Active substance combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties

Abstract

The invention relates to novel active compound combinations of certain cyclic ketoenols and certain active compounds that together have unexpectedly good insecticidal and acaricidal properties.

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         7 . A composition comprising a mixture of 
 (a) one or more compounds of formula (I)                           in which 
 X represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, or C 1 -C 3 -halogenoalkyl,  
 Y represents hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, or C 1 -C 3 -halogenoalkyl,  
 Z represents C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, halogen, or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy,  
 n represents a number from 0 to 3,  
 A represents hydrogen; optionally halogen-substituted straight-chain or branched C 1 -C 12 -alkyl, C 3 -C 8 -alkenyl, C 3 -C 8 -alkinyl, C 1 -C 10 -alkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 8 -polyalkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 10 -alkylthio-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, or cycloalkyl having 3-8 ring atoms that may be interrupted by oxygen and/or sulphur; or optionally halogen-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkoxy-, or nitro-substituted phenyl or phenyl-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl,  
   B represents hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-C 2 -C 4 -alkyl, or    A and B together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a saturated or unsaturated 3- to 8-membered ring that is (i) optionally interrupted by oxygen and/or sulphur, (ii) optionally substituted by halogen, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkyl, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkoxy, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, or optionally substituted phenyl, or (iii) optionally benzo-fused,    G represents hydrogen (a) or a group                           in which 
 R 1  represents (i) optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkylthio-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 8 -polyalkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, or cycloalkyl having 3 to 8 ring atoms that are optionally interrupted by oxygen and/or sulphur atoms, (ii) optionally halogen-, nitro-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-, or C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkoxy-substituted phenyl, (iii) optionally halogen-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-, or C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkoxy-substituted phenyl-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, (iv) optionally halogen- and/or C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-substituted pyridyl, pyrimidyl, thiazolyl, or pyrazolyl, or (v) optionally halogen- and/or C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-substituted phenoxy-C 1 -C 6 -alkyl,  
 R 2  represents (i) optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 20 -alkyl, C 2 -C 20 -alkenyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, or C 1 -C 8 -polyalkoxy-C 2 -C 8 -alkyl, or (ii) optionally halogen-, nitro-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-, or C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-substituted phenyl or benzyl,  
 R 3  represents (i) optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl or (ii) optionally C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, halogen-, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkyl-, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy-, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkoxy-, nitro-, or cyano-substituted phenyl or benzyl,  
 R 4  and R 5  independently of one another represent (i) optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 -alkylamino, di(C 1 -C 8 )-alkylamino, C 1 -C 8 -alkylthio, C 2 -C 5 -alkenylthio, C 2 -C 5 -alkinylthio, or C 3 -C 7 -cycloalkylthio or (ii) optionally halogen-, nitro-, cyano-, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy-, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkoxy-, C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio-, C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkylthio-, C 1 -C 4 -alkyl-, or C 1 -C 4 -halogenoalkyl-substituted phenyl, phenoxy, or phenylthio, and  
 R 6  and R 7  independently of one another represent (i) optionally halogen-substituted C 1 -C 10 -alkyl, C 1 -C 10 -alkoxy, C 3 -C 8 -alkenyl, or C 1 -C 8 -alkoxy-C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, (ii) optionally halogen-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-substituted phenyl, or (iii) optionally halogen-, C 1 -C 6 -alkyl-, C 1 -C 6 -halogenoalkyl-, or C 1 -C 6 -alkoxy-substituted benzyl; or R 6  and R 7  together represent a 5- or 6-membered ring that is optionally interrupted by oxygen or sulphur and is optionally substituted by C 1 -C 6 -alkyl, and  
   (b) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methidathion, oxydemeton-methyl, parathione, parathione-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenophos, prothiophos, tebupirimphos, triazophos, chlorfenvinphos, dichlorphos, dicrotophos, mevinphos, monocrotophos, phosphamidon, acephate, methamidophos, trichlorfon, carbaryl, fenoxycarb, formetanate, formetanate hydrochloride, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, and thiodicarb, with the proviso that component (b) cannot be chlorpyrifos or methamidophos when component (a) is a compound of formula (I-b-1)                          
     
     
         8 . A composition according to  claim 7  comprising 
 (a) a compound of formula (I-b-1)                          (b) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of azinphos-methyl, diazinon, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methidathion, oxydemeton-methyl, parathione, parathione-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenophos, prothiophos, tebupirimphos, triazophos, chlorfenvinphos, dichlorphos, dicrotophos, mevinphos, monocrotophos, phosphamidon, acephate, trichlorfon, carbaryl, fenoxycarb, formetanate, formetanate hydrochloride, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, and thiodicarb.    
     
     
         9 . A method for controlling animal pests comprising allowing an effective amount of a mixture according to  claim 7  to act on an animal pest and/or a habitat of an animal pest.  
     
     
         10 . A method for controlling animal pests comprising allowing an effective amount of a mixture according to  claim 8  to act on an animal pest and/or a habitat of an animal pest.  
     
     
         11 . A process for preparing an insecticidal and acaricidal composition comprising mixing a mixture according to  claim 7  with one or more extenders and/or surfactants.  
     
     
         12 . A process for preparing an insecticidal and acaricidal composition comprising mixing a mixture according to  claim 8  with one or more extenders and/or surfactants.