Pesticidal compositions
View Patent ↗A pesticidal composition comprising (a) a pesticidal effective amount of at least one compound of formula I in which Q is i or ii or iii or an agrochemically acceptable salt or an N-oxide thereof, and (b) a plant growth regulator, where the ratio of compound of formula I to plant growth regulator is from 20:1 to 1:25.
1. A pesticidal composition comprising
(a) a pesticidal effective amount of at least one compound of formula I
in which Q is
X is CH 3
Y is CH3
Z is CH3 or Cl
G is COOCH 2 CH 3
R is CH 3 ; and
A is CH 3
or an agrochemically acceptable salt or an N-oxide thereof, and
(b) a plant growth regulator, where the ratio of compound of formula I to plant growth regulator is from 20:1 to 1:25.
2. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from
antiauxins, auxins, cytokinins, defoliants, ethylene inhibitors, growth inhibitors, growth retardants, growth stimulators, unclassified plant regulators, plant activators, salicylates, jasmonates, cis-jasmonates, plant peptide hormones, polyamines; strigolactones and nitric oxide donors.
3. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from trinexapac ethyl, 1-methylcyclopropene, ethephon, chlormequat and acibenzolar-S-methyl.
4. A composition according to claim 3 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from trinexapac ethyl, 1-methylcyclopropene, chlormequat and acibenzolar-S-methyl.
5. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio compound of formula I to plant growth regulator is from 1:1 to 1:20.
6. A method of combating and controlling pests which comprises treating the pests or the locus of the pests or the plant susceptible to attack by a pest with an insecticidally, nematicidally or mollusicidally effective amount of a composition according to claim 1 .
7. A composition according to claim 1 , where in formula (I) is
8. A composition according to claim 7 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from
antiauxins, auxins, cytokinins, defoliants, ethylene inhibitors, growth inhibitors, growth retardants, growth stimulators, unclassified plant regulators, plant activators, salicylates, jasmonates, cis-jasmonates, plant peptide hormones, polyamines; strigolactones and nitric oxide donors.
9. A composition according to claim 7 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from trinexapac ethyl, 1-methylcyclopropene, ethephon, chlormequat and acibenzolar-S-methyl.
10. A composition according to claim 7 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from trinexapac ethyl, 1-methylcyclopropene, chlormequat and acibenzolar-S-methyl.
11. A composition according to claim 7 , wherein the ratio compound of formula I to plant growth regulator is from 1:1 to 1:20.