Pesticidal composition comprising a 2-pyrdilmethylbenzamide derivative and an insecticide compound

1. A synergistic pesticidal composition comprising:

A) fluopicolide; and

B) an insecticide compound; in a (A)/(B) weight ratio of from 1/125 to 125/1; wherein said insecticide compound (B) is selected from the group consisting of abamectin, acephate, acetamiprid, acrinathrin, aldicarb, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, carbaryl, carbofuran, chlorfenapyr, chlorfluazuron, chlorpyrifos-E, clothianidin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, cyromazine, deltamethrin, diflubenzuron, dinotefuran, emamectin benzoate, ethiprole, fenpyroximate, fipronil, flonicamid, flubendiamide, flufenoxuron, gamma-cyhalothrin, hexaflumuron, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, L-cyhalothrin, lepimectin, lufenuron, methamidophos, methiocarb, methomyl, methoxyfenozide, milbemycin, nitenpyram, novaluron, profenofos, pymetrozine, rynaxapyr, spinosad, spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramate, tebufenozide, tebufenpyrad, tebupirimphos, teflubenzuron, tefluthrin, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiodicarb, triazophos and triflumuron.

2. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 further comprising a fungicide compound (C).

3. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 2 , wherein compounds (A), (B) and (C) are present in an amount of (A):(B):(C) weight ratio of from 1:0.001:0.001 to 1:1000:1000.

4. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 2 , wherein the fungicide compound (C) is selected from N-[2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, benthiavalicarb, carboxin, chlorothalonil, cyazofamid, cymoxanil, dimetomorph, fluazinam, fludioxonil, fluquinconazole, fluoxastrobin, flutriafol, fosetyl-aluminium, hexaconazole, hymexazole, ipconazole, mancozeb, mandipropamid, maneb, mefenoxam, metiram, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M, peconazole, penthiopyrad, phosphorous acid, propamocarb.HCl, propineb, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, thiram, triadimenol, trifloxystrobin and triticonazole.

5. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier, filler and/or surfactant.

6. A method for preventively and/or curatively controlling phytopathogenic fungi of crops but also to curatively and/or preventively control insects comprising applying an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of a synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 via seed treatment, foliar application, stem application and/or drench/drip application (chemigation) to seed, a plant and/or to fruit of a plant and/or to soil and/or to an inert substrate, Pumice, Pyroclastic materials/tuff, a synthetic organic substrate, an organic substrate and/or to a liquid substrate in which a plant is growing and/or in which a plant is desired to grow.

7. A method of controlling pests or insects on a plant comprising applying an effective amount of the synergistic pesticidal composition of claim 1 to the plant, a seed, or a root.

8. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (A)/(B) weight ratio is from 1/25 to 25/1.

9. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 2 , wherein compounds (A), (B) and (C) are present in an amount of (A):(B):(C) weight ratio of from 1:0.01:0.01 to 1:100:100.

10. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 2 , wherein compounds (A), (B) and (C) are present in an amount of (A):(B):(C) weight ratio of from 1:0.05:0.05 to 1:80:80.

11. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compound (B) is clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, deltamethrin, fipronil, flonicamid, flubendiamide, methiocarb, rynaxapyr, spirotetramate, tefluthrin, or thiodicarb.

12. A synergistic pesticidal composition comprising:

A) fluopicolide; and

B) an insecticide compound; in a (A)/(B) weight ratio of from 1/1000 to 1000/1; wherein said insecticide compound (B) is selected from the group consisting of clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, deltamethrin, fipronil, flonicamid, flubendiamide, methiocarb, rynaxapyr, spirotetramate, tefluthrin, and thiodicarb.

13. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 1 , wherein the insecticide B) is imidacloprid.

14. A synergistic pesticidal composition according to claim 13 , wherein the (A)/(B) weight ratio is from 5/1 to 1/4.