Compositions for the control of plant pests
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a composition comprising synergistic amounts of a compound of the formula (I) wherein X, E, R, A and Z are as defined herein, and at least one fungicidal active compound as defined herein. The compositions of the present invention find use as pesticides.
1. A composition comprising synergistically effective amounts of:
and
2. The composition of claim 1 , comprising about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of difenconazole per part by weight of imidacloprid.
3. The composition of claim 1 , comprising about 0.3 to about 3 parts by weight of difenconazole per part by weight of imidacloprid.
4. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one solid carrier.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the solid carrier is selected from the group consisting of kaolin, clay, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite earth, diatomaceous earth, silica, alumina, and silicate.
6. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one extender or surface-active agent.
7. A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising contacting said fungi with the composition of claim 1 .
8. A method of controlling plant disease, comprising contacting aerial parts of a plant, propagation stock, seed, or soil with the composition of claim 1 .
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the imidacloprid or the difenconazole is applied to said parts of a plant at a concentration of 1 to 0.0001% by weight.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein from 0.001 g to 50 g of imidacloprid or difenconazole is applied per kilogram of said seed.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein imidacloprid or difenconazole is applied at a concentration of 0.00001 to 0.1% by weight.
12. A method of controlling plant insects, comprising contacting said insects with the composition of claim 1 .
13. A composition consisting essentially of a synergistically effective amount of:
optionally a solid carrier, optionally an extender, and optionally a surface-active ingredient.
14. The composition of claim 13 , comprising about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight of difenconazole per part by weight of imidacloprid.
15. The composition of claim 13 , comprising about 0.3 to about 3 parts by weight of difenconazole per part by weight of imidacloprid.
16. The composition of claim 13 , further containing at least one solid carrier.
17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the solid carrier is selected from the group consisting of kaolin, clay, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite earth, diatomaceous earth, silica, alumina, and silicate.
18. The composition of claim 13 , further containing at least one extender or surface-active agent.
19. A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi, comprising contacting said fungi with the composition of claim 13 .
20. A method of controlling plant disease, comprising contacting aerial parts of a plant, propagation stock, seed, or soil with the composition of claim 13 .
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the imidacloprid or the difenconazole is applied to said parts of a plant at a concentration of 1 to 0.0001% by weight.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein from 0.001 g to 50 g of imidacloprid or difenconazole is applied per kilogram of said seed.
23. The method of claim 20 , wherein imidacloprid or difenconazole is applied at a concentration of 0.00001 to 0.1% by weight.
24. A method of controlling plant insects, comprising contacting said insects with the composition of claim 13 .