Use of Propineb as bird repellent

1. A Method of repelling a bird comprising offering a composition comprising Propineb to a bird and/or a habitat thereof, wherein said propineb repels a bird.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises

A) Propineb, and

B) an agrochemically active compound.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the ratio of (A) to (B) is between 0.02 and 2.0 parts by weight.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the ratio of (A) to (B) is between 0.05 and 1.0 parts by weight.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises an inorganic particle having a mean particle size of from 0.005 to 20 μm.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is applied to a seed or plant.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said composition is applied to a seed at a rate of from 2 to 400 g per 100 kg of seed.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said composition is applied to a seed at a rate of from 5 to 200 g per 100 kg of seed.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein said composition is applied to a seed at a rate of from 10 to 175 g per 100 kg of seed.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein said seed is a maize seed.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein said seed is derived from a transgenic plant.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein said composition protects a seed or plant for up to 200 days.

13. The method of claim 2 , wherein said agrochemically active compound is selected from the group consisting of a bactericide, fungicide, an insecticide, an acaricide, a nematicide, a molluscicide, a safener, a plant growth regulators, and a plant nutrient an insecticide.

14. A method of protecting a seed or plant from a bird comprising treating said seed or said plant with a composition comprising Propineb, wherein said propineb protects a seed or plant from a bird.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein said composition comprises

A) Propineb, and

B) an agrochemically active compound.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein said agrochemically active compound is selected from the group consisting of a bactericide, fungicide, an insecticide, an acaricide, a nematicide, a molluscicide, a safener, a plant growth regulators, and a plant nutrient an insecticide.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the ratio of (A) to (B) is between 0.02 and 2.0 parts by weight.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the ratio of (A) to (B) is between 0.05 and 1.0 parts by weight.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein said composition is applied to a seed at a rate of from 2 to 400 g per 100 kg of seed.

20. A Method of repelling a bird comprising offering a composition consisting essentially of Propineb to a bird and/or a habitat thereof, wherein said propineb repels a bird.