Use of tetramic acid derivatives for controlling pets by drenching, drip application, dip application or soil injection

1 . Use of compounds of the formula (I)

in which

X represents halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or cyano,

W, Y and Z independently of each other represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkenyl, haloalkoxy or cyano,

A represents hydrogen, or represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, saturated, optionally substituted cycloalkyl in which optionally at least one ring atom is replaced by a hetero atom,

B represents hydrogen or alkyl,

or

A and B together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded represent a saturated or unsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted cycle which optionally contains at least one hetero atom,

G represents hydrogen (a) or 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,

R 1 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or optionally halogen-, alkyl- or alkoxy-substituted cycloalkyl which can be interrupted by at least one hetero atom, in each case optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl, phenoxyalkyl or hetaryloxyalkyl,

R 2′ represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, polyalkoxyalkyl or in each case optionally substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl or benzyl,

R 3 represents optionally halogen-substituted alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl,

R 4 and R 5 independently of one another 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

R 6 and R 7 independently of one another represent hydrogen, in each case optionally halogen-substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted benzyl or, together with the N atom to which they are bonded, represent an optionally substituted ring which is optionally interrupted by oxygen or sulphur,

in the form of their isomer mixtures or their pure isomers for controlling animal pests such as insects and/or spider mites and/or nematodes, where the active substance is applied by drenching the soil, by drip application onto the soil, by dipping or by soil injection.

2 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compounds of the formula (I) are defined as follows:

W represents hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine or fluorine,

X represents C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl, fluorine, chlorine or bromine,

Y and Z independently of one another represent hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 -haloalkyl,

A represents hydrogen or in each case optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 6 -alkyl or C 3 -C 8 -cycloalkyl,

B represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,

A, B and the carbon atom to which they are bonded represent saturated C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl in which one ring member is optionally replaced by oxygen or sulphur and which is optionally monosubstituted or disubstituted by C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy,

G represents hydrogen (a) or 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,

R 1 represents in each case optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or represents C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl or C 1 -C 2 -alkoxy,

or represents phenyl which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy,

or represents pyridyl or thienyl, each of which is optionally substituted by chlorine or methyl,

R 2′ represents in each case fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 2 -C 10 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 4 -akoxy-C 2 -C 4 -alkyl,

or represents optionally methyl- or methoxy-substituted C 5 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, or

represents phenyl or benzyl, each of which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy,

R 3 represents optionally fluorine-substituted C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, or represents phenyl which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano or nitro,

R 4 represents in each case optionally fluorine- or chlorine-substituted C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylamino, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio or represents phenyl, phenoxy or phenylthio, each of which is optionally substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, nitro, cyano, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -haloalkylthio, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl or trifluoromethyl,

R 5 represents C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 -thioalkyl,

R 6 represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 6 -alkenyl or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl,

R 7 represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 3 -C 6 -alkenyl or C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 4 -alkyl,

R 6 and R 7 together represent an optionally methyl- or ethyl-substituted C 3 -C 6 -alkylene radical in which one carbon atom is optionally replaced by oxygen or sulphur,

in the form of their isomer mixtures or their pure isomers.

3 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compounds of the formula (I) are defined as follows:

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 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,

or

A, B and the carbon atom to which they are bonded represent saturated C 6 -cycloalkyl in which one ring member is optionally replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy,

G represents hydrogen (a) or one of the groups

in which

M represents oxygen or sulphur,

R 1 represents C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylthiomethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl,

or represents phenyl which is optionally monosubstituted to disubstituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy,

or represents pyridyl or thienyl, each of which is optionally substituted by chlorine or methyl,

R 2 represents C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, or represents phenyl or benzyl,

R 6 and R 7 independently of one another represent methyl or ethyl or together represent a C 5 -alkylene radical in which the C 3 -methylene group is replaced by oxygen,

in the form of their isomer mixtures or their pure isomers.

4 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compounds of the formula (I) are defined as follows:

W represents hydrogen or methyl,

X represents chlorine, bromine or methyl,

Y and Z independently of one another represent hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or methyl,

A, B and the carbon atom to which they are bonded represent saturated C 6 -cycloalkyl in which one ring member is optionally replaced by oxygen and which is optionally monosubstituted by methyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy,

G represents hydrogen (a) or one of the groups

in which

M represents oxygen or sulphur,

R 1 represents C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethylthiomethyl, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or

represents phenyl which is optionally monosubstituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano or nitro,

or represents pyridyl or thienyl, each of which is optionally substituted by chlorine or methyl,

R 2 represents C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 2 -C 4 -alkenyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethyl, phenyl or benzyl,

R 6 and R 7 independently of one another represent methyl or ethyl or together represent a C 5 -alkylene radical in which the C 3 -methylene group is replaced by oxygen

in the form of their isomer mixtures or their pure isomers.

5 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compound of the formula (I) is selected from among the following compounds

(I)

W

X

Y

Z

R

G

H

Br

H

CH 3

OCH 3

CO-i-C 3 H 7

H

Br

H

CH 3

OCH 3

CO 2 —C 2 H 5

H

CH 3

H

CH 3

OCH 3

H

H

CH 3

H

CH 3

OCH 3

CO 2 —C 2 H 5

CH 3

CH 3

H

Br

OCH 3

H

CH 3

CH 3

H

Cl

OCH 3

H

H

Br

CH 3

CH 3

OCH 3

CO-i-C 3 H 7

H

CH 3

Cl

CH 3

OCH 3

CO 2 C 2 H 5

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

OCH 3

H

CH 3

CH 3

H

Br

OC 2 H 5

CO-i-C 3 H 7

H

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

OC 2 H 5

CO-n-C 3 H 7

H

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

OC 2 H 5

CO-i-C 3 H 7

H

CH 3

CH 3

CH 3

OC 2 H 5

CO-c-C 3 H 5

6 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compound of the formula (I) has the following structure

(I)

W

X

Y

Z

R

G

H

CH 3

H

CH 3

OCH 3

CO 2 —C 2 H 5

7 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compound has the following structure

8 . Use according to claim 1 , where the compound has the following structure

9 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 8 , where the plant to be treated is grown in an artificial growth substrate.

10 . Use according to claim 9 , where the artificial growth substrate is selected from the group consisting of rock wool, glass wool, quartz sand, gravel, expanded clay and vermiculite.

11 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 10 , where the plant to be treated is planted in a closed system.

12 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 11 , where the plant to be treated is selected from the group consisting of vegetables, spices, ornamentals, conifers, cotton, citrus plants, fruit, tropical crops, nuts and grape vines.

13 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 12 , where the active substance is applied by drenching the soil.

14 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 12 , where the active substance is applied by dipping roots, tubers or bulbs.

15 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 12 , where the active substance is applied by drip application.

16 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 12 , where the active substance is applied by soil injection.

17 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Aphididae.

18 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Phemphigidae.

19 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Tetranychidae.

20 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Tarsonemidae.

21 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Thripidae.

22 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Aleyrodidae.

23 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Coccidae.

24 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Pseudococcidae.

25 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family Agromyzidae.

26 . Use according to one or more of claims 1 to 16 for controlling pests from the family of the Aphelenchoididae.