Pesticidal composition comprising a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative and an insecticide compound
View Patent ↗A composition comprising at least a pyridylethylbenzamide derivative of general formula (I) (a) and an insecticide compound (b) in a (a)/(b) weight ratio of from 1/1000 to 1000/1. A composition further comprising an additional fungicidal compound. A method for preventively or curatively combating the pests and diseases of crops by using this composition.
1. A composition comprising:
a) N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide; and
b) an insecticide selected from the group consisting of rynaxypyr and ethiprole;
wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is from 1/125 to 125/1.
2. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the insecticide (b) is rynaxypyr.
3. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the insecticide (b) is ethiprole.
4. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is from 1/1 to 125/1.
5. A composition according to claim 4 , wherein actives consist of a) N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide and b) ethiprole, and wherein the composition has a synergistic effect.
6. A composition according to claim 4 , wherein actives consist of a) N-{2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethyl}-2-trifluoromethylbenzamide and b) rynaxypyr, and wherein the composition has a synergistic effect.
7. A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio is from 1/25 to 25/1.
8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has a synergistic effect.
9. A composition according to claim 1 further comprising a fungicide (c).
10. A composition according to claim 9 , wherein the fungicide (c) is selected from the group consisting of 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.
11. A composition according to claim 9 , wherein the fungicide compound (c) is selected from the group consisting of fludioxonil, ipconazole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triadimenol, trifloxystrobin, and triticonazole.
12. The composition according to claim 9 , 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.
13. The composition according to claim 9 , 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.
14. A composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an agriculturally acceptable support, carrier, filler and/or surfactant.
15. Seed treated with a composition of claim 1 .
16. A method for controlling insects, said method comprising applying an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of a composition according to claim 1 via seed treatment, foliar application, stem application, drench/drip application and/or by chemigation to the seed, the plant, to the fruit of the plant, to soil, to an inert substrate, Pumice, Pyroclastic materials/tuff, synthetic organic substrates, organic substrates and/or to a liquid substrate in which the plant is growing or in which a plant is desired to grow.
17. A method to control insects comprising applying an effective and non-phytotoxic amount of a composition according to claim 1 to a seed, a plant, a fruit of the plant, soil, an inert substrate, Pumice, Pyroclastic materials/tuff, synthetic organic substrates, organic substrates and/or a liquid substrate in which the plant is growing or in which a plant is desired to grow.