Use of macrolides in pest control

Abstract

There is now described a method of controlling pests with macrolide compounds; more specifically A) a method of controlling pests in and on transgenic crops of useful plants, such as, for example, in crops of maize, cereals, soya beans, tomatoes, cotton, potatoes, rice and mustard, with a macrolide compound, characterized in that a pesticidal composition comprising a macrolide compound in free form or in agrochemically useful salt form and at least one auxiliary is applied to the pests or their environment, in particular to the crop plant itself; B) A method of protecting plant propagation material and plant organs formed at a later point in time from attack by pests, characterized in that a pesticide comprising, as pesticidally active compound, at least one macrolide compound as active ingredient and at least one auxiliary in close spatial proximity to, or spatially together with, planting or applying the propagation material is employed to the site of planting or sowing; C) a method of controlling wood pests and molluscs with a macrolide compound, wherein a pesticidally active amount of a pesticide comprising, as pesticidally active compound, at least one macrolide, in free form or agrochemically utilizable salt form, as active ingredient and at least one auxiliary is applied to the pests or their environment; the corresponding use of these compounds, corresponding pesticides whose active ingredient is selected from amongst these compounds, a method for the preparation and the use of these compositions, and plant propagation material which is protected in this manner from attack by pests.

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       22 . Method of protecting plant propagation material and plant organs which grow at a later point in time against attack by a pest selected from the class Insecta, class Arachnida and class Nematoda, which comprises treating the plant propagation material, with a pesticidal composition comprising as active ingredient at least Spinosad in free form or in agrochemically utilisable salt form and at least one auxiliary.  
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the propagation material is seedlings, rhizomes, nursery plants, cuttings or seed.  
   
   
       24 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the treating of the plant propagation material with a pesticidal composition occurs prior to planting or sowing of the propagation material.  
   
   
       25 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the propagation material is a seed.  
   
   
       26 . The method according to  claim 25  wherein the treatment is seed dressing.  
   
   
       27 . The method according to  claim 25  wherein the treatment is seed coating.  
   
   
       28 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the pest is from the class Nematoda.  
   
   
       29 . The method according to any one of claims  22  wherein the pest is selected from a species of order Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Thysanoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera.  
   
   
       30 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the pesticidal composition is an emulsifiable concentrate, suspension concentrate formulation, dust, granule or wettable powder.  
   
   
       31 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the plant propagation material is selected from a crop of cereals, rice, cotton, maize, soya beans, oilseed rape, vegetables, potatoes, sunflowers, sugar beet and sorghum.  
   
   
       32 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the plant propagation material is a genetically modified seed containing one or more genes expressing pesticidal resistance.  
   
   
       33 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from azoxystrobin; bitertanol; carboxin; Cu 2 O; cymoxanil; cyproconazole; cyprodinil; dichlofluamid; difenoconazole; diniconazole; epoxiconazole; fenpiclonil; fludioxonil; fluquiconazole; flusilazole; flutriafol; furalaxyl; guazatin; hexaconazole; hymexazol; imazalil; imibenconazole; ipconazole; kresoxim-methyl; mancozeb; metalaxyl; R-metalaxyl; metconazole; oxadixyl, pefurazoate; penconazole; pencycuron; prochloraz; propiconazole; pyroquilone; SSF-109; spiroxamin; tebuconazole; thiabendazole; tolifluamide; triazoxide; triadimefon; triadimenol; triflumizole; triticonazole and uniconazole.  
   
   
       34 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from NI-25, TI-304, TI-435, MTI-446, fipronil, thiacloprid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and tefluthrin.  
   
   
       35 . A plant propagation material treating pesticidal composition selected from suspension concentrate and wettable powder, which composition comprises as active ingredient at least Spinosad in free form or in agrochemically utilisable salt form and at least one auxilIary.  
   
   
       36 . The composition according to  claim 35  wherein the plant propagation material treating pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from azoxystrobin; bitertanol; carboxin; Cu 2 O; cymoxanil; cyproconazole; cyprodinil; dichlofluamid; difenoconazole; diniconazole; epoxiconazole; fenpiclonil; fludioxonil; fluquiconazole; flusilazole; flutriafol; furalaxyl; guazatin; hexaconazole; hymexazol; imazalil; imibenconazole; ipconazole; kresoxim-methyl; mancozeb; metalaxyl; R-metalaxyl; metconazole; oxadixyl, pefurazoate; penconazole; pencycuron; prochloraz; propiconazole; pyroquilone; SSF-109; spiroxamin; tebuconazole; thiabendazole; tolifluamide; triazoxide; triadimefon; triadimenol; triflumizole; triticonazole and uniconazole.  
   
   
       37 . The composition according to either  claim 35  wherein the plant propagation material treating pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from NI-25, TI-304, TI-435, MTI-446, fipronil, thiacloprid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, spinosad and tefluthrin.  
   
   
       38 . A plant propagation material treated by the pesticidal composition of  claim 35 .  
   
   
       39 . The propagation material according to  claim 38  wherein the plant propagation material is a genetically modified plant propagation material.  
   
   
       40 . Method of controlling a pest selected from the class Insecta, class Arachnida and class Nematoda from crop plants, which comprises treating a plant propagation material of the crop plant with a pesticidal composition comprising as active ingredient at least Spinosad in free form or in agrochemically utilisable salt form and at least one auxiliary.  
   
   
       41 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the propagation material is seedlings, rhizomes, nursery plants, cuttings or seed.  
   
   
       42 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the treating of plant propagation material with a pesticidal composition occurs prior to planting or sowing of the propagation material.  
   
   
       43 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the propagation material is a seed.  
   
   
       44 . The method according to  claim 43  wherein the treatment is seed dressing.  
   
   
       45 . The method according to  claim 43  wherein the treatment is seed coating.  
   
   
       46 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the pest is from the class Nematoda.  
   
   
       47 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the pest is selected from a species of order Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Thysanoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera.  
   
   
       48 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the pesticidal composition is an emulsifiable concentrate, suspension concentrate formulation, dust, granule or wettable powder.  
   
   
       49 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the plant propagation material is selected from a crop of cereals, rice, cotton, maize, soya beans, oilseed rape, vegetables, potatoes, sunflowers, sugar beet and sorghum.  
   
   
       50 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the plant propagation material is a genetically modified seed containing one or more genes expressing pesticidal resistance.  
   
   
       51 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from azoxystrobin; bitertanol; carboxin; Cu 2 O; cymoxanil; cyproconazole; cyprodinil; dichlofluamid; difenoconazole; diniconazole; epoxiconazole; fenpiclonil; fludioxonil; fluquiconazole; flusilazole; flutriafol; furalaxyl; guazatin; hexaconazole; hymexazol; imazalil; imibenconazole; ipconazole; kresoxim-methyl; mancozeb; metalaxyl; R-metalaxyl; metconazole; oxadixyl, pefurazoate; penconazole; pencycuron; prochloraz; propiconazole; pyroquilone; SSF-109; spiroxamin; tebuconazole; thiabendazole; tolifluamide; triazoxide; triadimefon; triadimenol; triflumizole; triticonazole and uniconazole.  
   
   
       52 . The method according to  claim 40  wherein the pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from NI-25, TI-304, TI-435, MTI-446, fipronil, thiacloprid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and tefluthrin.