Active ingredient combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties
View Patent ↗The invention relates to insecticidal and acaricidal mixtures comprising certain cyclic ketoenols and agonists or antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors for protecting plants against attack by pests.
1. A composition, comprising a synergistically effective mixture of:
a) a cyclic ketoenol compound of the Formula (Ia)
and
b) an agonist or antagonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor which agonist or antagonist is a compound of formula IIa
or a compound of formula IIk.
2. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein said cyclic ketoenol compound and either said agonist or said antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, respectively, are present in a ratio of from 1:100 to 100:1.
3. A method for controlling insects encountered in agriculture comprising applying the composition of claim 1 to a habitat of the insects, the insects or combinations thereof.
4. A process for preparing a pesticide comprising the step of mixing:
a) the composition according to claim 1 or 2 ; with
b) a member selected from the group consisting of an extender, a surfactant, and combinations thereof.
5. A method for controlling sucking insect pests in or on crop plants by applying a composition as described in claim 1 to the crop plant or the habitat from which it grows.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the sucking insect pest is a pest of the order Homoptera.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the sucking pest is Aphis gossipyii or Myzus persicae.