Method of controlling particular insect pests by applying anthranilamide compounds

1. A method for controlling lepidopteran, homopteran, hemipteran, thysanopteran and coleopteran insect pests, comprising:

contacting a plant genetically modified to express a plant protection compound with an arthropodicidally effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof

wherein

A and B are independently O or S;

R 1 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl or C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl;

R 2 is H or C 1 -C 6 alkyl;

R 3 is H; C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO 2 , hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl, C 3 -C 6 trialkylsilyl, phenyl, phenoxy, 5-membered heteroaromatic rings, and 6-membered heteroaromatic rings; each phenyl, phenoxy, 5-membered heteroaromatic ring, and 6-membered heteroaromatic ring optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO 2 , C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino, C 4 -C 8 (alkyl)(cycloalkyl)amino, C 2 -C 4 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminocarbonyl and C 3 -C 6 trialkylsilyl; C 1 -C 4 alkoxy; C 1 -C 4 alkylamino; C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino; C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino; C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl or C 2 -C 6 alkylcarbonyl;

R 4 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, CN, halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy or NO 2 ;

R 5 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxyalkyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxyalkyl, C(O)R 10 , CO 2 R 10 , C(O)NR 10 R 11 , halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, NR 10 R 11 , N(R 11 )C(O)R 10 , N(R 11 )CO 2 R 10 or S(O) n R 12 ;

R 6 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, halogen, CN, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy;

R 7 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl or C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl; or

R 7 is a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, a naphthyl ring system or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system, each ring or ring system optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from R 9 ;

R 8 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy;

each R 9 is independently C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 4 haloalkynyl, C 3 -C 6 halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, NO 2 , C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylsulfonyl, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 2 -C 8 dialkylamino, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkylamino, C 4 -C 8 (alkyl)(cycloalkyl)amino, C 2 -C 4 alkylcarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkoxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 6 alkylaminocarbonyl, C 3 -C 8 dialkylaminocarbonyl or C 3 -C 6 trialkylsilyl;

R 10 is H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl;

R 11 is H or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 12 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl; and

n is 0, 1 or 2;

wherein the compound of Formula I is included in a composition further comprising a biologically effective amount of at least one fungicide.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein

A and B are both O;

R 7 is a phenyl ring or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring selected from the group consisting of

each ring optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from R 9 ;

Q is O, S, NH or NR 9 ; and

W, X, Y and Z are independently N, CH or CR 9 , provided that in J-3 and J-4 at least one of W, X, Y or Z is N.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein

R 1 , R 2 and R 8 are all H;

R 3 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, CN, OCH 3 or S(O) p CH 3 ;

R 4 group is attached at position 2;

R 4 is CH 3 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , CN or halogen;

R 5 is H, CH 3 or halogen;

R 6 is CH 3 , CF 3 or halogen;

R 7 is phenyl or 2-pyridinyl, each optionally substituted; and

p is 0, 1 or 2.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein

R 3 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl and R 6 is CF 3 .

5. The method of claim 3 wherein

R 3 is C 1 -C 4 alkyl and R 6 is Cl or Br.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the insect pests controlled is selected from the group consisting of Alabama argillacea Hübner (cotton leaf worm), Archips argyrospila Walker (fruit tree leaf roller), A. rosana Linnaeus (European leaf roller) and other Archips species, Chilo suppressalis Walker (rice stem borer), Cnaphalocrosis medinalis Guenee (rice leaf roller), Crambus caliginosellus Clemens (corn root webworm), Crambus teterrellus Zincken (bluegrass webworm), Cydia pomonella Linnaeus (codling moth), Earias insulana Boisduval (spiny bollworm), Earias vittella Fabricius (spotted bollworm), Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (American bollworm), Helicoverpa zea Boddie (corn earworm), Heliothis virescens Fabricius (tobacco budworm), Herpetogramma licarsisalis Walker (sod webworm), Lobesia botrana Denis & Schiffermüller (grape berry moth), Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders (pink bollworm), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (citrus leafminer), Pieris brassicae Linnaeus (large white butterfly), Pieris rapae Linnaeus (small white butterfly), Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (diamondback moth), Spodoptera exigua Hübner (beet armyworm), Spodoptera litura Fabricius (tobacco cutworm, cluster caterpillar), Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (fall armyworm), Trichoplusia ni Hübner (cabbage looper) and Tuta absoluta Meyrick (tomato leafminer), Acyrthisiphon pisum Harris (pea aphid), Aphis craccivora Koch (cowpea aphid), Aphis fabae Scopoli (black bean aphid), Aphis gossypii Glover (cotton aphid, melon aphid), Aphis pomi De Geer (apple aphid), Aphis spiraecola Patch (spirea aphid), Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach (foxglove aphid), Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell (strawberry aphid), Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov/Mordvilko (Russian wheat aphid), Dysaphis plantaginea Paaserini (rosy apple aphid), Eriosoma lanigerum Hausmann (woolly apple aphid), Hyalopterus pruni Geoffroy (mealy plum aphid), Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach (turnip aphid), Metopolophium dirrhodum Walker (cereal aphid), Macrosipum euphorbiae Thomas (potato aphid), Myzus persicae Sulzer (peach-potato aphid, green peach aphid), Nasonovia ribisnigri Mosley (lettuce aphid), Pemphigus spp. (root aphids and gall aphids), Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch (corn leaf aphid), Rhopalosiphum padi Linnaeus (bird cherry-oat aphid), Schizaphis graminum Rondani (greenbug), Sitobion avenae Fabricius (English grain aphid), Therioaphis maculata Buckton (spotted alfalfa aphid), Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (black citrus aphid), and Toxoptera citricida Kirkaldy (brown citrus aphid); Adelges spp. (adelgids); Phylloxera devastatrix Pergande (pecan phylloxera); Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (tobacco whitefly, sweetpotato whitefly), Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring (silverleaf whitefly), Dialeurodes citri Ashmead (citrus whitefly) and Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (greenhouse whitefly); Empoasca fabae Harris (potato leafhopper), Laodelphax striatellus Fallen (smaller brown planthopper), Macrolestes quadrilineatus Forbes (aster leafhopper), Nephotettix cinticeps Uhler (green leafhopper), Nephotettix nigropictus Stål (rice leafhopper), Nilaparvata lugens Stål (brown planthopper), Peregrinus maidis Ashmead (corn planthopper), Sogatella furcifera Horvath (white-backed planthopper), Sogatodes orizicola Muir (rice delphacid), Typhlocyba pomaria McAtee white apple leafhopper, Erythroneoura spp. (grape leafhoppers); Magicidada septendecim Linnaeus (periodical cicada); Icerya purchasi Maskell (cottony cushion scale), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock (San Jose scale); Planococcus citri Risso (citrus mealybug); Pseudococcus spp. (other mealybug complex); Cacopsylla pyricola Foerster (pear psylla), Trioza diospyri Ashmead (persimmon psylla), Acrosternum hilare Say (green stink bug), Anasa tristis De Geer (squash bug), Blissus leucopterus Say (chinch bug), Corythuca gossypii Fabricius (cotton lace bug), Cyrtopeltis modesta Distant (tomato bug), Dysdercus suturellus Herrich-Schäffer (cotton stainer), Euchistus servus Say (brown stink bug), Euchistus variolarius Palisot de Beauvois (one-spotted stink bug), Graptosthetus spp. (complex of seed bugs), Leptoglossus corculus Say (leaf-footed pine seed bug), Lygus lineolaris Palisot de Beauvois (tarnished plant bug), Nezara viridula Linnaeus (southern green stink bug), Oebalus pugnax Fabricius (rice stink bug), Oncopeltus fasciatus Dallas (large milkweed bug), Pseudatomoscelis seriatus Reuter (cotton fleahopper), Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (western flower thrip), Scirthothrips citri Moulton (citrus thrip), Sericothrips variabilis Beach (soybean thrip), and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (onion thrip), Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say (Colorado potato beetle), Epilachna varivestis Mulsant (Mexican bean beetle) and wireworms of the genera Agriotes, Athous or Limonius ).

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is applied as a soil drench of a liquid formulation.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the fungicide is selected from the group consisting of acibenzolar, azoxystrobin, benomyl, blasticidin-S, Bordeaux mixture (tribasic copper sulfate), bromuconazole, carpropamid, captafol, captan, carbendazim, chloroneb, chlorothalonil, copper oxychloride, copper salts, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, cyproconazole, cyprodinil, (S)-3,5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-4-methylbenzamide (RH 7281), diclocymet (S-1900), diclomezine, dicloran, difenoconazole, (S)-3,6-dihydro-5-methyl-2(methylthio)-5-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-4H-imidazole-4-one (RP 407213), dimethomorph, dimoxystrobin, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, diodine, edifenphos, epoxiconazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenarimol, fenbuconazole, fencaramid (SZX0722), feniclonil, fenpropidin, fenpropimorph, fentin acetate, fentin hydroxide, fluazinam, fludioxonil, flumetover (RPA 403397), flumorf/flumorlin (SYP-L190), fluoxastrobin (HEC 5725), fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutolanil, flutriafol, folpet fosetyl-aluminum, furalaxyl, furametapyr (S-82658), hexaconazole, ipconazole, iprobenfos, iprodione, isoprothiolane, kasugamycin, kresoxim-methyl, mancozeb, maneb, mefenoxam, mepronil, metalaxyl, metconazole, metominostrobin/fenominostrobin (SSF-126), metrafenone (AC 375839), myclobutanil, neo-asozin (Ferric methanearsonate), nicobifen (BAS 510), orysastrobin, oxadixyl, penconazole, pencycuron, probenazole, prochloraz, propamocarb, propiconazole, proquinazid (DPX-KQ926), prothioconazole (JAU 6476), pyrifenox, pyraclostrobin, pyrimethanil, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, spiroxamine, sulfur, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, thiabendazole, thifluzamide, thiophanate-methyl, thiram, tiadinil, triadimefon, triadimenol, tricyclazole, trifloxystrobin, triticonazole, validamycin and vinclozolin.