp. such as Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius; Dysmicoccus spp., Empoasca spp. such as Empoasca fabae, Empoasca solana; Eriosoma spp., Erythroneura spp., Eurygaster spp. such as Eurygaster integriceps; Euscelis bilobatus, Euschistus spp. such as Euschistuos heros, Euschistus impictiventris, Euschistus servus; Geococcus coffeae, Halyomorpha spp. such as Halyomorpha halys; Heliopeltis spp., Homalodisca coagulata, Horcias nobilellus, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, lcerya spp., Idiocerus spp., Idioscopus spp., Laodelphax striatellus, Lecanium spp., Lepidosaphes spp., Leptocorisa spp., Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lipaphis erysimi, Lygus spp. such as Lygus hesperus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis; Macropes excavatus, Macrosiphum spp. such as Macrosiphum rosae,
Macrosiphum avenae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae; Mahanarva fimbriolata, Megacopta cribraria, Megoura viciae, Melanaphis pyrarius, Melanaphis sacchari, Metcafiella spp., Metopolophium dirhodum, Miridae spp., Monellia costalis, Monelliopsis pecanis, Myzus spp. such as Myzus ascalonicus, Myzus cerasi, Myzus persicae, Myzus varians; Nasonovia ribis-nigri, Nephotettix spp. such as Nephotettix malayanus, Nephotettix nigropictus, Nephotettix parvus, Nephotettix virescens; Nezara spp. such as Nezara viridula; Nilaparvata lugens, Oebalus spp.,
Oncometopia spp., Orthezia praelonga, Parabemisia myricae, Paratrioza spp., Parlatoria spp., Pemphigus spp. such as Pemphigus bursarius; Pentomidae, Peregrinus maidis, Perkinsiella saccharicida, Phenacoccus spp., Phloeomyzus passerinii, Phorodon humuli, Phylloxera spp., Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus spp. such as Piezodorus guildinii, Pinnaspis aspidistrae,
Planococcus spp., Protopulvinaria pyriformis, Psallus seriatus, Pseudacysta persea,
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Pseudococcus spp. such as Pseudococcus comstocki; Psylla spp. such as Psylla mali, Psylla piri; Pteromalus spp., Pyrilla spp., Quadraspidiotus spp., Quesada gigas, Rastrococcus spp., Reduvius senilis, Rhodnius spp., Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum spp. such as Rhopalosiphum pseudobrassicas, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi; Sagatodes spp., Sahlbergella singularis,
Saissetia spp., Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mali, Scaphoides titanus, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Scotinophora spp., Selenaspidus articulatus, Sitobion avenae, Sogata spp., Sogatella furcifera, Solubea insularis , Stephanitis nashi, Stictocephala festina,
Tenalaphara malayensis, Thyanta spp. such as Thyanta perditor; Tibraca spp., Tinocallis caryaefoliae, Tomaspis spp., Toxoptera spp. such as Toxoptera aurantii; Trialeurodes spp. such as Trialeurodes vaporariorum; Triatoma spp., Trioza spp., Typhlocyba spp., Unaspis spp. such as Unaspis yanonensis; and Viteus vitifolii, ants, bees, wasps, sawflies (Hymenoptera), e.g. Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Atta cephalotes, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Bombus spp., Camponotus floridanus, Crematogaster spp., Dasymutilla occidentalis, Diprion spp., Dolichovespula maculata, Hoplocampa spp. such as Hoplocampa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea; Lasius spp. such as Lasius niger, Linepithema humile, Monomorium pharaonis, Paravespula germanica, Paravespula pennsylvanica, Paravespula vulgaris, Pheidole megacephala, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Polistes rubiginosa, Solenopsis geminata, Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis richteri, Solenopsis xyloni, Vespa spp. such as Vespa crabro, and Vespula squamosa, crickets, grasshoppers, locusts (Orthoptera), e.g. Acheta domestica, Calliptamus italicus, Chortoicetes terminifera, Dociostaurus maroccanus, Gryllotalpa africana, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Hieroglyphus daganensis, Kraussaria angulifera, Locusta migratoria, Locustana pardalina, Melanoplus bivittatus, Melanoplus femurrubrum, Melanoplus mexicanus, Melanoplus
sanguinipes, Melanoplus spretus, Nomadacris septemfasciata, Oedaleus senegalensis, Schistocerca amehcana, Schistocerca gregaria, Tachycines asynamorus, and Zonozerus va egatus, arachnids {Arachnida), such as acari,e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae and Sarcoptidae, such as Amblyomma spp. (e.g. Amblyomma amehcanum, Amblyomma variegatum,
Amblyomma maculatum), Argas spp. (e.g. Argas persicus), Boophilus spp. (e.g. Boophilus annulatus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus), Dermacentor silvarum, Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Hyalomma spp. (e.g. Hyalomma truncatum), Ixodes spp. (e.g. Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes holocyclus, Ixodes pacificus), Ornithodorus spp. (e.g. Ornithodorus moubata, Ornithodorus hermsi, Ornithodorus turicata), Ornithonyssus bacoti, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus gallinae, Psoroptes spp. (e.g. Psoroptes ovis), Rhipicephalus spp. (e.g. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi), Rhizoglyphus spp., Sarcoptes spp. (e.g. Sarcoptes scabiei), and
Eriophyidae spp. such as Acaria sheldoni, Aculops spp. (e.g. Aculops pelekassi) Aculus spp. (e.g. Aculus schlechtendali), Epitrimerus pyri, Phyllocoptruta oleivora and Eriophyes spp. (e.g. Eriophyes sheldoni); Tarsonemidae spp. such as Hemitarsonemus spp., Phytonemus pallidus and Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Stenotarsonemus spp.; Tenuipalpidae spp. such as
Brevipalpus spp. (e.g. Brevipalpus phoenicis); Tetranychidae spp. such as Eotetranychus spp., Eutetranychus spp., Oligonychus spp., Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and Tetranychus urticae; Bryobia praetiosa, Panonychus spp. (e.g. Panonychus ulmi, Panonychus citri), Metatetranychus spp. and
Oligonychus spp. (e.g. Oligonychus pratensis), Vasates lycopersici; Araneida, e.g. Latrodectus mactans, and Loxosceles reclusa. And Acarus siro, Chorioptes spp., Scorpio maurus fleas {Siphonaptera), e.g. Ceratophyllus spp., Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides canis, Xenopsylla cheopis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, and Nosopsyllus fasciatus, silverfish, firebrat (Thysanura), e.g. Lepisma saccharina and Thermobia domestica, centipedes {Chilopoda), e.g. Geophilus spp., Scutigera spp. such as Scutigera coleoptrata; millipedes {Diplopoda), e.g. Blaniulus guttulatus, Narceus spp.,
Earwigs {Dermaptera), e.g. forficula auricularia, lice {Phthiraptera), e.g. Damalinia spp., Pediculus spp. such as Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis; Rhirus pubis, Haematopinus spp. such as Haematopinus eurysternus, Haematopinus suis; Linognathus spp. such as Linognathus vituli; Bovicola bovis, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Solenopotes capillatus, Trichodectes spp., springtails (Collembola ), e.g. Onychiurus ssp. such as Onychiurus armatus,
They are also suitable for controlling nematodes: plant parasitic nematodes such as root knot nematodes, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and other Meloidogyne species; cyst-forming nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis and other Globodera species; Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other Heterodera species; Seed gall nematodes, Anguina species; Stem and foliar nematodes, Aphelenchoides species such as Aphelenchoides besseyi ; Sting nematodes, Belonolaimus longicaudatus and other Belonolaimus species; Pine nematodes, Bursaphelenchus lignicolus Mamiya et Kiyohara, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and other Bursaphelenchus species; Ring nematodes, Criconema species, Criconemella species, Criconemoides species,
Mesocriconema species; Stem and bulb nematodes, Ditylenchus destructor, Ditylenchus dipsaci and other Ditylenchus species; Awl nematodes, Dolichodorus species; Spiral nematodes, Heliocotylenchus multicinctus and other Helicotylenchus species; Sheath and sheathoid nematodes, Hemicycliophora species and Hemicriconemoides species;
Hirshmanniella species; Lance nematodes, Hoploaimus species; false rootknot nematodes, Nacobbus species; Needle nematodes, Longidorus elongatus and other Longidorus species; Lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus brachyurus, Pratylenchus neglectus, Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus curvitatus, Pratylenchus goodeyi and other Pratylenchus species; Burrowing nematodes, Radopholus similis and other Radopholus species; Reniform nematodes,
Rotylenchus robustus, Rotylenchus reniformis and other Rotylenchus species; Scutellonema species; Stubby root nematodes, Trichodorus primitivus and other Trichodorus species, Paratrichodorus species; Stunt nematodes, Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, Tylenchorhynchus dubius and other Tylenchorhynchus species; Citrus nematodes, Tylenchulus species such as Tylenchulus semipenetrans; Dagger nematodes, Xiphinema species; and other plant parasitic nematode species.
Examples of further pest species which may be controlled by compounds of fomula (I) include: from the class of the Bivalva, for example, Dreissena spp.; from the class of the Gastropoda, for example, Arion spp., Biomphalaria spp., Bulinus spp., Deroceras spp., Galba spp., Lymnaea spp., Oncomelania spp., Succinea spp.; from the class of the helminths, for example,
Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Acylostoma braziliensis, Ancylostoma spp., Ascaris lubricoides, Ascaris spp., Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, Bunostomum spp., Chabertia spp., Clonorchis spp., Cooperia spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Dictyocaulus filaria, Diphyllobothrium latum, Dracunculus medinensis, Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, Enterobius vermicularis, Faciola spp., Haemonchus spp. such as Haemonchus contortus;
Heterakis spp., Hymenolepis nana, Hyostrongulus spp., Loa Loa, Nematodirus spp.,
Oesophagostomum spp., Opisthorchis spp., Onchocerca volvulus, Ostertagia spp.,
Paragonimus spp., Schistosomen spp., Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides stercora lis, Stronyloides spp., Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella nativa,
Trichinella britovi, Trichinella nelsoni, Trichinella pseudopsiralis, Trichostrongulus spp., Trichuris trichuria, Wuchereria bancrofti; from the order of the Isopoda, for example, Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber; from the order of the Symphyla, for example, Scutigerella immaculata.
Further examples of pest species which may be controlled by compounds of formula (I) include: Anisoplia austriaca, Apamea spp., Austroasca viridigrisea, Baliothrips biformis, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cephus spp., Ceutorhynchus napi, Chaetocnema aridula, Chilo auricilius, Chilo indicus , Chilo polychrysus, Chortiocetes termini fera, Cnaphalocroci medinalis, Cnaphalocrosis spp., Colias eurytheme, Collops spp., Cornitermes cumulans, Creontiades spp., Cyclocephala spp., Dalbulus maidis, Deraceras reticulatum , Diatrea saccharalis, Dichelops furcatus, Dicladispa armigera , Diloboderus spp. such as Diloboderus abderus; Edessa spp., Epinotia spp.,
Formicidae, Geocoris spp., Globitermes sulfureus, Gryllotalpidae, Halotydeus destructor, Hipnodes bicolor, Hydrellia philippina, Julus spp., Laodelphax spp., Leptocorsia acuta ,
Leptocorsia oratorius , Liogenys fuscus, Lucillia spp., Lyogenys fuscus, Mahanarva spp., Maladera matrida, Marasmia spp., Mastotermes spp., Mealybugs, Megascelis ssp, Metamasius hemipterus, Microtheca spp., Mods latipes, Murgantia spp., Mythemina separata ,
Neocapritermes opacus, Neocapritermes parvus, Neomegalotomus spp., Neotermes spp., Nymphula depunctalis, Oebalus pugnax, Orseolia spp. such as Orseolia oryzae; Oxycaraenus hyalinipennis, Plusia spp., Pomacea canaliculata, Procornitermes ssp, Procornitermes triacifer , Psylloides spp., Rachiplusia spp., Rhodopholus spp., Scaptocoris castanea, Scaptocoris spp., Scirpophaga spp. such as Scirpophaga incertulas , Scirpophaga innotata; Scotinophara spp. such as Scotinophara coarctata; Sesamia spp. such as Sesamia inferens, Sogaella frucifera, Solenapsis geminata, Spissistilus spp., Stalk borer, Stenchaetothrips biformis,
Steneotarsonemus spinki, Sylepta derogata, Telehin licus, Trichostrongylus spp..
Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects, preferably sucking or piercing insects such as insects from the genera Thysanoptera, Diptera and
Hemiptera, and chewing-biting pests such as insects from the genera of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, in particular the following species: Thysanoptera : Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci,
Diptera, e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus,
Calliphora vicina, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Chrysops atlanticus, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Contarinia sorghicola Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culicoides furens, Culex pipiens, Culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae, Delia antique, Delia coarctata, Delia platura, Delia radicum, Dermatobia hominis, Fannia canicularis, Geomyza Tripunctata, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Glossina palpalis, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina tachinoides, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hippelates spp., Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Leptoconops torrens, Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pectoralis, Mansonia titillanus, Mayetiola destructor, Musca autumnalis, Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis, Opomyza florum, Oscinella frit, Pegomya hysocyami, Phorbia antiqua, Phorbia brassicae, Phorbia coarctata, Phlebotomus argentipes, Psorophora columbiae, Psila rosae, Psorophora discolor, Prosimulium mixtum, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhagoletis pomonella, Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, Sarcophaga spp., Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys calcitrans, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus atratus, Tabanus lineola, and Tabanus similis, Tipula oleracea, and Tipula paludosa;
Hemiptera, in particular aphids: Acyrthosiphon onobrychis, Adelges laricis, Aphidula nasturtii, Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis pomi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis sambuci, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aulacorthum solani, Brachycaudus cardui, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brachycaudus persicae, Brachycaudus prunicola, Brevicoryne brassicae, Capitophorus horni, Cerosipha gossypii, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Cryptomyzus ribis, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dysaphis radicola, Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Empoasca fabae, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Macrosiphum avenae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Macrosiphon rosae, Megoura viciae, Melanaphis pyrarius, Metopolophium dirhodum, Myzodes persicae, Myzus ascalonicus, Myzus cerasi, Myzus varians, Nasonovia ribis-nigri, Nilaparvata lugens, Pemphigus bursarius,
Perkinsiella saccharicida, Phorodon humuli, Psylla mali, Psylla piri, Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mali, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Sitobion avenae, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Toxoptera aurantiiand, and Viteus vitifolii.
Lepidoptera, in particular: Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis unipuncta, Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea
grandiosella, Earias insulana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Eupoecilia ambiguella, Evetria bouliana, Feltia subterranea, Galleria mellonella, Grapholitha funebrana, Grapholitha molesta, Heliothis armigera, Heliothis virescens, Heliothis zea, Hellula undalis, Hibernia defoliaria, Hyphantria cunea, Hyponomeuta malinellus, Keiferia lycopersicella, Lambdina fiscellaria,
Laphygma exigua, Leucoptera coffeella, Leucoptera scitella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Lobesia botrana, Loxostege sticticalis, Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha, Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria, Mamestra brassicae, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Ostrinia nubilalis, Panolis flammea, Pectinophora gossypiella, Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris brassicae, Plathypena scabra, Plutella xylostella, Pseudoplusia includens, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura,
Thaumatopoea pityocampa, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia ni and Zeiraphera canadensis. Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects from the order of Coleoptera, in particular Agrilus sinuatus, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes obscurus, Amphimallus solstitialis, Anisandrus dispar, Anthonomus grandis, Anthonomus pomorum, Aphthona euphoridae, Athous haemorrhoidalis, Atomaria linearis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata, Bruchus rufimanus, Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Cetonia aurata, Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Ctenicera ssp.,
Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica semipunctata, Diabrotica 12-punctata Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica virgifera, Epilachna varivestis, Epitrix hirtipennis, Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Hylobius abietis, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera postica, Ips typographus, Lema bilineata, Lema melanopus, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Melanotus communis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae, Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon cochleariae,
Phyllobius pyri, Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Sitona lineatus and Sitophilus granaria. Mixtures of the present invention are particularly useful for controlling insects of the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Thysanoptera.
The mixtures of the present invention are especially suitable for efficiently combating pests like insects from the order of the lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), beetles (Coleoptera), flies and mosquitoes (Diptera), thrips (Thysanoptera), termites (Isoptera), bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, whiteflies, scale insects, cicadas (Hemiptera), ants, bees, wasps, sawflies (Hymenoptera), crickets, grasshoppers, locusts (Orthoptera), and also Arachnoidea, such as arachnids
(Acarina).
Formulations
The mixtures according to the present invention can be converted into the customary
formulations, for example solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes and granules. The use form depends on the particular intended purpose; in each case, it should ensure a fine and even distribution of the compounds of the mixtures according to the invention.
Therefore the invention also relates to agrochemical compositions comprising an auxiliary and a mixture according to the invention, i.e. a mixture of at least one compound I of formula I and of at least one compound II according to the present invention.
An agrochemical composition comprises a pesticidally effective amount of a pesticidal mixture. The term "effective amount" denotes an amount of the composition or of the mixture, which is sufficient for controlling harmful pests on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the animal pests species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions and the specific mixture used. The mixtures according to the present invention can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof. Examples for composition types are suspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC), emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g. CS, ZC), pastes, pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e.g. WP, SP, WS, DP, DS), pressings (e.g. BR, TB, DT), granules (e.g. WG, SG, GR, FG, GG, MG), insecticidal articles (e.g. LN), as well as gel formulations for the treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds (e.g. GF). These and further compositions types are defined in the "Catalogue of pesticide formulation types and international coding system", Technical Monograph No. 2, 6th Ed. May 2008, CropLife International.
The compositions are prepared in a known manner, such as described by Mollet and Grube- mann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001 ; or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product formulation, Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005. Examples for suitable auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alky- lated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof. Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & De- tergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North American Ed.).
Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof. Examples of sulfonates are alkylarylsulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkyhnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates. Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters. Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters. Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 51 equivalents. Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide. Examples of N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides. Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides. Examples of sugar- based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or alkyl- polyglucosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate. Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide. Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamines or poly- ethyleneamines.
Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound I or II or the mixture according to the invention on the target. Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxilaries. Further examples are listed by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, chapter 5. Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.
Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.
Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.
Suitable colorants (e.g. in red, blue, or green) are pigments of low water solubility and water- soluble dyes. Examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanofer- rate) and organic colorants (e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).
Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
Examples for composition types and their preparation are:
i) Water-soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
10-60 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and 5-15 wt% wetting agent (e.g. alcohol alkoxylates) are dissolved in water and/or in a water-soluble solvent (e.g. alcohols) up to 100 wt%. The active substance dissolves upon dilution with water.
ii) Dispersible concentrates (DC)
5-25 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and 1 -10 wt% dispersant (e. g. polyvinylpyrrolidone) are dissolved in up to 100 wt% organic solvent (e.g. cyclohexanone). Dilution with water gives a dispersion. iii) Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)
15-70 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and 5-10 wt% emulsifiers (e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in up to 100 wt% water-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon). Dilution with water gives an emulsion.
iv) Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
5-40 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and 1 -10 wt% emulsifiers (e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in 20-40 wt% water-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon). This mixture is introduced into up to 100 wt% water by means of an emulsifying machine and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.
v) Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0,1 -2 wt% thickener (e.g. xanthan gum) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt% binder (e.g.
polyvinylalcohol) is added.
vi) Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
50-80 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground finely with addition of up to 100 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) and prepared as water-dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
vii) Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS)
50-80 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground in a rotor- stator mill with addition of 1 -5 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -3 wt% wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. silica gel. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
viii) Gel (GW, GF)
In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -5 wt% thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. ix) Microemulsion (ME)
5-20 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are added to 5-30 wt% organic solvent blend (e.g. fatty acid dimethylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt% surfactant blend (e.g. alkohol ethoxylate and arylphenol ethoxylate), and water up to 100 %. This mixture is stirred for 1 h to produce spontaneously a thermodynamically stable microemulsion.
x) Microcapsules (CS)
An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt% acrylic monomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by a radical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules.
Alternatively, an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I according to the invention, 0- 40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g. diphenylmethene-4,4'-diisocyanatae) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). The addition of a polyamine (e.g.
hexamethylenediamine) results in the formation of a polyurea microcapsules. The monomers amount to 1 -10 wt%. The wt% relate to the total CS composition.
xi) Dustable powders (DP, DS)
1 -10 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are ground finely and mixed intimately with up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. finely divided kaolin.
xii) Granules (GR, FG)
0.5-30 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention is ground finely and associated with up to 100 wt% solid carrier (e.g. silicate). Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed.
xiii) Ultra-low volume liquids (UL)
1 -50 wt% of a compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention are dissolved in up to 100 wt% organic solvent, e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon.
The compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
The agrochemical compositions generally comprise between 0.01 and 95%, preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%, by weight of active substance. The active substances are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably from 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).
The granules according to formulation type x are especially preferred for the application in rice. Water-soluble concentrates (LS), Suspoemulsions (SE), flowable concentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersible powders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gels (GF) are usually employed for the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials, particularly seeds. The compositions in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active substance concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40% by weight, in the ready-to-use preparations. Application can be carried out before or during sowing. Methods for applying or treating compound I or II or a mixture according to the invention and compositions thereof, respectively, on to plant propagation material, especially seeds include dressing, coating, pelleting, dusting, soaking and in-furrow application methods of the propagation material.
Preferably, compound I or the compositions thereof, respectively, are applied on to the plant propagation material by a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seed dressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.
When employed in plant protection, the amounts of active substances applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 2 kg per ha, preferably from 0.001 to 1 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.005 to 0.9 kg per ha, in particular from 0.005 to 0.5 kg per ha.
In treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds, e. g. by dusting, coating or drenching seed, amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 0.1 to 300 g, more preferably from 0.1 to 100 g and most preferably from 0.25 to 100 g, per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seed) are generally required.
When used in the protection of materials or stored products, the amount of active substance applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active substance per cubic meter of treated material.
Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and other pesticides (e.g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners, biopesticides) may be added to the active substances or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix). These agents can be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1.
The user applies the composition according to the invention usually from a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system. Usually, the
agrochemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained. Usually, 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.
According to one embodiment, individual components of the composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.
In a further embodiment, either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components, e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or active substances, e.g. from the groups M or F, may be mixed by the user in a spray tank and further auxiliaries and additives may be added, if appropriate.
In a further embodiment, either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components, e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or active substances from the group M or F, can be applied jointly (e.g. after tank mix) or consecutively.
In a further embodiment, either individual components of the composition according to the invention or partially premixed components, e. g. components comprising compounds I and/or compound II, and/or active substances from the group M or F, can be applied jointly (e.g. after tank mix) or consecutively.
Further active ingredients
Another aspect of the present invention is when preparing the mixtures, it is preferred to employ the mixture according to the invention or pure active compounds I and II, to which further active compounds, e.g. against harmful fungi or having herbicidal activity, or growth-regulating agents or fertilizers can be added, as described above for compounds III. Applications
Due to their excellent activity, the mixtures according to the invention may be used for controlling invertebrate pests.
The compounds I and the one or more compound(s) II can be applied simultaneously, that is jointly or separately, or in succession, that is immediately one after another and thereby creating the mixture "in-situ" on the desired location, as e.g. the plant, the sequence, in the case of separate application, generally not having any effect on the result of the control measures.
The mixtures according to the invention are effective through both contact and ingestion.
The mixtures according to the invention can be applied to any and all developmental stages, such as egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The pests may be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food supply, habitat, breeding ground or its locus with a pesticidally effective amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures. According to a preferred embodiment, the mixtures according to the invention are used in crop protection, especially for the protection of living plants.
According to another specific embodiment of the invention, the mixtures according to the present invention are employed via soil application. Soil application is especially favorable for use against ants, termites, crickets, or cockroaches.
According to another embodiment of the invention, for use against non crop pests such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitoes, crickets, locusts, or cockroaches the mixtures according to the present invention are prepared into a bait preparation.
The bait can be a liquid, a solid or a semisolid preparation (e.g. a gel).
The animal pest (also referred to as "invertebrate pest"), i.e. the insects, arachnids and nematodes, the plant, soil or water in which the plant is growing can be contacted with the mixtures according to the invention or composition(s) comprising them by any application method known in the art. As such, "contacting" includes both direct contact (applying the compounds/compositions directly on the animal pest or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the compounds/mixtures/compositions to the locus of the animal pest or plant).
The mixtures according to the invention or the pesticidal compositions comprising them may be used to protect growing plants and crops from attack or infestation by animal pests, especially insects, acaridae or arachnids by contacting the plant/crop with a pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures according to the invention. The term "crop" refers both to growing and harvested crops.
The mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them are particularly important in the control of a multitude of insects on various cultivated plants, such as cereal, root crops, oil crops, vegetables, spices, ornamentals, for example seed of durum and other wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize (fodder maize and sugar maize / sweet and field corn), soybeans, oil crops, crucifers, cotton, sunflowers, bananas, rice, oilseed rape, turnip rape, sugarbeet, fodder beet, eggplants, potatoes, grass, lawn, turf, fodder grass, tomatoes, leeks, pumpkin/squash, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pepper, cucumbers, melons, Brassica species, melons, beans, peas, garlic, onions, carrots, tuberous plants such as potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, grapes, petunias, geranium/pelargoniums, pansies and impatiens.
Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on rice. Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on soybeans. Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on corn.
Also preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention, especially the mixtures as individualized herein, e.g. in Table AP-T, on specialty crops like fruits and vegetables. In one embodiment thereof, the application is on fruiting vegetables, and especially on tomato, on pepper or on eggplant.
In another embodiment thereof, the application is on leafy vegetables, and especially on cabbage or on lettuce.
In still another embodiment thereof, the application is on tubers (tuber vegetables), and especially on potato or on onion.
The mixtures according to the invention are employed as such or in form of compositions by treating the insects or the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms to be protected from insecticidal attack with an insecticidally effective amount of the active compounds. The application can be carried out both before and after the infection of the plants, plant propagation materials, such as seeds, soil, surfaces, materials or rooms by the insects.
The present invention also includes a method of combating animal pests which comprises contacting the animal pests, their habitat, breeding ground, food supply, cultivated plants, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which the animal pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from animal attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture of at least one active compound I and at least one active compound II.
Moreover, animal pests may be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food supply, habitat, breeding ground or its locus with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention. As such, the application may be carried out before or after the infection of the locus, growing crops, or harvested crops by the pest.
The mixtures according to the invention can also be applied preventively to places at which occurrence of the pests is expected.
The mixtures according to the invention may be also used to protect growing plants from attack or infestation by pests by contacting the plant with a pesticidally effective amount of mixtures according to the invention. As such, "contacting" includes both direct contact (applying the compounds/compositions directly on the pest and/or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the mixtures according to the invention /compositions to the locus of the pest and/or plant).
"Locus" means a habitat, breeding ground, plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which a pest or parasite is growing or may grow.
The term "plant propagation material" is to be understood to denote all the generative parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plant material such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts and other parts of plants. Seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from soil, may also be included. These plant propagation materials may be treated prophylactically with a plant protection compound either at or before planting or transplanting.
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood as including plants which have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering. Genetically modified plants are plants, the genetic material of which has been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that under natural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations or natural recombination. Typically, one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant. Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-transtional modification of protein(s) (oligo- or polypeptides) for example by glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties(e.g. as disclosed in Biotechnol Prog. 2001 Jul-Aug;17(4):720-8., Protein Eng Des Sel. 2004 Jan;17(1 ):57-66, Nat Protoc.
2007;2(5): 1225-35., Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2006 Oct;10(5):487-91. Epub 2006 Aug 28., Biomaterials. 2001 Mar;22(5):405-17, Bioconjug Chem. 2005 Jan-Feb;16(1 ):1 13-21 ).
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that have been rendered tolerant to applications of specific classes of herbicides, such as hydroxy- phenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors; acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors, such as sulfonyl ureas (see e. g. US 6,222,100, WO 01/82685, WO 00/26390, WO 97/ 41218, WO 98/02526, WO 98/02527, WO 04/106529, WO 05/20673, WO 03/14357, WO 03/13225, WO 03/14356, WO 04/16073) or imidazolinones (see e. g. US 6222100, WO 01/82685, WO 00/26390, WO
97/41218, WO 98/02526, WO 98/02527, WO 04/ 106529, WO 05/20673, WO 03/14357, WO 03/13225, WO 03/14356, WO 04/16073); enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) inhibitors, such as glyphosate (see e. g. WO 92/00377); glutamine synthetase (GS) inhibitors, such as glufosinate (see e. g. EP-A-0242236, EP-A-242246) or oxynil herbicides (see e. g. US 5,559,024) as a result of conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering. Several cultivated plants have been rendered tolerant to herbicides by conventional methods of breeding (mutagenesis), for example Clearfield® summer rape (Canola) being tolerant to imidazolinones, e. g. imazamox. Genetic engineering methods have been used to render cultivated plants, such as soybean, cotton, corn, beets and rape, tolerant to herbicides, such as glyphosate and glufosinate, some of which are commercially available under the trade names RoundupReady® (glyphosate) and LibertyLink® (glufosinate).
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins, especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularly from Bacillus
thuringiensis, such as a-endotoxins, e. g. CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(bl ) or Cry9c; vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g. VIP1 , VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, for example Photorhabdus spp. or Xenorhabdus spp.; toxins produced by animals, such as scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or other insect-specific neurotoxins; toxins produced by fungi, such
Streptomycetes toxins, plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins; agglutinins; proteinase inhibitors, such as trypsin inhibitors, serine protease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors; ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin, luffin, saporin or bryodin; steroid metabolism enzymes, such as 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, ecdysteroid-IDP- glycosyl-transferase, cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase; ion channel blockers, such as blockers of sodium or calcium channels; juvenile hormone esterase; diuretic hormone receptors (helicokinin receptors); stilben synthase, bibenzyl synthase, chitinases or glucanases. In the context of the present invention these insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be understood expressly also as pre-toxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins. Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains, (see, for example WO 02/015701 ). Further examples of such toxins or genetically-modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are dis-closed, for example, in EP-A 374 753, WO 93/007278, WO 95/34656, EP-A 427 529, EP-A 451 878, WO 03/018810 und WO 03/052073. The methods for producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are described, for example, in the publications mentioned above. These insecticidal proteins contained in the genetically modified plants impart to the plants producing these proteins protection from harmful pests from certain taxonomic groups of arthropods, particularly to beetles (Coleoptera), flies (Diptera), and butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) and to plant parasitic nematodes (Nematoda).
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the resistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens. Examples of such proteins are the so-called "pathogenesis-related proteins" (PR proteins, see, for example EP-A 0 392 225), plant disease resistance genes (for example potato cultivars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lyso-zym (e. g. potato cultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increased resistance against bacteria such as Erwinia amylvora). The methods for producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to the person skilled in the art and are described, for example, in the publications mentioned above.
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity (e. g. bio mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinity or other growth-limiting environ-mental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve human or animal nutrition, for example oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g. Nexera® rape).
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood also including plants that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve raw material production, for example potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e. g. Amflora® potato). In general, "pesticidally effective amount" means the amount of active ingredients or mixture according to the invention needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism. The pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures/compositions used in the invention. A pesticidally effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like. In the case of foliar treatment ,the quantity of active ingredient ranges from 0.0001 to 500 g per 100 m2, preferably from 0.001 to 20 g per 100 m2, or from 1 to 100 g per hectare, preferably from 10 to 50 g per hectare, or from 12 to 50 g per hectare, or from 10 to 30 g per hectare, or from 20 to 40 g per hectare, or from 10 to 20 g per hectare, or from 20 to 30 g per hectare, or from 30 to 40 g per hectare, or from 40 to 50 g per hectare.
In treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds, e. g. by dusting, coating or drenching seed, amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 1000 g, preferably from 0.1 to 300 g, more preferably from 0.1 to 100 g and most preferably from 0.25 to 100 g, per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seed) are generally required.
In the case of soil treatment, the quantity of active ingredient ranges from 0.0001 to 500 g per 100 m2, preferably from 0.001 to 20 g per 100 m2.
Customary application rates in the protection of materials are, for example, from 0.01 g to 1000 g of active compounds per m2 treated material, desirably from 0.1 g to 50 g per m2.
Insecticidal compositions for use in the impregnation of materials typically contain from 0.001 to 95 weight %, preferably from 0.1 to 45 weight %, and more preferably from 1 to 25 weight % of at least one repellent and/or insecticide. The mixtures according to the invention are effective through both contact (via soil, glass, wall, bed net, carpet, plant parts or animal parts), and ingestion (bait, or plant part).
The mixtures according to the invention may also be applied against non-crop insect pests, such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets, or cockroaches. For use against said non-crop pests, the mixtures according to the invention are preferably used in a bait
composition.
The bait can be a liquid, a solid or a semisolid preparation (e.g. a gel). Solid baits can be formed into various shapes and forms suitable to the respective application e.g. granules, blocks, sticks, disks. Liquid baits can be filled into various devices to ensure proper application, e.g. open containers, spray devices, droplet sources, or evaporation sources. Gels can be based on aqueous or oily matrices and can be formulated to particular necessities in terms of stickyness, moisture retention or aging characteristics.
The bait employed in the composition is a product, which is sufficiently attractive to incite insects such as ants, termites, wasps, flies, mosquitos, crickets etc. or cockroaches to eat it. The attractiveness can be manipulated by using feeding stimulants or sex pheromones. Food stimulants are chosen, for example, but not exclusively, from animal and/or plant proteins (meat-, fish- or blood meal, insect parts, egg yolk), from fats and oils of animal and/or plant origin, or mono-, oligo- or polyorganosaccharides, especially from sucrose, lactose, fructose, dextrose, glucose, starch, pectin or even molasses or honey. Fresh or decaying parts of fruits, crops, plants, animals, insects or specific parts thereof can also serve as a feeding stimulant. Sex pheromones are known to be more insect specific. Specific pheromones are described in the literature and are known to those skilled in the art.
For use in bait compositions, the typical content of active ingredients is from 0.001 weight % to 15 weight %, desirably from 0.001 weight % to 5% weight % of active compounds.
Formulations of compounds of formula I or compounds II or mixtures according to the invention as aerosols (e.g in spray cans), oil sprays or pump sprays are highly suitable for the nonprofessional user for controlling pests such as flies, fleas, ticks, mosquitos or cockroaches. Aerosol recipes are preferably composed of the active compound(s), solvents such as lower alcohols (e.g. methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol), ketones (e.g. acetone, methyl ethyl ketone), paraffin hydrocarbons (e.g. kerosenes) having boiling ranges of approximately 51 to 251 °C, dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, water, furthermore auxiliaries such as emulsifiers such as sorbitol monooleate, oleyl ethoxylate having 3-7 mol of ethylene oxide, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, perfume oils such as ethereal oils, esters of medium fatty acids with lower alcohols, aromatic carbonyl compounds, if appropriate stabilizers such as sodium benzoate, amphoteric surfactants, lower epoxides, triethyl orthoformate and, if required, propellants such as propane, butane, nitrogen, compressed air, dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, or mixtures of these gases. The oil spray formulations differ from the aerosol recipes in that no propellants are used.
For use in spray compositions, the content of active ingredient is from 0.001 to 80 weights %, preferably from 0.01 to 50 weight % and most preferably from 0.01 to 15 weight %.
The mixtures according to the invention respective their compositions can also be used in mosquito and fumigating coils, smoke cartridges, vaporizer plates or long-term vaporizers and also in moth papers, moth pads or other heat-independent vaporizer systems.
Methods to control infectious diseases transmitted by insects (e.g. malaria, dengue and yellow fever, lymphatic filariasis, and leishmaniasis) with mixtures according to the invention and their respective compositions also comprise treating surfaces of huts and houses, air spraying and impregnation of curtains, tents, clothing items, bed nets, tsetse-fly trap or the like. Insecticidal compositions for application to fibers, fabric, knitgoods, nonwovens, netting material or foils and tarpaulins preferably comprise a mixture including the insecticide, optionally a repellent and at least one binder. Suitable repellents for example are Ν,Ν-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), N,N- diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA), 1 -(3-cyclohexan-1 -yl-carbonyl)-2-methylpiperine, (2- hydroxymethylcyclohexyl) acetic acid lactone, 2-ethyl-1 ,3-hexandiol, indalone,
Methylneodecanamide (MNDA), a pyrethroid not used for insect control such as {(+/-)-3-allyl-2- methyl-4-oxocyclopent-2-(+)-enyl-(+)-trans-chrysantemate (Esbiothrin), a repellent derived from or identical with plant extracts like limonene, eugenol, (+)-Eucamalol (1 ), (-)-l -epi-eucamalol or crude plant extracts from plants like Eucalyptus maculata, Vitex rotundifolia, Cymbopogan martinii, Cymbopogan citratus (lemon grass), Cymopogan nartdus (citronella). Suitable binders are selected for example from polymers and copolymers of vinyl esters of aliphatic acids (such as such as vinyl acetate and vinyl versatate), acrylic and methacrylic esters of alcohols, such as butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, and methyl acrylate, mono- and di-ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as styrene, and aliphatic diens, such as butadiene.
The impregnation of curtains and bednets is done in general by dipping the textile material into emulsions or dispersions of the insecticide or spraying them onto the nets. The mixtures according to the invention and their compositions can be used for protecting wooden materials such as trees, board fences, sleepers, etc. and buildings such as houses, outhouses, factories, but also construction materials, furniture, leathers, fibers, vinyl articles, electric wires and cables etc. from ants and/or termites, and for controlling ants and termites from doing harm to crops or human being (e.g. when the pests invade into houses and public facilities). The mixtures according to the invention are applied not only to the surrounding soil surface or into the under-floor soil in order to protect wooden materials but it can also be applied to lumbered articles such as surfaces of the under-floor concrete, alcove posts, beams, plywoods, furniture, etc., wooden articles such as particle boards, half boards, etc. and vinyl articles such as coated electric wires, vinyl sheets, heat insulating material such as styrene foams, etc. In case of application against ants doing harm to crops or human beings, the ant controller of the present invention is applied to the crops or the surrounding soil, or is directly applied to the nest of ants or the like.
Seed treatment
The mixtures according to the invention are also suitable for the treatment of seeds in order to protect the seed from insect pest, in particular from soil-living insect pests and the resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar insects.
The mixtures according to the invention are particularly useful for the protection of the seed from soil pests and the resulting plant's roots and shoots against soil pests and foliar insects. The protection of the resulting plant's roots and shoots is preferred. More preferred is the protection of resulting plant's shoots from piercing and sucking insects, wherein the protection from aphids is most preferred.
The present invention therefore comprises a method for the protection of seeds from insects, in particular from soil insects and of the seedlings' roots and shoots from insects, in particular from soil and foliar insects, said method comprising contacting the seeds before sowing and/or after pregermination with mixtures according to the invention. Particularly preferred is a method, wherein the plant's roots and shoots are protected, more preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots are protected from piercing and sucking insects, most preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots are protected from aphids. Also preferred ist a method, wherein the plant's roots and shoots are protected from chewing and biting insects, most preferably a method, wherein the plants shoots and roots are protected from Lepidoptera and/or Coleoptera, most preferably wherein the plant shoots and roots are protected from rice leaf beetle. The term seed embraces seeds and plant propagules of all kinds including but not limited to true seeds, seed pieces, suckers, corms, bulbs, fruit, tubers, grains, cuttings, cut shoots and the like and means in a preferred embodiment true seeds.
The term seed treatment comprises all suitable seed treatment techniques known in the art, such as seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed pelleting.
The present invention also comprises seeds coated with or containing the active mixtures according to the invention.
The term "coated with and/or containing" generally signifies that the active ingredient is for the most part on the surface of the propagation product at the time of application, although a greater or lesser part of the ingredient may penetrate into the propagation product, depending on the method of application. When the said propagation product is (re)planted, it may absorb the active ingredient.
Suitable seed is seed of cereals, root crops, oil crops, vegetables, spices, ornamentals, for example seed of durum and other wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize (fodder maize and sugar maize / sweet and field corn), soybeans, oil crops, crucifers, cotton, sunflowers, bananas, rice, oilseed rape, turnip rape, sugarbeet, fodder beet, eggplants, potatoes, grass, lawn, turf, fodder grass, tomatoes, leeks, pumpkin/squash, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, pepper, cucumbers, melons, Brassica species, melons, beans, peas, garlic, onions, carrots, tuberous plants such as potatoes, sugar cane, tobacco, grapes, petunias, geranium/pelargoniums, pansies and impatiens.
Particularly preferred is the application of the mixtures according to the invention and the compositions comprising them on rice.
In addition, the active mixtures according to the invention may also be used for the treatment of seeds from plants, which tolerate the action of herbicides or fungicides or insecticides owing to breeding, including genetic engineering methods.
For example, the active mixtures according to the invention can be employed in treatment of seeds from plants, which are resistant to herbicides from the group consisting of the
sulfonylureas, imidazolinones, glufosinate-ammonium or glyphosate-isopropylammonium and analogous active substances (see for example, EP-A 242 236, EP-A 242 246) (WO 92/00377) (EP-A 257 993, U.S. 5,013,659) or in transgenic crop plants, for example cotton, with the capability of producing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins (Bt toxins) which make the plants resistant to certain pests (EP-A 142 924, EP-A 193 259).
Furthermore, the active mixtures according to the invention can be used also for the treatment of seeds from plants, which have modified characteristics in comparison with existing plants consist, which can be generated for example by traditional breeding methods and/or the generation of mutants, or by recombinant procedures). For example, a number of cases have been described of recombinant modifications of crop plants for the purpose of modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (e.g. WO 92/1 1376, WO 92/14827, WO 91/19806) or of transgenic crop plants having a modified fatty acid composition (WO 91/13972).
The seed treatment application of the active compounds is carried out by spraying or by dusting the seeds before sowing of the plants and before emergence of the plants.
Compositions which are especially useful for seed treatment are e.g.:
A Soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
D Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
E Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
F Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
G Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS)
H Gel-Formulations (GF)
I Dustable powders (DP, DS)
Conventional seed treatment formulations include for example flowable concentrates FS, solutions LS, powders for dry treatment DS, water dispersible powders for slurry treatment WS, water-soluble powders SS and emulsion ES and EC and gel formulation GF. These formulations can be applied to the seed diluted or undiluted. Application to the seeds is carried out before sowing, either directly on the seeds or after having pregerminated the latter.
In a preferred embodiment a FS formulation is used for seed treatment. Typcially, a FS formulation may comprise 1 -800 g/l of active ingredient, 1 -200 g/l Surfactant, 0 to 200 g/l antifreezing agent, 0 to 400 g/l of binder, 0 to 200 g/l of a pigment and up to 1 liter of a solvent, preferably water.
Especially preferred FS formulations of compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures according to the invention, for seed treatment usually comprise from 0.1 to 80% by weight (1 to 800 g/l) of the active ingredient, from 0.1 to 20 % by weight (1 to 200 g/l) of at least one surfactant, e.g. 0.05 to 5 % by weight of a wetter and from 0.5 to 15 % by weight of a dispersing agent, up to 20 % by weight, e.g. from 5 to 20 % of an anti-freeze agent, from 0 to 15 % by weight, e.g. 1 to 15 % by weight of a pigment and/or a dye, from 0 to 40 % by weight, e.g. 1 to 40 % by weight of a binder (sticker /adhesion agent), optionally up to 5 % by weight, e.g. from 0.1 to 5 % by weight of a thickener, optionally from 0.1 to 2 % of an anti-foam agent, and optionally a preservative such as a biocide, antioxidant or the like, e.g. in an amount from 0.01 to 1 % by weight and a filler/vehicle up to 100 % by weight.
Seed Treatment formulations may additionally also comprise binders and optionally colorants. Binders can be added to improve the adhesion of the active materials on the seeds after treatment. Suitable binders are homo- and copolymers from alkylene oxides like ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylalcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, and copolymers thereof, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, acrylic homo- and copolymers, polyethyleneamines, polyethyleneamides and polyethyleneimines, polysaccharides like celluloses, tylose and starch, polyolefin homo- and copolymers like olefin/maleic anhydride copolymers, polyurethanes, polyesters, polystyrene homo and copolymers
Optionally, also colorants can be included in the formulation. Suitable colorants or dyes for seed treatment formulations are Rhodamin B, C.I. Pigment Red 1 12, C.I. Solvent Red 1 , pigment blue 15:4, pigment blue 15:3, pigment blue 15:2, pigment blue 15:1 , pigment blue 80, pigment yellow 1 , pigment yellow 13, pigment red 1 12, pigment red 48:2, pigment red 48:1 , pigment red 57:1 , pigment red 53:1 , pigment orange 43, pigment orange 34, pigment orange 5, pigment green 36, pigment green 7, pigment white 6, pigment brown 25, basic violet 10, basic violet 49, acid red 51 , acid red 52, acid red 14, acid blue 9, acid yellow 23, basic red 10, basic red 108. Examples of a gelling agent is carrageen (Satiagel®)
In the treatment of seed, the application rates of the mixtures of the invention are generally from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed, more preferably from 1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed and in particular from 1 g to 200 g per 100 kg of seed.
The invention therefore also relates to seed comprising a mixtures of the invention, as defined herein. The amount of the mixtures of the invention will in general vary from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 g to 5 kg per 100 kg of seed, in particular from 1 g to 1000 g per 100 kg of seed. For specific crops such as lettuce the rate can be higher.
Animal health
The mixtures according to the invention are in particular also suitable for being used for combating parasites in and on animals. An object of the present invention is therfore also to provide new methods to control parasites in and on animals. Another object of the invention is to provide safer pesticides for animals.
Another object of the invention is further to provide pesticides for animals that may be used in lower doses than existing pesticides. And another object of the invention is to provide pesticides for animals, which provide a long residual control of the parasites.
The invention also relates to compositions comprising a parasiticidally effective amount of the mixtures according to the invention and an acceptable carrier, for combating parasites in and on animals.
The present invention also provides a method for treating, controlling, preventing and protecting animals against infestation and infection by parasites, which comprises orally, topically or parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention or a composition comprising it.
The invention also provides a process for the preparation of a composition for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites which comprises a parasiticidally effective amount of a mixture according to the invention or a composition comprising it.
Activity of compounds against agricultural pests does not suggest their suitability for control of endo- and ectoparasites in and on animals which requires, for example, low, non-emetic dosages in the case of oral application, metabolic compatibility with the animal, low toxicity, and a safe handling.
Surprisingly it has now been found that the mixtures according to the invention are suitable for combating endo- and ectoparasites in and on animals.
Mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing infestations and infections animals including warm-blooded animals (including humans) and fish. They are for example suitable for controlling and preventing infestations and infections in mammals such as cattle, sheep, swine, camels, deer, horses, pigs, poultry, rabbits, goats, dogs and cats, water buffalo, donkeys, fallow deer and reindeer, and also in fur-bearing animals such as mink, chinchilla and raccoon, birds such as hens, geese, turkeys and ducks and fish such as fresh- and salt-water fish such as trout, carp and eels.
Mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are preferably used for controlling and preventing infestations and infections in domestic animals, such as dogs or cats. Infestations in warm-blooded animals and fish include, but are not limited to, lice, biting lice, ticks, nasal bots, keds, biting flies, muscoid flies, flies, myiasitic fly larvae, chiggers, gnats, mosquitoes and fleas.
The mixtures according to the invention and compositions comprising them are suitable for systemic and/or non-systemic control of ecto- and/or endoparasites. They are active against all or some stages of development.
The mixtures according to the invention are especially useful for combating ectoparasites.
The mixtures according to the invention are especially useful for combating parasites of the following orders and species, respectively:
fleas (Siphonaptera), e.g. Ctenocephalides felis, Ctenocephalides cams, Xenopsylla cheopis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, and Nosopsyllus fasciatus, cockroaches (Blattaria - Blattodea), e.g. Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinae, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta japonica, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuligginosa, Periplaneta australasiae, and Blatta orientalis,
flies, mosquitoes (Diptera), e.g. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Anopheles crucians, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles freeborni, Anopheles leucosphyrus, Anopheles minimus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Calliphora vicina, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Chrysops discalis, Chrysops silacea, Chrysops atlanticus, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culicoides furens, Culex pipiens, Culex nig ri palpus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex tarsalis, Culiseta inornata, Culiseta melanura, Dermatobia hominis, Fannia canicularis, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Glossina palpalis, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina tachinoides, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hippelates spp., Hypoderma lineata, Leptoconops torrens, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pectoralis, Mansonia spp., Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis,
Phlebotomus argentipes, Psorophora columbiae, Psorophora discolor, Prosimulium mixtum, Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, Sarcophaga sp., Simulium vittatum, Stomoxys calcitrans, Tabanus bovinus, Tabanus atratus, Tabanus lineola, and Tabanus similis,
lice (Phthiraptera), e.g. Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, Pthirus pubis, Haematopinus eurysternus, Haematopinus suis, Linognathus vituli, Bovicola bovis, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus and Solenopotes capillatus.
ticks and parasitic mites (Parasitiformes): ticks (Ixodida), e.g. Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes holocyclus, Ixodes pacificus, Rhiphicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, Ambryomma maculatum, Ornithodorus hermsi,
Ornithodorus turicata and parasitic mites (Mesostigmata), e.g. Ornithonyssus bacoti and Dermanyssus gallinae,
Actinedida (Prostigmata) und Acaridida (Astigmata) e.g. Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Ornithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp.,
Listrophorus spp., Acarus spp., Tyrophagus spp., Caloglyphus spp., Hypodectes spp.,
Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp.,Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., and Laminosioptes spp,
Bugs (Heteropterida): Cimex lectularius, Cimex hemipterus, Reduvius senilis, Triatoma spp., Rhodnius ssp., Panstrongylus ssp. and Arilus critatus,
Anoplurida, e.g. Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., and Solenopotes spp,
Mallophagida (suborders Arnblycerina and Ischnocerina), e.g. Trimenopon spp., Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Trichodectes spp., and Felicola spp,
Roundworms Nematoda:
Wipeworms and Trichinosis (Trichosyringida), e.g. Trichinellidae (Trichinella spp.), (Trichuridae,) Trichuris spp., Capillaria spp,
Rhabditida, e.g. Rhabditis spp, Strongyloides spp., Helicephalobus spp,
Strongylida, e.g. Strongylus spp., Ancylostoma spp., Necator americanus, Bunostomum spp. (Hookworm), Trichostrongylus spp., Haemonchus contortus., Ostertagia spp., Cooperia spp., Nematodirus spp., Dictyocaulus spp., Cyathostoma spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Stephanurus dentatus, Ollulanus spp., Chabertia spp., Stephanurus dentatus , Syngamus trachea, Ancylostoma spp., Uncinaria spp., Globocephalus spp., Necator spp., Metastrongylus spp., Muellerius capillaris, Protostrongylus spp., Angiostrongylus spp., Parelaphostrongylus spp. Aleurostrongylus abstrusus, and Dioctophyma renale,
Intestinal roundworms (Ascaridida), e.g. Ascaris lumbricoides, Ascaris suum, Ascaridia galli, Parascaris equorum, Enterobius vermicularis (Threadworm), Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonine, Skrjabinema spp., and Oxyuris equi,
Camallanida, e.g. Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm)
Spirurida, e.g. Thelazia spp. Wuchereria spp., Brugia spp., Onchocerca spp., Dirofilari spp. a, Dipetalonema spp., Setaria spp., Elaeophora spp., Spirocerca lupi, and Habronema spp., Thorny headed worms (Acanthocephala), e.g. Acanthocephalus spp., Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus and Oncicola spp,
Planarians (Plathelminthes):
Flukes (Trematoda), e.g. Faciola spp., Fascioloides magna, Paragonimus spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Fasciolopsis buski, Clonorchis sinensis, Schistosoma spp., Trichobilharzia spp., Alaria a lata, Paragonimus spp., and Nanocyetes spp,
Cercomeromorpha, in particular Cestoda (Tapeworms), e.g. Diphyllobothrium spp., Tenia spp.,
Echinococcus spp., Dipylidium caninum, Multiceps spp., Hymenolepis spp., Mesocestoides spp., Vampirolepis spp., Moniezia spp., Anoplocephala spp., Sirometra spp., Anoplocephala spp., and Hymenolepis spp.
The mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them are particularly useful for the control of pests from the orders Diptera, Siphonaptera and Ixodida.
Moreover, the use of the mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them for combating mosquitoes is especially preferred.
The use of the mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them for combating flies is a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Furthermore, the use of the compounds of formula I and compositions containing them for combating fleas is especially preferred.
The use of the mixtures according to the invention and compositions containing them for combating ticks is a further preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The mixtures according to the invention also are especially useful for combating endoparasites (roundworms nematoda, thorny headed worms and planarians).
Administration can be carried out both prophylactically and therapeutically.
Administration of the active compounds or mixtures is carried out directly or in the form of suitable preparations, orally, topically/dermally or parenterally.
For oral administration to warm-blooded animals, the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated as animal feeds, animal feed premixes, animal feed concentrates, pills, solutions, pastes, suspensions, drenches, gels, tablets, boluses and capsules. In addition, the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be administered to the animals in their drinking water. For oral administration, the dosage form chosen should provide the animal with 0.01 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention, preferably with 0.5 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day. Alternatively, the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be administered to animals parenterally, for example, by intraruminal,
intramuscular, intravenous or subcutaneous injection. The compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be dispersed or dissolved in a physiologically acceptable carrier for subcutaneous injection. Alternatively, the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated into an implant for subcutaneous administration. In addition the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be transdermally administered to animals. For parenteral administration, the dosage form chosen should provide the animal with 0.01 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of animal body weight per day of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixture accordingto the invention.
The compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may also be applied topically to the animals in the form of dips, dusts, powders, collars, medallions, sprays, shampoos, spot-on and pour-on formulations and in ointments or oil-in-water or water- in-oil emulsions. For topical application, dips and sprays usually contain 0.5 ppm to 5,000 ppm and preferably 1 ppm to 3,000 ppm of the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention. In addition, the compounds of formula I, compounds II or the mixtures accordingto the invention may be formulated as ear tags for animals, particularly quadrupeds such as cattle and sheep.
Suitable preparations are:
- Solutions such as oral solutions, concentrates for oral administration after dilution, solutions for use on the skin or in body cavities, pouring-on formulations, gels;
- Emulsions and suspensions for oral or dermal administration; semi-solid preparations;
- Formulations in which the active compound is processed in an ointment base or in an oil-in- water or water-in-oil emulsion base;
- Solid preparations such as powders, premixes or concentrates, granules, pellets, tablets, boluses, capsules; aerosols and inhalants, and active compound-containing shaped articles. Compositions suitable for injection are prepared by dissolving the active ingredient in a suitable solvent and optionally adding further ingredients such as acids, bases, buffer salts,
preservatives, and solubilizers. The solutions are filtered and filled sterile.
Suitable solvents are physiologically tolerable solvents such as water, alkanols such as ethanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycols, N-methyl-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
The active compounds can optionally be dissolved in physiologically tolerable vegetable or synthetic oils which are suitable for injection.
Suitable solubilizers are solvents which promote the dissolution of the active compound in the main solvent or prevent its precipitation. Examples are polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyoxyethylated castor oil, and polyoxyethylated sorbitan ester.
Suitable preservatives are benzyl alcohol, trichlorobutanol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters, and n- butanol.
Oral solutions are administered directly. Concentrates are administered orally after prior dilution to the use concentration. Oral solutions and concentrates are prepared according to the state of the art and as described above for injection solutions, sterile procedures not being necessary. Solutions for use on the skin are trickled on, spread on, rubbed in, sprinkled on or sprayed on. Solutions for use on the skin are prepared according to the state of the art and according to what is described above for injection solutions, sterile procedures not being necessary.
Further suitable solvents are polypropylene glycol, phenyl ethanol, phenoxy ethanol, ester such as ethyl or butyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, ethers such as alkyleneglycol alkylether, e.g.
dipropylenglycol monomethylether, ketons such as acetone, methylethylketone, aromatic hydrocarbons, vegetable and synthetic oils, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, transcutol, solketal, propylencarbonate, and mixtures thereof.
It may be advantageous to add thickeners during preparation. Suitable thickeners are inorganic thickeners such as bentonites, colloidal silicic acid, aluminium monostearate, organic thickeners such as cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl alcohols and their copolymers, acrylates and
methacrylates.
Gels are applied to or spread on the skin or introduced into body cavities. Gels are prepared by treating solutions which have been prepared as described in the case of the injection solutions with sufficient thickener that a clear material having an ointment-like consistency results. The thickeners employed are the thickeners given above.
Pour-on formulations are poured or sprayed onto limited areas of the skin, the active compound penetrating the skin and acting systemically.
Pour-on formulations are prepared by dissolving, suspending or emulsifying the active compound in suitable skin-compatible solvents or solvent mixtures. If appropriate, other auxiliaries such as colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, antioxidants, light stabilizers, adhesives are added.
Suitable solvents which are: water, alkanols, glycols, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, glycerol, aromatic alcohols such as benzyl alcohol, phenylethanol, phenoxyethanol, esters such as ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, ethers such as alkylene glycol alkyl ethers such as dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-butyl ether, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclic carbonates such as propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, aromatic and/or aliphatic hydrocarbons, vegetable or synthetic oils, DMF, dimethylacetamide, n-alkylpyrrolidones such as methylpyrrolidone, n-butylpyrrolidone or n- octylpyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxy-methylene-1 ,3-diox- olane and glycerol formal.
Suitable colorants are all colorants permitted for use on animals and which can be dissolved or suspended.
Suitable absorption-promoting substances are, for example, DMSO, spreading oils such as isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol pelargonate, silicone oils and copolymers thereof with polyethers, fatty acid esters, triglycerides, fatty alcohols.
Suitable antioxidants are sulfites or metabisulfites such as potassium metabisulfite, ascorbic acid, butylhydroxytoluene, butylhydroxyanisole, tocopherol.
Suitable light stabilizers are, for example, novantisolic acid.
Suitable adhesives are, for example, cellulose derivatives, starch derivatives, polyacrylates, natural polymers such as alginates, gelatin.
Emulsions can be administered orally, dermally or as injections.
Emulsions are either of the water-in-oil type or of the oil-in-water type. They are prepared by dissolving the active compound either in the hydrophobic or in the hydrophilic phase and homogenizing this with the solvent of the other phase with the aid of suitable emulsifiers and, if appropriate, other auxiliaries such as colorants, absorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers, viscosity-enhancing substances.
Suitable hydrophobic phases (oils) are:
liquid paraffins, silicone oils, natural vegetable oils such as sesame oil, almond oil, castor oil, synthetic triglycerides such as caprylic/capric biglyceride, triglyceride mixture with vegetable fatty acids of the chain length Cs-Ci2 or other specially selected natural fatty acids, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids possibly also containing hydroxyl groups, mono- and diglycerides of the Cs-do fatty acids,
fatty acid esters such as ethyl stearate, di-n-butyryl adipate, hexyl laurate, dipropylene glycol perlargonate, esters of a branched fatty acid of medium chain length with saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C16-C18, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, caprylic/capric acid esters of saturated fatty alcohols of chain length C12-C18, isopropyl stearate, oleyl oleate, decyl oleate, ethyl oleate, ethyl lactate, waxy fatty acid esters such as synthetic duck coccygeal gland fat, dibutyl phthalate, diisopropyl adipate, and ester mixtures related to the latter, fatty alcohols such as isotridecyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, cetylstearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, and fatty acids such as oleic acid and mixtures thereof.
Suitable hydrophilic phases are: water, alcohols such as propylene glycol, glycerol, sorbitol and mixtures thereof.
Suitable emulsifiers are:
non-ionic surfactants, e.g. polyethoxylated castor oil, polyethoxylated sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monostearate, glycerol monostearate, polyoxyethyl stearate, alkylphenol polyglycol ether;
ampholytic surfactants such as di-sodium N-lauryl-p-iminodipropionate or lecithin;
anionic surfactants, such as sodium lauryl sulfate, fatty alcohol ether sulfates, mono/dialkyl polyglycol ether orthophosphoric acid ester monoethanolamine salt;
cation-active surfactants, such as cetyltrimethylammonium chloride.
Suitable further auxiliaries are: substances which enhance the viscosity and stabilize the emulsion, such as carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose and other cellulose and starch derivatives, polyacrylates, alginates, gelatin, gum arabic, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic anhydride, polyethylene glycols, waxes, colloidal silicic acid or mixtures of the substances mentioned.
Suspensions can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They are prepared by suspending the active compound in a suspending agent, if appropriate with addition of other auxiliaries such as wetting agents, colorants, bioabsorption-promoting substances, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers.
Liquid suspending agents are all homogeneous solvents and solvent mixtures.
Suitable wetting agents (dispersants) are the emulsifiers given above.
Other auxiliaries which may be mentioned are those given above.
Semi-solid preparations can be administered orally or topically/dermally. They differ from the suspensions and emulsions described above only by their higher viscosity.
For the production of solid preparations, the active compound is mixed with suitable excipients, if appropriate with addition of auxiliaries, and brought into the desired form. Suitable excipients are all physiologically tolerable solid inert substances. Those used are inorganic and organic substances. Inorganic substances are, for example, sodium chloride, carbonates such as calcium carbonate, hydrogencarbonates, aluminium oxides, titanium oxide, silicic acids, argillaceous earths, precipitated or colloidal silica, or phosphates. Organic substances are, for example, sugar, cellulose, foodstuffs and feeds such as milk powder, animal meal, grain meals and shreds, starches.
Suitable auxiliaries are preservatives, antioxidants, and/or colorants which have been mentioned above.
Other suitable auxiliaries are lubricants and glidants such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, talc, bentonites, disintegration-promoting substances such as starch or crosslinked
polyvinylpyrrolidone, binders such as starch, gelatin or linear polyvinylpyrrolidone, and dry binders such as microcrystalline cellulose.
In general, "parasiticidally effective amount" means the amount of active ingredient needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism. The parasiticidally effective amount can vary for the various
compounds/mixtures/compositions used in the invention. A parasiticidally effective amount of the compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired
parasiticidal effect and duration, target species, mode of application, and the like.
The compositions which can be used in the invention can comprise generally from about 0.001 to 95% of the the mixture according to the invention.
Generally it is favorable to apply the mixture according to the invention in total amounts of 0.5 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg per day, preferably 1 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg per day.
Ready-to-use preparations contain the compounds acting against parasites, preferably ectoparasites, in concentrations of 10 ppm to 80 per cent by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 65 per cent by weight, more preferably from 1 to 50 per cent by weight, most preferably from 5 to 40 per cent by weight.
Preparations which are diluted before use contain the compounds acting against ectoparasites in concentrations of 0.5 to 90 per cent by weight, preferably of 1 to 50 per cent by weight.
Furthermore, the preparations comprise the mixtures according to the invention against endoparasites in concentrations of 10 ppm to 2 per cent by weight, preferably of 0.05 to 0.9 per cent by weight, very particularly preferably of 0.005 to 0.25 per cent by weight.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the compositions comprising the mixtures according to the inventionare applied dermally / topically.
In a further preferred embodiment, the topical application is conducted in the form of compound- containing shaped articles such as collars, medallions, ear tags, bands for fixing at body parts, and adhesive strips and foils.
Generally it is favorable to apply solid formulations which release the active compounds in total amounts of 10 mg/kg to 300 mg/kg, preferably 20 mg/kg to 200 mg/kg, most preferably 25 mg/kg to 160 mg/kg body weight of the treated animal in the course of three weeks.
For the preparation of the shaped articles, thermoplastic and flexible plastics as well as elastomers and thermoplastic elastomers are used. Suitable plastics and elastomers are polyvinyl resins, polyurethane, polyacrylate, epoxy resins, cellulose, cellulose derivatives, polyamides and polyester which are sufficiently compatible with the active compounds. A detailed list of plastics and elastomers as well as preparation procedures for the shaped articles is given e.g. in WO 03/086075.
Examples
Synergism can be described as an interaction where the combined effect of two or more compounds is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each of the compounds. The presence of a synergistic effect in terms of percent control, between two mixing partners (X and Y) can be calculated using the Colby equation (Colby, S. R., 1967, Calculating Synergistic and Antagonistic Responses in Herbicide Combinations, Weeds, 15, 21 -22):
100
When the observed combined control effect is greater than the expected combined control effect (E), then the combined effect is synergistic.
The following tests demonstrate the control efficacy of compounds, mixtures or compositions of this invention on specific pests. However, the pest control protection afforded by the
compounds, mixtures or compositions is not limited to these species. In certain instances, combinations of a compound of this invention with other invertebrate pest control compounds or agents are found to exhibit synergistic effects against certain important invertebrate pests. The analysis of synergism or antagonism between the mixtures or compositions was determined using Colby's equation.
Biological Examples
Test 1 : Vetch Aphid (Megoura viciae)
For evaluating control of vetch aphid (Megoura viciae) through contact or systemic means the test unit consisted of 24-well-microtiter plates containing broad bean leaf disks.
The compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were sprayed onto the leaf disks at 2.5μΙ, using a custom built micro atomizer, at two replications.
For experimental mixtures in these tests identical volumes of both mixing partners at the desired concentrations respectively, were mixed together.
After application, the leaf disks were air-dried and 5 - 8 adult aphids placed on the leaf disks inside the microtiter plate wells. The aphids were then allowed to suck on the treated leaf disks and incubated at 23 + 1 °C, 50 + 5 % RH for 5 days. Aphid mortality and fecundity was then visually assessed. For the mixture tested the results are as follows:
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*synergistic control effect according to Colby's equation Test 2: Green peach aphid {Myzus persicae)
For evaluating control of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) through systemic means the test unit consisted of 96-well-microtiter plates containing liquid artificial diet under an artificial membrane.
The compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were pipetted into the aphid diet, using a custom built pipetter, at two replications.
For experimental mixtures in these tests identical volumes of both mixing partners at the desired concentrations respectively, were mixed together.
After application, 5 - 8 adult aphids were placed on the artificial membrane inside the microtiter plate wells. The aphids were then allowed to suck on the treated aphid diet and incubated at 23 + 1 °C, 50 + 5 % RH for 3 days. Aphid mortality and fecundity was then visually assessed. For the mixture tested the results are as follows:
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*synergistic control effect according to Colby's equation
Test 3: Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata)
For evaluating control of Mediterranean fruitfly (Ceratitis capitata) the test unit consisted of 96- well-microtiter plates containing an insect diet and 50-80 C. capitata eggs.
The compounds or mixtures were formulated using a solution containing 75% water and 25% DMSO. Different concentrations of formulated compounds or mixtures were sprayed onto the insect diet at 5μΙ, using a custom built micro atomizer, at two replications.
For experimental mixtures in these tests identical volumes of both mixing partners at the desired concentrations respectively, were mixed together.
After application, microtiter plates were incubated at 28 + 1 °C, 80 + 5 % RH for 5 days. Egg and larval mortality was then visually assessed. For the mixture tested the results are as follows:
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*synergistic control effect according to Colby's equatio

Claims

Claims
1. Pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds
1 ) at least one pesticidall rmula (I):
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wherein
R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, CI, Br and CN;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of F, CI, Br, I, CH3;
R3 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CHF2, CF3 and OCH2F;
R4 is CI or CF3;
R5, R6 are selected independently of one another from the group consisting of hydrogen, Ci-C4-alkyl, Cs-Cs-cycloalkyl, or
R5 and R6 together represent a C2-C7-alkylene, C2-C7-alkenylene or
C6-Cg-alkynylene chain forming together with the sulfur atom to which they are attached a 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- or 10-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or fully unsaturated ring,
k is O or l ;
or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide, or a polymorphic crystalline form, a co-crystal or a solvate of a compound or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof; and
2) at least one pesticidally active compound of formula (II)
Figure imgf000065_0002
wherein
R21 is H, Ci-C2-alkyl, or Ci-C2-alkoxy-Ci-C2-alkyl;
R22 is CH3, or halomethyl; R23 is CN, C2-C6-alkyl, d-Ce-haloalkyl, Ci-C2-alkoxy-Ci-C2-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl and C2- C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, Cs-Ce-cycloalkenyl, Ci-C6-alkoxy, wherein the C-atoms may be unsubstituted, or partially or fully substituted by Ra;
R24 is Ci-C4-alkyl, or a group mentioned for R23; or
R23 and R24 may together form a five- to six-membered carbocycle, which may be substituted by Ra;
R25 is H, or a group mentioned for R24;
Ra is halogen, CN, Ci-C2-alkyl, Ci-C2-haloalkyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C2-haloalkoxy, and the stereoisomers, salts, tautomers and N-oxides thereof; in synergistically effective amounts.
Pesticidal mixtures according to claim 1 , comprising a compound of formula I and a compound of formula (II) in a weight ratio of from 500:1 to 1 :500.
Pesticidal mixtures according to claim 1 or 2, in which in the compound of formula I R3 is CF3 or Br, preferably CF3;
R4 is CI.
Pesticidal mixtures according to claim 1 , 2 or 3, in which in the compound of formula I R1 is selected from the group consisting of Br, CI, CN, preferably CI;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of CI, CH3; preferably CH3.
Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 4, in which in the compound of formula I
R5 and R6 are selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, preferably ethyl or isopropyl, and
wherein preferably R5 and R6 are identical.
Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 5, in which the compound of formula I is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds 1-1 1 , 1-16, 1-21 , I-26, I- 31 :
Figure imgf000066_0001
Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 6, in which in the compound of formula II R21 is CH3 or C2H5, R22 is CH3, R24 is CH3, and R25 is H. Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 7, in which in the compound of formula II
R23 is C2-C6-alkyl, Ci-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, wherein the C-atoms may be un- substituted, or partially or fully substituted by halogen or CN , preferably R23 is CH3, C2H5, CH(CH3)2, CH2CH2CH3, CF3, CHFCH3, cyclopropyl, wherein the ring is substituted by halogen or CN; preferably
R23 is methyl, isopropyl, CF3, CHFCH3, or 1 -CN-c-C3H4.
Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 8, in which the compound of formula II is a compound of formula 11 A and is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds 11-1 to 11-10:
Figure imgf000067_0001
Figure imgf000067_0002
10. Pesticidal mixtures according to any of claims 1 to 9, comprising at least one further pesti- cidally active compound III.
1 1 . A method for controlling insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting an insect, acarid or nematode or their food supply, habitat, breeding grounds or their locus with a mixture according to any of claims 1 to 10 in pesticidally effective amounts.
12. A method of protecting plants from attack or infestation by insects, acarids or nematodes comprising contacting the plant, or the soil or water in which the plant is growing, with a pesticidally effective amount of a mixture according to any of claims 1 to 10.
13. A method for protection of plant propagation material comprising contacting the plant propagation material with a mixture as defined in any of claims 1 to 10 in pesticidally effective amounts.
4. Seed, comprising the mixture according to any of claims 1 to 10 in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seeds.
5. A pesticidal composition, comprising a liquid or solid carrier and a mixture according to any of claims 1 to 10.
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