CA2428101A1 - Active agent combinations with insecticidal and acaricidal properties - Google Patents

Abstract

The novel active agent combinations consisting of certain cyclical keto-enols and the active agents (1) to (29) listed in the description have excellent insecticidal and acaricidal properties.

Description

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries GamIAB/Nf _1_ Active compound combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties The present invention relates to novel active compound combinations comprising known cyclic ketoenoles on the one hand and other known insecticidally active compounds on the other hand and which are highly suitable for controlling animal ' pests such as insects and undesired acarids.
It is already known that certain cyclic ketoenoles have herbicidal, insecticidal and acaricidal properties. The activity of these substances is good; however, at low application rates it is sometimes unsatisfactory.
Unsubstituted bicyclic 3-aryl-pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives (EP-A-355 599 and EP-A-415 211) and substituted monocyclic 3-aryl-pyrrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives (EP-A-3?7 893 and EP-A-442 077) are known to have herbicidal, insecticidal or acaridical activity.
Also known are polycyclic 3-arylpynrolidine-2,4-dione derivatives (EP-A-442 073) and 1H-arylpyrrolidine-dione derivatives (EP-A-456 063, EP-A-521 334, EP-A-596 298, EP-A-613 884, EP-A-613 885, WO 94101 997, WO 95/26 954, WO
95/20 572, EP-A-0 668 267, WO 96/25 395, WO 96/35 664, WO 97/01 535, WO
97/02 243, WO 97/36 868, WO 97/43 275, WO 98/05 638, WO 98/06 721, WO
98125 928, WO 99/16 748, WO 99/24 437, WO 99/43 649, WO 99148 869 and WO
99155 673).
Furthermore, it is already known that numerous heterocycles, organotin compounds, benzoylureas and pyrethroids have insecticidal and acaricidal properties ' (cf. WO 93/22 297, WO 93/10 083, DE-A 2 641 343, EP-A-347 488, EP-A-210 487, US-A 3 264177 and EP-A-234 045). However, the activity of these substances is not always satisfactory.

Le A 34 935-Foreiun Countries It has now been found that compounds of the formula (I) Y
Z (I) in which X represents halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy or cyano, W, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy or cyano, A represents hydrogen, in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, saturated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl in which optionally at least one ring atom is reglaced by a heteroatom, B represents hydrogen or alkyl, A and B together with the carbon atom to which they are attached represent a saturated or unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted cycle which optionally contains at least one heteroatom, D represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted radical from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, saturated cycloalkyl in which optionally one or more ring members are replaced by heteroatoms, A and D together with the atoms to which they are attached represent a saturated or unsaturated cycle which is unsubstituted or substituted in the A,D moiety and optionally contains at least one heteroatom, Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries G represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups D L Ra ~. R' (b), ~ M ~ R2 (~)~ i S02 R3 (d), '~ P . R5 a Lll Rs E (f) or ~- N~ ~ (g~, L
in which E represents a metal ion or an ammonium ion, L represents oxygen or sulphur, M represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or optionally halogen-, alkyl- or alkoxy-substituted cycloalkyl which may be interrupted by at least one heteroatom, in each case optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl, phenoxyalkyl or hetaryloxyalkyl, R2 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyI, alkoxyalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or represents in each case optionally substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R3 represents optionally halogen-substituted alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl, R4 and R5 independently of one another each represent in each case . optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkenylthio, cycloalkylthio or represent in Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries , _4_ each case optionally substituted phenyl, benzyl, phenoxy or phenylthio and R6 and R7 independently of one another each represent hydrogen, in each $ case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, represent optionally substituted phenyl, represent optionally substituted benzyl or together with the N atom to which . they are attached represent an optionally substituted ring which is optionally interrupted by oxygen or sulphur and acaricidally active compounds, preferably (1) the phenylhydrazine derivative of the formula (bifenazate) known from WO 93/10 083 and/or (2) the macrolide with the common name abarnectin (III) known from DE-A-27 17 040 and/or Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries -(3) the naphthalinedione derivative of the formula (IV) (acequinocyl) known from DE-A-26 41 343 and/or (4) the pyrrole derivative of the formula (V) (chlorfenapyr) known from EP-A-347 488 and/or Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries (5) the thiourea derivative of the formula CH3)2 H- ~ NH-C(CH3)s S
. iH3)2 (diafenthiuron) known from EP-A-210 487 and/or (6) the oxazoline derivative of the formula ~(CH3)3 (Etoxazole) known from WO 93/22 297 andlor (7) an organotin derivative of the formula (VIII) in which Le ~A 34 935-Foreign Countries _7_ R represents ~N
(VIIIa = azocyclotin), known from The Pesticide Manual, 9th edition, p. 48 or R represents -OH
(VBIb = cyhexatin), known from US 3,264,1?7 andlor (8) the pyrazole derivative of the formula NH-CH2 ~ ~ C(CH3)a (tebufenpyrad) known from EP-A-289 879 and/or Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries _8_ (9) the pyrazole derivative of the formula O-C(CH3)3 (X) (fenpyroximate) known from EP-A-234 045 andlor (10) the pyridazinone derivative of the formula O CI
(CH3)3C-N ~S-CH2 ~ ~ C(CH3)a ~.JN
(pyridaben) known from EP-A-134 439 and/or (11) the benzoylurea of the formula F F CI
CO-NH-CO-NH f ~ O ~ ~ CF3 (XII) F
(flufenoxuron) known from EP-A-161019 Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries _9_ andlor (12) the pyrethroid of the formula C1~
F3C (X)II) (bifenthrin) known from EP-A-049 9?7 andlor (13) the tetrazine derivative of the formula CI CI
/ \ % v / \
N
(clofentezine) known from EP-A-005 912 andlor (14) the organotin derivative of the formula Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries '-CH2 Sn-O-Sn CH2 (XV) (fenbutatin oxide) known from DE-A-2 115 666 andlor (15) the sulphenamide of the formula H3C ~ ~ N~S~2~N~CH3 (XVl) S-CCI2F 'CH3 (tolylfluanid) .
known from The Pesticide Manual, 11th edition, 1997, page 1208 (16) and/or the pyrimidyl phenol ethers i - R = C1 (XVII); (4-[(4-chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro-3-tolyl)oxy]-6-[(a,a,a-4-tetrafluoro-3-tolyl)oxy]-pyrimidine) Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries R = N02 (XVIIi); 4-[(4-chloro-a,a,a-trifluora-3-tolyl)oxy]-6-[(a,a,a trifluoro-4-nitro-3-tolyl)oxy]-pyrimidine R = Br (XIX); 4-[(4-chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro-3-tolyl)oxy]-6-[(a,a,a trifluoro-4-bromo-3-tolyl)oxy]-pyrimidine known from WO 94/02 470, EP-A-883 991 and/or ( 17) the macrolide of the formula (HsC)2N O
ru O _ ~OCH3 "'OCH3 (~) (spinosad) a mixture preferably comprising 85% of spinosyn A R=H
15% of spinosyn B R = CH3 known from EP-A-375 316 and/or (18) ivermectin (XXI) known from EP-A-001 689 Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries andlor (19) milbemectin (XXII) known from The Pesticide Manual, 11th edition,1997, p. 846 andlor (20) endosulfan (XXIB) known from DE-A-1015 797 and/or (21) fenazaquin (XXIV) known from EP-A-326 329 and/or 34 93S-Forei Coup (22) pyrimidifen (~V) r ~~N O CHs known from Ep_tq,_I96 S24 S
and/or (23) triarathen (XXVI) known from DE_A-2 724 494 and/or (24) tetradifon (~V~
CI
O
CI
--If~.c' CI

Le A 34 935-Fore~n Countries known from US 2,812,281 and/or (25) propargit (XXV)II]
known from US 3,272,854 and/or (26) hexythiazox (XXIX) known from DE-A-3 037 105 and/or (14) the Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries ' - 15-(27) bromopropylate (XXX) H
\ I \
O= -OCH(CH3)2 known from US 3,784,696 and/or (28) dicofol (XXXI) H
CI ~ \ f \ CI

known from US 2,812,280 and/or (29) chinomethionat (~!:XXII) j S
HsC \ N S
known from DE-A-1 100 372 have very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Surprisingly, the insecticidal and acaricidal action of the active compound combinations according to the invention considerably exceeds the total of the actions of the individual active compounds. A true synergistic effect which could not have been predicted therefore exists, not just a complementation of action.
The active compound combinations according to the invention comprise, in addition to at least one active compound of the formula (I), at least one active compound of compounds 1 to 29.
Preference is given to active compound combinations comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which the radicals are as defined below:
W preferably represents hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or fluorine, X preferably represents C 1-C4-alkyl, C 1-C4-alkoxy, C 1-C4-halogenoalkyl, .
fluorine, chlorine or bromine, Y and Z independently of one another each preferably represent hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-halogenoalkyl, A preferably represents hydrogen or in each case optionally halogen-substituted C1-C6-alkyl or C3-Cg-cycloalkyl, B preferably represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached preferably represent saturated ' C3-C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen or sulphur and which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by C~-C4-alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C,-C4-alkoxy, Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries _17_ D preferably represents hydrogen, in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C~-C6-alkyl, C3-C4-alkenyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, A and D together preferably represent optionally methyl-substituted C3-C4-alkanediyl in which optionally one methylene group is replaced by sulphur, G preferably represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the graugs L Ra R' (b), ~ M ~ (c), ~ S02 R (d)~ ~ P ~ RS
L
Rs i (g) in particular (a), (b), (c) or (g) L
in which E represents a metal ion or an ammonium ion, L represents oxygen or sulphur and M represents oxygen or sulphur, R' preferably represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted C~-Cep-alkyl, C2-Cm-alkenyl, C~-C~-alkoxy-C~-Ca-alkyl, C,-C4-alkylthio-C,-Ca-alkyl or optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, C,-C4-alkyl- or C;-C2-alkoxy-substituted C3-C6-cycloalkyl, represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, C1-C4 alkyl-, C1-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy-substituted phenyl, Le A 34 935-Foreisn Countries v -18_ represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or thienyl, R2 preferably represents in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C~-C,o-alkyl, C2-Coo-alkenyl, C,-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkyl, represents optionally methyl or methoxy-substituted CS-C6-cycloalkyl or represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, C~-C4-alkyl-, C~-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy substituted phenyl or benzyl, R3 preferably represents optionally fluorine-substituted C,-C4-alkyl or represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, C~-Ca-alkyl-, C~-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl-, trifluoromethoxy-, cyano- or nitro-substituted phenyl, R° preferably represents in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C~-C4-alkyl, C~-C4-alkoxy, C~-C4-alkylamino, CI-C4-alkylthio or represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, vitro-, cyano-, C1-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethoxy-, C~-Ca-alkylthio-, C,-C4-halogenoalkylthio-, C~-C4-alkyl- or trifluoromethyl-substituted phenyl, phenoxy or phenylthio, RS preferably represents C,-C4-alkoxy or C,-C4-thioalkyl, R6 preferably represents Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C~-C6-alkoxy, C3-C6-alkenyl, C,-C4-alkoxy-C,-C4-alkyl, ' R7 preferably represents Cl-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-alkenyl or C~-C4-alkoxy-C,-C4-alkyl, Le A 34 935-ForeiQ:n Countries ' -19-R6 and R' together preferably represent an optionally methyl- or ethyl-substituted C3-C6-alkylene radical in which optionally one carbon atom is replaced by oxygen or sulphur, W particularly preferably represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, bromine or methoxy, X particularly preferably represents chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, methoxy, ethoxy or trifluoromethyl, Y and Z independently of one another each particularly preferably represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, trifluoromethyl or methoxy, A particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, tent-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, , B particularly preferably represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached particularly preferably represent saturated C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy ar butoxy, D particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, butyl, i-butyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, A and D together particularly preferably represent optionally methyl-substituted C3-C4-alkanedi y1, G particularly preferably represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries C ~ , Rs R' ~ . R2 0 , or ~ N ~ t9)~
), M ( ) ~ ~R
in which M represents oxygen or sulphur, R~ particularly preferably represents C~-C8-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylthiomethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, methyl-, ethyl-, methoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy-substituted phenyl, represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or thienyl, RZ particularly preferably represents C,-C$-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl or represents phenyl or benzyl, R6 and R' independently of one another particularly preferably represent methyl, ethyl or together represent a CS-alkylene radical in which the C3-methylene group is replaced by oxygen, W very particularly preferably represents hydrogen or methyl, X very particularly preferably represents chlorine, bromine or methyl, Y and Z independently of one another each very particularly preferably represent hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or methyl, Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached very particularly preferably represent saturated C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy, D very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, G very particularly preferably represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups G G , Rs R, ~ . R2 ~~ ~ or ~ N ~ (9)~
M ) p ~R
in which M represents oxygen or sulphur, R' very particularly preferably represents C1-Cg-alkyl, CZ-C4-alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylmethylthio, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, methyl-, methoxy-, trifluoromethyl-, trifluoromethoxy-, cyano- or vitro-substituted phenyl, represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or _ thienyl, R2 very particularly preferably represents C~-C8-alkyl, CZ-C4-alkenyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, phenyl or benzyl, Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries R6 and R7 independently of one another each very particularly preferably represent methyl, ethyl or together represent a CS-alkylene radical in which the C3-methylene group is replaced by oxygen.
S
Especial preference is given to active compound combinations comprising compounds of the formula (I) a (I) Example W X Y Z R G m.p.C
No.

I-1 H Br 5-CH3 H OCH3 CO-i-C3H7 122 I-2 H Br 5-CH3 H OCH3 C02-C2H$ 140 -I-3 H CH3 5-CH3 H OCH3 H > 220 I-5 CH3 CH3 3-Br H OCH3 H > 220 I-6 CH3 CH3 3-Cl H OCH3 H 219 I-7 H Br 4-CH3 5-CH3 OCH3 CO-i-C3H7 217 I-8 H CH3 4-Cl 5-CH3 OCH3 C02C2H5 162 I-9 H CH3 4-CH3 S-CH3 OCH3 '""~ oil CO-N

I-10 CH3 CH3 3-CH3 4-CH3 OCH3 H >220 I-11 H CH3 5-CH3 H OC2H5 ~ oil CO-N~O

I-12 CH3 CH3 3-Br H OC2H5 CO-i-C3H7 212 -~ 214 Le A 34 935-Forei~~n Countries Example W X Y Z R G m.p.C
No.

I-13 H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3OC2H5 CO-n-Pr 134 I-14 H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3OC2H5 CO-i-Pr I08 I-15 H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3OC2H5 CO-c-Pr 163 and at least one active compound of compounds 1 to 29.
In addition, the active compound combinations may also comprise other fungicidally, acaricidally or insecticidally active components which may be admixed.
If the active compounds are present in the active compound combinations according to the invention in certain weight ratios, the synergistic effect is particularly pronounced. However, the weight ratios of the active compounds in the active IO compound combinations may be varied within a relatively wide range. In general, the combinations according to the invention comprise active compounds of the formula (1) and the co-components in the preferred and particularly preferred mixing ratios indicated in the table below:
* the mixing ratios are based on weight ratios. The ratio is to be understood as meaning active compound of the formula (n: co-component Co-component Preferred mixingParticularly ratio preferred mixing ratio bifenazate 5:1 to 1:20 ~ 1:1 to 1:10 abamectin 50:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:1 acequinocyl 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 chlorfenapyr 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 diafenthiuron I0:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 etoxazole 20:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:2 Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Co-component Preferred mixing Particularly ratio preferred mixing ratio azocyclotin 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 cyhexatin 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 tebufenpyrad 20:1 to 1:10 10:1 to 1:5 fenpyroximate 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 pyridaben 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 flufenoxuron 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 bifenthrin 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 clofentezine 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 fenbutatin oxide 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 tolylfluanid 5:1 to 1:50 1:1 to 1:5 pyrimidyl phenol ethers 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 (XVII-XIX) spinosad 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 ivermectin 50:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:1 milbemectin 50:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:1 endosulfan 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 fenazaquin 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 pyrimidifen 50:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:1 triarathen 5:1 to 1:20 1:1 to 1:10 tetradifon 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 propargit 10.1 to 1:10 S:l to 1:5 hexythiazox 20:1 to 1:5 10:1 to 1:2 bromopropylate 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 dicofol 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 chinomethionat 10:1 to 1:10 5:1 to 1:5 The active compound combinations according to the invention are suitable for controlling animal pests, preferably arthropods and nematodes, in particular insects and arachnids found in agriculture, in animal health, in forests, in the protection of stored products and materials and in the hygiene sector. They are active against Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries normally sensitive and resistant species, and against all or individual developmental stages. The abovementioned pests include:
From the order of the Isopoda, for example, Oniscus asellus, Armadillidium vulgare, Porcellio scaber.
From the order of the Diplopoda, for example, Blaniulus guttulatus.
From the order of the Chilopoda, for example, Geophilus carpophagus, Scutigera spp.
From the order of the Symphyla, for example, Scutigerella immaculata.
From the order of the Thysanura, for example, Lepisma saccharina.
From the order of the Collembola, for example, Onychiurus armatus.
From the order of the Orthoptera, for example, Acheta domesticus, Gryllotalpa spp., Locusts migratoria migratorioides, Melanoplus spp., Schistocerca gregaria.
From the order of the Blattaria, for example, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Leucophaea maderae, Blattella germanica.
From the order of the Dermaptera, for example, Fo~cula auricularia. , From the order of the Isoptera, for example, Reticulitermes spp.
From the order of the Phthiraptera, for example, Pediculus humanus corporis, Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Trichodectes spp., Damalinia spp.
From the order of the Thysanoptera, for example, Hercinothrips femoralis, Thrips tabaci, Thrips palmi, Frankliniella occidentalis.
From the order of the Heteroptera, for example, Eurygaster spp., Dysdercus intermedius, Piesma quadrata, Cimex lectularius, Rhodnius prolixus, Triatoma spp.
From the order of the Homoptera, for example, Aleurodes brassicae, Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Aphis gossypii, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cryptomyzus ribis, Aphis fabae, Aphis pomi, Eriosoma lanigerum, Hyalopterus arundinis, Phylloxera vastatrix, Pemphigus spp., Macrosiphum avenae, Myzus spp., Phorodon humuli, Rhopalosiphum padi, Empoasca spp., Euscelis bilobatus, Nephotettix cincticeps, Lecanium corni, Saissetia oleae, Laodelphax striatellus, Nilaparvata lugens, Aonidiella aurantii, Aspidiotus hederae, Pseudococcus spp., Psylla spp.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries From the order of the Lepidoptera, for example, Pectinophora gossypiella, Bupalus piniarius, Cheimatobia brumata, Lithocolletis blancardella, Hyponomeuta padella, Plutella xylostella, Malacosoma neustria, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Lymantria spp., Bucculatrix thurberiella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Agrotis spp., Euxoa spp., Feltia spp., Earias insulana, Heliothis spp., Mamestra brassicae, Panolis flammea, Spodoptera spp., Trichoplusia ni, Carpocapsa pomonella, Pieris spp., Chilo spp., Pyrausta nubilalis, Ephestia kuehniella, Galleria mellonella, Tineola bisselliella, Tinea pellionella, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Cacoecia podana, Capua reticulana, Choristoneura fumiferana, Clysia ambiguella, Homona magnanima, Tortrix viridana, Cnaphalocerus spp., Oulema oryzae.
From the order of the Coleoptera, for example, Anobium punctatum, Rhizopertha dominica, Bruchidius obtectus, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Hylotrupes bajulus, Agelastica alni, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Phaedon cochleariae, Diabrotica spp., Psylliodes chrysocephala, Epilachna varivestis, Atomaria spp., Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Anthonomus spp., Sitophilus spp., Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Cosmopolites sordidus, Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Hypera postica, Dermestes spp., Trogoderma spp., Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp., Lyctus spp., Meiigethes aeneus, Ptinus spp., Niptus hololeucus, Gibbium psylloides, Tribolium spp., Tenebrio molitor, Agriotes spp., Conoderus spp., Melolontha melolontha, Amphimallon solstitialis, Costelytra zealandica, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus.
From the order of the Hymenoptera, for example, Diprion spp., Hoplocampa spp., Lasius spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Vespa spp.
From the order of the Diptera, for example, Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Drosophila melanogaster, Musca spp., Fannia spp., Calliphora erythrocephala, Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Cuterebra spp., Gastrophilus spp., Hyppobosca spp., Stomoxys spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Tabanus spp., Tannia spp., Bibio hortulanus, Oscinella frit, Phorbia spp., Pegomyia hyoscyami, Ceratitis capitata, ' Dacus oleae, Tipula paludosa, Hylemyia spp., Liriomyza spp.
From the order of the Siphonaptera, for example, Xenopsylla cheopis, Ceratophyllus spp.

Le A 34 935-Forei~,n Countries From the class of the Arachnids, for example, Scorpio maurus, Latrodectus mactans, Acarus siro, Argas spp., Ornithodoros app., Dermanyssus gallinae, Eriophyes ribis, Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Boophilus spp., Rhipicephalus app., Amblyomma spp., Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes app., Sarcoptes app., Tarsonemus spp., Bryobia praetiosa, Panonychus spp., Tetranychus spp., Hemitarsonemus spp., Brevipalpus spp.
The plant-parasitic nematodes include, for example, Pratylenchus spp., Radopholus similis, Ditylenchus dipsaci, Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Heterodera spp., Globodera app., Meloidogyne spp., Aphelenchoides spp., Longidorus spp., Xiphinema spp., Trichodarus spp., Bursaphelenchus spp.
The active compound combinations can be converted into the customary formulations such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, suspensions, powders, dusts, pastes, soluble powders, granules, suspension-emulsion concentrates, natural and synthetic materials impregnated with active compound, and microencapsulations in polymeric materials.
These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active compounds With extenders, that is, liquid solvents and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surfactants, that is, emulsifiers and/or dispersants, andlor foam formers.
If the extender used is water, it is also possible, for example, to use organic solvents as cosolvents. The following are essentially suitable as liquid solvents:
aromatics such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics and chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes and methylene ' chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example mineral oil fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols such as butanol or glycol and their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulphoxide, or else water.
Suitable solid carriers are:
for example ammonium salts and ground natural minerals such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic materials such as highly-disperse silica, alumina and silicates;
suitable solid carriers for granules are: for example crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite and dolomite, or else synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks; suitable emulsifiers and/or foam formers are: for example nonionic and anionic emulsifiers such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkyl sulphates, arylsulphonates, or else protein hydrolysates; suitable dispersants are: for example lignin-sulphite waste liquors and methylcellulose.
Tackifiers such as carboxymethylcellulose and natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, or else natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids can be used in the formulations. Other additives can be mineral and vegetable oils.
It is possible to use colorants such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic colorants such alizarin colorants, azo colorants and metal phthalocyanine colorants, and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.
The formulations generally comprise between 0.1 and 95°1o by weight of active compound, preferably between 0.5 and 90°10.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries The active compound combinations according to the invention can be present in their commercially available formulations and in the use forms, prepared from these formulations, as a mixture with other active compounds, such as insecticides, attractants, sterilants, bactericides, acaricides, nematicides, fungicides, growth-regulating substances or herbicides. The insecticides include, for example, phosphates, carbamates, carboxylates, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenylureas and substances produced by microorganisms.
Mixtures with other known active compounds such as herbicides or with fertilizers and growth regulators are also possible.
When used as insecticides, the active compound combinations according to the invention can furthermore be present in their commercially available formulations and in the use forms, prepared from these formulations, as a mixture with synergists.
Synergists are compounds which increase the action of the active compounds, without it being necessary for the synergist added to be active itself.
The active compound content of the use forms prepared from the commercially available formulations can vary within wide limits. The active compound concentration of the use forms can be from 0.0000001 to 95% by weight of active compound, preferably between 0.0001 and 1% by weight.
The compounds are employed in a customary manner appropriate for the use forms.
When used against hygiene pests and stored-product pests, the active compound combinations are distinguished by an excellent residual action on wood and clay as well as good stability to alkali on limed substrates.
The active compound combinations according to the invention are not only active against plant pests, hygiene pests and stored-product pests, but also, in the veterinary medicine sector, against animal parasites (ectoparasites) such as hard ticks, soft ticks, Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries mange mites, harvest mites, flies (stinging and licking), parasitizing fly larvae, lice, hair lice, bird lice and fleas. These parasites include:
From the order of the Anoplurida, for example, Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., Solenopotes spp.
S From the order of the Mallophagida and the suborders Amblycerina and Ischnocerina, for example, Trimenopon spp., Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Damalina spp., Trichodectes spp., Felicala spp.
From the order Diptera and the suborders Nematocerina and Brachycerina, for example, Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Simulium spp., Eusimulium spp., Phlebotomus spp., Lutzomyia spp., Culicoides sgp., Chrysops spp., Hybomitra spp., Atylotus spp., Tabanus spp., Haematopota spp., Philipomyia spp., Braula spp., Musca spp., Hydrotaea spp., Stomoxys spp., Haematobia spp., Morellia spp., Fannia spp., Glossing spp., Calliphora spp., Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Wohlfahrtia spp., Sarcophaga spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Gasterophilus spp., Hippobosca spp., Lipoptena spp., Melophagus spp.
From the order of the Siphonapterida, for example, Pulex spp., Ctenocephalides spp., Xenopsylla spp., Ceratophyllus spp.
From the order of the Heteropterida, for example, Cimex spp., Triatoma spp., Rhodnius spp., Panstrongylus spp.
From the order of the Blattarida, for example, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Blattella germanica, Supella spp.
From the subclass of the Acaria (Acarida) and the order of the Meta- and Mesostigmata, for example, Argas spp., Ornithodorus spp., Otobius spp., Ixodes spp., Amblyomma spp., Boophilus spp., Dermacentor spp., Haemophysalis sgp., Hyalomma spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Dermanyssus spp., Raillietia spp., Pneumonyssus spp., Sternostoma spp., Varroa spp.
' From the order of the Actinedida (Prostigmata) and Acaridida (Astigmata), for example, Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Onnithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp., Listrophorus spp., Acarus spp., Tyrophagus ~spp., Caloglyphus spp., Hypodectes spp., Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes Le A 34 935-Foreig.,n Countries ' -31 -spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp., Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., Laminosioptes spp.
The active compound combinations according to the invention are also suitable for controlling arthropods which attack agricultural livestock such as, for example, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, donkeys, camels, buffaloes, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, honey-bees, other domestic animals such as, for example, dogs, cats, caged birds, aquarium fish and so-called experimental animals such as, for example, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats and mice. By controlling these arthropods, cases IO of death and reductions in productivity (for meat, milk, wool, hides, eggs, honey and the like) should be diminished, so that more economical and simplex animal husbandry is possible by the use of the active compound combinations according to the invention.
The active compound combinations according to the invention are used in the veterinary sector in a known manner by enteral administration in the form of, for , example, tablets, capsules, potions, drenches, granules, pastes, boluses, the feed-through method, suppositories, by parenteral administration such as, for example, by injections (intramuscularly, subcutaneously, intravenously, intraperitoneally and the like), implants, by nasal administration, by dermal administration in the form of, for example, immersing or dipping, spraying, pouring-on, spotting-on, washing, dusting, and with the aid of active-compound-comprising moulded articles such as collars, ear tags, tail tags, limb bands, halters, marking devices and the like.
When used for cattle, poultry, domestic animals and the like, the active compound combinations can be applied as formulations (for example powders, emulsions, flowables) comprising the active compounds in an amount of 1 to 80% by weight, either directly or after 100- to 10,000-fold dilution, or they may be used as a chemical dip.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Moreover, it has been found that the active compound combinations according to the invention show a potent insecticidal action against insects which destroy industrial materials.
The following insects may be mentioned by way of example and with preference, but not by way of limitation:
Beetles such as Hylotrupes bajulus, Chlorophorus pilosis, Anobium punctatum, Xestobium rufovillosum, Ptilinus pecticornis, Dendrobium pertinex, Ernobius mollis, Priobium carpini, Lyctus brunneus, Lyctus africanus, Lyctus planicollis, Lyctus linearis, Lyctus pubescens, Trogoxylon aequale, Minthes rugicollis, Xyleborus spec., Tryptodendron spec., Apate monachus, Bostrychus capucins, Heterobostrychus brunneus, Sinoxylon spec., Dinoderus minutus.
Dermapterans such as Sirex juvencus, Urocerus gigas, Urocerus gigas taignus, Urocerus augur.
Ten-nites such as Kalotermes flavicollis, Cryptotermes brevis, Heterotermes indicala, Reticulitermes flavipes, Reticulitermes santonensis, Reticulitermes lucifugus, Mastotermes darwiniensis, Zootermopsis nevadensis, Coptotermes fonmosanus.
Bristle-tails such as Lepisma saccharine.
Industrial materials in the present context are understood as meaning non-living materials such as, preferably, polymers, adhesives, glues, paper and board, leather, wood, timber products and paints.
The material which is to be protected from insect attack is very especially preferably wood and timber products.
Wood and timber products which can be protected by the composition according to the invention, or mixtures comprising it, are to be understood as meaning, for example:

Le A 34 935-Foreien Countries r Construction timber, wooden beams, railway sleepers, bridge components, jetties, vehicles made of wood, boxes, pallets, containers, telephone poles, wood lagging, windows and doors made of wood, plywood, chipboard, joinery, or timber products which quite generally are used in house construction or building joinery.
The active compound combinations can be used as such, in the form of concentrates or generally customary formulations such as powders, granules, solutions, suspensions, emulsions or pastes.
The abovementioned formulations can be prepared in a manner known per se, for example by mixing the active compounds with at least one solvent or diluent, emulsifier, dispersant and/or binder or fixative, water repellant, if desired desiccants and UV stabilizers, and if desired colorants and pigments and other processing auxiliaries.
The insecticidal compositions or concentrates used for protecting wood and timber , products comprise the active compound according to the invention in a concentration of 0.0001 to 95% by weight, in particular 0.001 to 60% by weight.
The amount of composition or concentrate employed depends on the species and the abundance of the insects and on the medium. The optimal quantity to be employed can be determined in each case by test series upon application. In general, however, it will suffice to employ 0.0001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.001 to 10% by weight, of the active compound, based on the material to be protected.
A suitable solvent and/or diluent is an organochemical solvent or solvent mixture and/or an oily or oil-type organochemical solvent or solvent mixture of low volatility and/or a polar organochemical solvent or solvent mixture and/or water and, if appropriate, an emulsifier and/or wetter.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Organochemical solvents which are preferably employed are oily or oil-type solvents with an evaporation number of above 35 and a flash point of above 30°C, preferably above 45°C. Such oily and oil-type solvents which are insoluble in water and of low volatility and which are used are suitable mineral oils or their aromatic fractions or mineral-oil-containing solvent mixtures, preferably white spirit, petroleum and/or alkylbenzene.
Mineral oils with a boiling range of 170 to 220°C, white spirit with a boiling range of 170 to 220°C, spindle oil with a boiling range of 250 to 350°C, petroleum and aromatics with a boiling range of 160 to 280°C, oil of turpentine, and the like are advantageously used.
In a preferred embodiment, liquid aliphatic hydrocarbons with a boiling range of 180 to 210°C or high-boiling mixtures of aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons with a boiling range of 180 to 220°C and/or spindle oil and/or monochloronaphthalene, preferably a-monochloronaphthalene are used.
The organic oily or oil-type solvents of low volatility and with an evaporation number of above 35 and a flash point of above 30°C, preferably above 45°C, can be replaced in part by organochemical solvents of high or medium volatility, with the proviso that the solvent mixture also has an evaporation number of above 35 and a flash point of above 30°C, preferably above 45°C, and that the mixture is soluble or emulsifiable in this solvent mixture.
In a preferred embodiment, some of the organochemical solvent or solvent mixture is replaced by an aliphatic polar organochemical solvent or solvent mixture.
Aliphatic organochemical solvents which contain hydroxyl and/or ester and/or ether groups are preferably used, such as, for example, glycol ethers, esters or the like.
Organochemical binders used for the purposes of the present invention are the synthetic resins and/or binding drying oils which are known per se and which can be Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries diluted in water and/or dissolved or dispersed or emulsified in the organochemical solvents employed, in particular binders composed of, or comprising, an acrylate resin, a vinyl resin, for example polyvinyl acetate, polyester resin, polycondensation or polyaddition resin, polyurethane resin, alkyd resin or modified alkyd resin, phenol resin, hydrocarbon resin such as indene/coumarone resin, silicone resin, drying vegetable and/or drying oils and/or physically drying binders based on a natural and/or synthetic resin.
The synthetic resin employed as binder can be employed in the form of an emulsion, dispersion or solution. Bitumen or bituminous substances may also be used as binders, in amounts of up to 10% by weight. In addition, colorants, pigments, water repellants, odour-masking agents, and inhibitors or anticorrosive agents and the like, all of which are known per se, can be employed.
In accordance with the invention, the composition or the concentrate preferably comprises, as organochemical binders, at least one alkyd resin or modified alkyd resin and/or a drying vegetable oil. Alkyd resins which are preferably used in accordance with the invention are those with an oil content of over 45% by weight, preferably 50 to 68% by weight.
Some or all of the abovementioned binder can be replaced by a fixative (mixture) or plasticizer (mixture). These additives are intended to prevent volatilization of the active compounds, and also crystallization or precipitation. They preferably replace 0.01 to 30% of the binder (based on 100% of binder employed).
The plasticizers are from the chemical classes of the phthalic esters, such as dibutyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate or benzyl butyl phthalate, phosphoric esters such as tributyl phosphate, adipic esters such as di-(2-ethylhexyl)-adipate, stearates such as butyl stearate or amyl stearate, oleates such as butyl oleate, glycerol ethers or higher molecular-weight glycol ethers, glycerol esters and p-toluenesulphonic esters.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Fixatives are based chemically on polyvinyl alkyl ethers such as, for example, polyvinyl methyl ether, or ketones such as benzophenone and ethylenebenzophenone.
Other suitable solvents or diluents are, in particular, water, if appropriate as a mixture with one or more of the abovementioned organochemical solvents or diluents, emulsifiers and dispersants.
Particularly effective timber protection is achieved by industrial-scale impregnating processes, for example the vacuum, double-vacuum or pressure processes.
The active compound combinations according to the invention can at the same time be employed for protecting objects which come into contact with saltwater or brackish water, such as hulls, screens, nets, buildings, moorings and signalling systems, against fouling.
Fouling by sessile Oligochaeta, such as Serpulidae, and by shells and species from , the Ledamorpha group (goose barnacles), such as various Lepas and Scalpellum species, or by species from the Balanomorpha group (acorn barnacles), such as Balanus or Pollicipes species, increases the frictional drag of ships and, as a consequence, leads to a marked increase in operation costs owing to higher energy consumption and additionally frequent residence in the dry dock.
Apart from fouling by algae, for example Ectocarpus sp. and Ceramium sp., fouling by sessile Entomostraka groups, which come under the generic term Cirripedia (cirriged crustaceans), is of particular importance.
Surprisingly, it has now been found that the active compound combinations ' according to the invention have an outstanding antifouling action.
Using the active compound combinations according to the invention, allows the use of heavy metals such as, for example, in bis(trialkyltin) sulphides, tri-n-butyltin Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries laurate, tri-n-butyltin chloride, copper(n oxide, triethyltin chloride, tri-n-butyl(2-phenyl-4-chlorophenoxy)tin, tributyltin oxide, molybdenum disulphide, antimony oxide, polymeric butyl titanate, phenyl-(bispyridine)-bismuth chloride, tri-n-butyltin fluoride, manganese ethylenebisthiocarbamate, zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate, zinc ethylenebisthiocarbamate, zinc salts and copper salts of 2-pyridinethiol 1-oxide, bisdimethyldithiocarbamoylzinc ethylene-bisthiocarbamate, zinc oxide, copper(n ethylene-bisdithiocarbamate, copper thiocyanate, copper naphthenate and tributyltin halides to be dispensed with, or the concentration of these compounds to be substantially reduced.
If appropriate, the ready-to-use antifouling paints can additionally comprise other active compounds, preferably algicides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, or other antifouling active compounds.
Preferably suitable components in combinations with the antifouling compositions according to the invention are:
algicides such as 2-ten-butylamino-4-cyclopropylamino-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine, dichlorophen, diuron, endothal, fentin acetate, isoproturon, methabenzthiazuron, oxyfluorfen, quinoclamine and terbutryn;
fungicides such as benzo[b]thiophenecarboxylic acid cyclohexylamide S,S-dioxide, dichlofluanid, fluorfolpet, 3-iodo-2-propinyl butylcarbamate, tolylfluanid and azoles such as azaconazole, cyproconazole, epoxyconazole, hexaconazole, metconazole, propiconazole and tebuconazole;
molluscicides such as fentin acetate, metaldehyde, methiocarb, niclosamid, thiodicarb and trimethacarb;

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries or conventional antifouling active compounds such as 4,5-dichloro-2-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, diiodomethylparatryl sulphone, 2-(N,N-dimethylthiocarbamoylthio)-5-nitrothiazyl, potassium, copper, sodium and zinc salts of 2-pyridinethiol 1-oxide, pyridine-triphenylborane, tetrabutyldistannoxane, 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulphonyl)-pyridine, 2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile, tetramethylthiuram disulphide and 2,4,6-trichlorophenylmaleiimide.
The antifouling compositions used comprise the active compound combinations according to the invention in a concentration of 0.001 to 50% by weight, in particular 0.01 to 20% by weight.
Moreover, the antifouling compositions according to the invention comprise the customary components such as, for example, those described in Ungerer, Chem.
Ind.
1985, 37, 730-732 and Williams, Antifouling Marine Coatings, Noyes, Park Ridge, 1973.
Besides the algicidal, fungicidal, molluscicidal active compounds and insecticidal active compounds according to the invention, antifouling paints comprise, in particular, binders.
Examples of recognized binders are polyvinyl chloride in a solvent system, chlorinated rubber in a solvent system, acrylic resins in a solvent system, in particular in an aqueous system, vinyl chloridelvinyl acetate copolymer systems in the form of aqueous dispersions or in the form of organic solvent systems, butadiene/styrene/acrylonitrile rubbers, drying oils such as linseed oil, resin esters or modified hardened resins in combination with tar or bitumens, asphalt and epoxy compounds, small amounts of chlorine rubber, chlorinated polypropylene and vinyl resins.
If appropriate, paints also comprise inorganic pigments, organic pigments or colorants which are preferably insoluble in saltwater. Paints may furthermore Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries comprise materials such as colophonium to allow controlled release of the active compounds. Furthermore, the paints may comprise plasticizers, modifiers which affect the Theological properties and other conventional constituents. The compounds according to the invention or the abovementioned mixtures may also be incorporated into self polishing antifouling systems.
The active compound combinations are also suitable for controlling animal pests, in particular insects, arachnids and mites, which are found in enclosed spaces such as, for example, dwellings, factory halls, offices, vehicle cabins and the like.
They can be employed in domestic insecticide products for controlling these pests. They are active against sensitive and resistant species and against all developmental stages.
These pests include:
From the order of the Scorpionidea, for example, Buthus occitanus.
From the order of the Acarina, for example, Argas persicus, Argas reflexus, Bryobia ssp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Glyciphagus domesticus, Ornithodorus moubat, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Trombicula alfreddugesi, Neutrombicula autumnalis, Dermatophagoides pteronissimus, Dermatophagoides forinae.
From the order of the Araneae, for example, Aviculariidae, Araneidae.
From the order of the Opiliones, for example, Pseudoscorpiones chelifer, Pseudoscorpiones cheiridium, Opiliones phalangium.
From the order of the Isopoda, for example, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber.
From the order of the Diplopoda, for example, Blaniulus guttulatus, Polydesmus spp.
From the order of the Chilopoda, for example, Geophilus spp.
From the order of the Zygentoma, for example, Ctenolepisma spp., Lepisma saccharine, Lepismodes inquilinus.
From the order of the Blattaria, for example, Blatta orientalies, Blattella germanica, Blattella asahinai, Leucophaea maderae, Panchlora spp., Parcoblatta spp., Periplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta brunnea, Periplaneta fuliginosa, Supella longipalpa.
From the order of the Saltatoria, for example, Acheta domesticus.
From the order of the Dermaptera, for example, Fo~cula auricularia.

Le A 34 935-Forei;~n Countries ..
_40_ From the order of the Isoptera, for example, Kalotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp.
From the order of the Psocoptera, for example, Lepinatus spp., Liposcelis spp.
From the order of the Coleptera, for example, Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp., Dermestes spp., Latheticus oryzae, Necrobia spp., Ptinus spp., Rhizopertha dominica, Sitophilus granaries, Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus zeamais, Stegobium paniceum.
From the order of the Diptera, for example, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes taeniorhynchus, Anopheles spp., Calliphora erythrocephala, Chrysozona pluvialis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, Culex tarsalis, Drosophila spp., Fannia canicularis, Musca domestica, Phlebotomus spp., Sarcophaga carnaria, Simulium spp., Stomoxys calcitrans, Tipula paludosa.
From the order of the Lepidoptera, for example, Achroia grisella, Galleria mellonella, Plodia interpunctella, Tinea cloacella, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella.
From the order of the Siphonaptera, for example, Ctenocephalides cams, Ctenocephalides felis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, Xenopsylla cheopis.
From the order of the Hymenoptera, for example, Camponotus herculeanus, Lasius fuliginosus, Lasius niger, Lasius umbratus, Monomorium pharaonis, Paravespula .
spp., Tetramorium caespitum.
From the order of the Anoplura, for example, Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, Phthirus pubis.
From the order of the Heteroptera, for example, Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius, Rhodinus prolixus, Triatoma infestans.
They are used as aerosols, pressure-free spray products, for example pump and atomizer sprays, automatic fogging systems, foggers, foams, gels, evaporator products with evaporator tablets made of cellulose or polymer, liquid evaporators, gel and membrane evaporators, propeller-driven evaporators, energy-free, or passive, evaporation systems, moth papers, moth bags and moth gels, as granules or dusts, in baits for spreading or in bait stations.
All plants and plant parts can be treated in accordance with the invention.
Plants are to be understood as meaning in the present context all plants and plant populations such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (inclusive of naturally Le A 34 935-Forei ~n Countries occurring crop plants). Crop plants can be plants which can be obtained by conventional plant breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering or by combinations of these methods, inclusive of the transgenic plants and inclusive of the plant varieties protectable or not protectable by plant breeders' rights. Plant parts are to be understood as meaning all above-ground and below-ground parts and organs of plants, such as shoot, leaf, flower and root, examples which may be mentioned being leaves, needles, stalks, stems, flowers, fruit bodies, fruits, seeds, roots, tubers and rhizomes. The plant parts also include harvested material, and vegetative and generative propagation material, for example cuttings, tubers, rhizomes, offsets and seeds.
Treatment according to the invention of the plants and plant pans with the active compounds is carried out directly or by allowing the compounds to act on the surroundings, environment or storage space by the customary treatment methods, for example by immersion, spraying, evaporation, fogging, scattering, painting on and, in the case of propagation material, in particular in the case of seed, also by applying one or more coats.
As already mentioned above, it is possible to treat all plants and their parts according to the invention. In a prefen ed embodiment, wild plant species and plant cultivars, or those obtained by conventional biological breeding, such as crossing or protoplast fusion, and parts thereof, are treated. In a further preferred embodiment, transgenic plants and plant cultivars obtained by genetic engineering, if appropriate in combination with conventional methods (Genetically Modified Organisms), and parts thereof are treated. The term "parts" or "parts of plants". or "plant parts"
has been explained above.
Particularly preferably, plants of the plant cultivars which are in each case commercially available or in use are treated according to the invention.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Depending on the plant species or plant cultivars, their location and growth conditions (soils, climate, vegetation period, diet), the treatment according to the invention may also result in superadditive ("synergistic") effects. Thus, for example, reduced application rates and/or a widening of the activity spectrum and/or an increase in the activity of the substances and compositions which can be used according to the invention, better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to water or soil salt content, increased flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated maturation, higher harvest yields, better quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage stability and/or processability of the harvested products are possible which exceed the effects which were actually to be expected.
The transgenic plants or plant cultivars (i.e. those obtained by genetic engineering) which are preferred and to be treated according to the invention include all plants which, in the genetic modification, received genetic material which imparts particularly advantageous useful properties ("traits") to these plants.
Examples of ;
such properties are better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to water or soil salt content, increased flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated maturation, higher harvest yields, better quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage stability and/or processability of the harvested products.
Further and particularly emphasized examples of such properties are a better defence of the plants against animal and microbial pests, such as against insects, mites, phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and/or viruses, and also increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active compounds. Examples of transgenic plants which may be mentioned are the important crop plants, such as cereals (wheat, rice), maize, soya beans, potatoes, cotton, oilseed rape and also fruit plants (with the fruits apples, pears, citrus fruits and grapevines), and particular emphasis is given to maize, Soya beans, potatoes, cotton and oilseed rape. Traits that are particularly emphasized are increased defence of the plants against insects by toxins formed in the plants, in particular those formed by the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis (for Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries example by the genes CryIA(a), CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, Cry)TIA, CryII182, Cry9c Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CryIF and also combinations thereof) (hereinbelow referred to as "Bt plants"). Traits that are furthermore particularly emphasized are the increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active compounds, for example imidazolinones, sulphonylureas, glyphosate or phosphinotricin (for example the "PAT" gene). The genes which impart the desired traits in question can also be present in combination with one another in the transgenic plants. Examples of "Bt plants" which may be mentioned are maize cultivars, cotton cultivars, Soya bean cultivars and potato cultivars which are sold under the trade names YIELD
GARD~
(for example maize, cotton, soya beans), KnockOut~ (for example maize), StarLink~ (for example maize), Bollgard~ (cotton), Nucotn~ (cotton) and NewLeaf~ (potato). Examples of herbicide-tolerant plants which may be mentioned are maize cultivars, cotton cultivars and soya bean cultivars which are sold under the trade names Roundup Ready~ (tolerance to glyphosate, for example maize, cotton, soya bean), Liberty Link~ (tolerance to phosphinotricin, for example oilseed rape), IMI~ (tolerance to imidazolinones) and STS~ (tolerance to sulphonylurea, for example maize). Herbicide-resistant plants (plants bred in a conventional manner for herbicide tolerance) which may be mentioned include the cultivars sold under the name Clearfield~ (for example maize). Of course, these statements also apply to plant cultivars having these or still to be developed genetic traits, which plants will be developed and/or marketed in the future.
The plants listed can be treated according to the invention in a particularly advantageous manner with the active compound mixtures according to the invention.
The preferred ranges stated above for the mixtures also apply to the treatment of these plants. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of plants with the mixtures specifically mentioned in the present text.
The good insecticidal and acaricidal action of the active compound combinations according to the invention can be seen from the examples which follow. While the Le A 34 935-Foreien Countries _q.4_ individual active compounds show weaknesses in their action, the combinations show an action which exceeds a simple sum of actions.
A synergistic effect in insecticides and acaricides is always present when the action of the active compound combinations exceeds the total of the actions of the active compounds when applied individually.
The expected action for a given combination of two active compounds can be calculated as follows, using the formula of S.R. Colby, Weeds 15 (1967), 20-22:
If X is the kill rate, expressed as % of the untreated control, when employing active compound A at an application rate of m g/ha or in a concentration of m ppm, Y is the kill rate, expressed as % of the untreated control, when employing active compound B at an application rate of n g/ha or in a concentration of n ppm and E is the kill rate, expressed as % of the untreated control, when employing active compounds A and B at application rates of m and n glha or in a concentration of m and n ppm, then X ~Y
E=X + Y- ~
If the actual insecticidal kill rate exceeds the calculated value, the action of the combination- is superadditive, i.e. a synergistic effect is present. In this case, the Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries actually observed kill rate must exceed the value calculated using the above formula for the expected kill rate (E).
After the desired period of time, the kill in % is determined. 100% means that all animals have been killed; 0% means that none of the animals have been killed.

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries Example A
Critical concentration testlsoil insects - treatment of transgenic plants S Test insect: Diabrotica balteata - larvae in soil Solvent: 7 parts by weight of acetone Emulsifier: 1 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent, the stated amount of emulsifier is added and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.
The preparation of active compound is poured onto the soil. Here, the concentration of the active compound in the preparation is virtually irrelevant, only the amount by , weight of active compound per volume unit of soil, which is stated in ppm (mg/1), matters. The soil is filled into 0.251 pots and these are allowed to stand at 20°C.
Immediately after preparation, 5 pre-germinated maize corns of the variety YIELD
GUARD (trade mark of Monsanto Comp., USA) are placed into each pot. After 2 days, the test insects in question are placed into the treated soil. After a further 7 days, the efficacy of the active compound is determined by counting the maize plants that have emerged (1 plant = 20°lo efficacy).

Le A 34 935-Foreign Countries w ' - 47 -Examine B
Heliothis virescens test - treatment of transgenic plants Solvent: 7 parts by weight of acetone Emulsifier: 1 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent and the stated amount of emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.
Soya bean shoots (glycine max) of the variety Roundup Ready (trade mark of Monsanto Comp. USA) are treated by being dipped into the preparation of active compound of the desired concentration and are populated with the tobacco budworm Heliothis virescens while the leaves are still moist.
After the desired period of time, the kill of the insects is determined.

Claims (8)

Patent claims

1. Compositions, comprising mixtures of compounds of the formula (I) in which X represents halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy or cyano, W, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy or cyano, A represents hydrogen, in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, saturated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl in which optionally at least one ring atom is replaced by a heteroatom, B represents hydrogen or alkyl, A and B together with the carbon atom to which they are attached represent a saturated or unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted cycle which optionally contains at least one heteroatom, D represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted radical from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, saturated cycloalkyl in which optionally one or more ring members are replaced by heteroatoms, A and D together with the atoms to which they are attached represent a saturated or unsaturated cycle which is unsubstituted or substituted in the A,D moiety and optionally contains at least one heteroatom, G represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups in which E represents a metal ion or an ammonium ion, L represents oxygen or sulphur, M represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or optionally halogen-, alkyl- or alkoxy-substituted cycloalkyl which may be interrupted by at least one heteroatom, in each case optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl, phenoxyalkyl or hetaryloxyalkyl, R2 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or represents in each case optionally substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl, R3 represents optionally halogen-substituted alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl, R4 and R5 independently of one another each represent in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylthio, alkenylthio, cycloalkylthio or represent in each case optionally substituted phenyl, benzyl, phenoxy or phenylthio and R6 and R7 independently of one another each represent hydrogen, in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, represent optionally substituted phenyl, represent optionally substituted benzyl or together with the N atom to which they are attached represent an optionally substituted ring which is optionally interrupted by oxygen or sulphur and at least one of the compounds below bifenazate abamectin acequinocyl chlorfenapyr diafenthiuron etoxazole azocyclotin cyhexatin tebufenpyrad fenpyroximate pyridaben flufenoxuron bifenthrin clofentezine fenbutatin oxide tolylfluanid pyrimidyl phenol ethers (XVII-XIX) spi nosad ivermectin milbemectin endosulfan fenazaquin pyrimidifen triarathen tetradifon propargit hexythiazox bromopropylate dicofol chinomethionat.

2. Compositions according to Claim 1, comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which W represents hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or fluorine, X represents C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-halogenoalkyl, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, halogen, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-halogenoalkyl, A represents hydrogen or in each case optionally halogen-substituted C1-C6-alkyl or C3-C8-cycloalkyl, B represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached represent saturated C3-C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen or sulphur and which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by C1-C4-alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C1-C4-alkoxy, D represents hydrogen, in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C4-alkenyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, A and D together represent optionally methyl-substituted C3-C4-alkanediyl in which optionally one methylene group is replaced by sulphur, G represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups in which E represents a metal ion or an ammonium ion, L represents oxygen or sulphur and M represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted C1-C10-alkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkyl or optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, C1-C4-alkyl- or C1-C2-alkoxy-substituted C3-C6-cycloalkyl, represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, C1-C4-alkyl-, C1-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy-substituted phenyl, represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or thienyl, R2 represents in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C1-C10-alkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C2-C4-alkyl, represents optionally methyl- or methoxy-substituted C5-C6-cycloalkyl or represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, C1-C4-alkyl-, C1-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy-substituted phenyl or benzyl, R3 represents optionally fluorine-substituted C1-C4-alkyl or represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, C1-C4-alkyl-, C,-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethyl-, trifluoromethoxy-, cyano- or nitro-substituted phenyl, R4 represents in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-C4-alkylthio or represents in each case optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, nitro-, cyano-, C1-C4-alkoxy-, trifluoromethoxy-, C1-C4-alkylthio-, C1-C4-halogenoalkylthio-, C1-C4-alkyl- or trifluoromethyl-substituted phenyl, phenoxy or phenylthio, R5 represents C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C4-thioalkyl, R6 represents C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C6-alkenyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, R7 represents C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-alkenyl or C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, R6 and R7 together represent an optionally methyl- or ethyl-substituted C3-C6-alkylene radical in which optionally one carbon atom is replaced by oxygen or sulphur.

3. Compositions according to Claim 1, comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which W represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, chlorine, bromine or methoxy, X represents chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, methoxy, ethoxy or trifluoromethyl, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, trifluoromethyl or methoxy, A represents methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, B represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached represent saturated C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy, D represents hydrogen, represents methyl, ethyl, propyl, i-propyl, butyl, i-butyl, allyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, A and D together represent optionally methyl-substituted C3-C4-alkanediyl, G represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups in which M represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylthiomethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, cyano-, nitro-, methyl-, ethyl-, methoxy-, trifluoromethyl- or trifluoromethoxy-substituted phenyl, represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or thienyl, R2 represents C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl or represents phenyl or benzyl, R6 and R7 independently of one another each represent methyl, ethyl or together represent a C5-alkylene radical in which the C3-methylene group is replaced by oxygen.

4. Compositions according to Claim 1, comprising compounds of the formula (I) in which W represents hydrogen or methyl, X represents chlorine, bromine or methyl, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or methyl, A, B and the carbon atom to which they are attached represent saturated C6-cycloalkyl in which optionally one ring member is replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy, D represents hydrogen, G represents hydrogen (a) or represents one of the groups in which M represents oxygen or sulphur, R1 represents C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylmethylthio, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or represents optionally fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, methyl-, methoxy-, trifluoromethyl-, trifluoromethoxy-, cyano- or nitro-substituted phenyl, represents in each case optionally chlorine- or methyl-substituted pyridyl or thienyl, R2 represents C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, phenyl or benzyl, R6 and R7 independently of one another each represent methyl, ethyl or together represent a C5-alkylene radical in which the C3-methylene group is replaced by oxygen.

5. Compositions according to Claim 1, comprising compounds of the formula (n in which W, X, Y, Z, R and G are each as defined in the table.

W X Y Z R G

H Br 5-CH3 H OCH3 CO-i-C3H7 H Br 5-CH3 H OCH3 CO2-C2H5 W X Y Z R G

CH3 CH3 3-Br H OCH3 H

CH3 CH3 3-Cl H OCH3 H

H Br 4-CH3 5-CH3 OCH3 CO-i-C3H7 H CH3 4-Cl 5-CH3 OCH3 CO2C2H5 CH3 CH3 3-Br H OC2H5 CO-i-C3H7 H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3 OC2H5 CO-n-Pr H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3 OC2H5 CO-i-Pr H CH3 4-CH3 5-CH3 OC2H5 CO-c-Pr

6. Use of mixtures as defined in any of Claims 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 for controlling animal pests.

7. Method for controlling animal pests, characterized in that mixtures as defined in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 are allowed to act on animal pests and/or their habitats.

8. Process for preparing insecticidal and acaricidal compositions, characterized in that mixtures as defined in Claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 are mixed with extenders and/or surfactants.