Cyano anthranilamide insecticides

1. A composition for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide or a salt thereof

wherein:

R 1 is Me, Cl, Br or F;

R 2 is F, Cl, Br, or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy;

R 3 is F, Cl or Br;

R 4 is H; C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 4 alkenyl, C 3 -C 4 alkynyl, C 3 -C 5 cycloalkyl, or C 4 -C 6 cycloalkylalkyl, each optionally substituted with one substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, SMe, S(O)Me, S(O) 2 Me, and OMe;

R 5 is H or Me;

R 6 is H, F or Cl; and

R 7 is H, F or Cl;

and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent, said composition further comprising an effective amount of at least one additional biologically active compound or agent.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of polyethoxylated alcohols, polyethyoxylated alkylphenols, polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid esters, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, organosilicones, N,N-dialkyltaurates, lignin sulfonates, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensates, polycarboxylates, and polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the compound of Formula 1 is 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-pyrazole-5-carboxamide.

4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the surfactant is a polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene block copolymer.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one additional biologically active compound or agent is selected from an insecticides of the group consisting of a pyrethroid, a carbamate, a neonicotinoid, a neuronal sodium channel blocker, an insecticidal macrocyclic lactone, a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonist, an insecticidal urea, a juvenile hormone mimic, a member of Bacillus thuringiensis , a Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin, and a naturally occurring or a genetically modified viral insecticide.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one additional biologically active compound or agent is selected from the group consisting of abamectin, acephate, acetamiprid, acetoprole, amidoflumet (S-1955), avermectin, azadirachtin, azinphos-methyl, bifenthrin, bifenazate, bistrifluron, buprofezin, carbofuran, chlorfenapyr, chlorfluazuron, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chromafenozide, clothianidin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, cyromazine, deltamethrin, diafenthiuron, diazinon, diflubenzuron, dimethoate, dinotefuran, diofenolan, emamectin, endosulfan, esfenvalerate, ethiprole, fenothicarb, fenoxycarb, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, fipronil, flonicamid, flucythrinatc, tau-fluvalinatc, flufenerim (UR-50701), flufenoxuron, gamma-chalothrin, halofenozide, hexaflumuron, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, isofenphos, lufenuron, malathion, metaldehyde, methamidophos, methidathion, methomyl, methoprene, methoxychlor, methoxyfenozide, metofluthrin, monocrotophos, methoxyfenozide, novaluron, noviflumuron (XDE-007), oxamyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, permethrin, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, pirimicarb, profenofos, profluthrin, protrifenbute, pymetrozine, pyridalyl, pyriproxyfen, rotenone, S1812 (Valent) spinosad, spiromesifen (BSN 2060), sulprofos, tebufenozi de, teflubenzuron, tefluthrin, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiodicarb, thiosultap-sodium, tolfenpyrad, tralomethrin, trichlorfon and triflumuron, aldicarb, fenamiphos, amitraz, chinomethionat, chlorobenzilate, cyhexatin, dicofol, dienochlor, etoxazole, fenazaquin, fenbutatin oxide, fenpyroximate, hexythiazox, propargite, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin, baculovirus, entomopathogenic bacteria, entomopathogenic virus and entomopathogenic fungi.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one additional biologically active compound or agent is selected from the group consisting of acetamiprid, cypermethrin, cyhalothrin, cyfluthrin and beta-cyfluthrin, esfenvalerate, fenvalerate, tralomethrin, fenothicarb, methomyl, oxamyl, thiodicarb, clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, indoxacarb, spinosad, abamectin, avermectin, emamectin, endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, flufenoxuron, triflumuron, diofenolan, pyriproxyfen, pymetrozine, amitraz, Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki, Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin and entomophagous fungi.

8. A composition for protecting an animal from an invertebrate pest, comprising the composition of claim 1 .

9. A method for controlling an invertebrate pest of the order Lepidoptera or Homoptera comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of the composition of claim 1 .

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of polyethoxylated alcohols, polyethoxylated alkylphenols, polyethoxylated sorbitan fatty acid esters, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, organosilicones, N,N-dialkyltaurates, lignin sulfonates, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensates, polycarboxylates, and polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the compound of Formula 1 is 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-pyrazole-5-carboxamide.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the surfactant is a polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene block copolymer.

13. The composition of claim 1 or claim 8 wherein the compound of Formula 1 is 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-pyrazole-5-carboxamide.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the compound of Formula 1 is 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-pyrazole-5-carboxamide.