Pesticidal mixtures including spiroheterocyclic pyrrolidine diones

Abstract

A pesticidal mixture comprising as active ingredient a mixture of component A and component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I) in which Q is i or ii wherein X, Y and Z, m and n, A, G, and R, are as defined as in claim 1 , and component B is a compound selected from the insecticides as defined in claim 1 . The present invention also relates to methods of using said mixtures for the control of plant pests.

1 . A pesticidal mixture comprising as active ingredient a mixture of component A and component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       in which Q is 
       i or ii 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       X, Y and Z independently of each other are C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 1-4  alkoxy, C 1-4  haloalkoxy or halogen; 
       m and n, independently of each other, are 0, 1, 2 or 3 and m+n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; 
       G is hydrogen, a metal, an ammonium, a sulfonium or a latentiating group; 
       R is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl; and 
       A is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl, C 2-4 haloalkenyl, C 1-4 alkoxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 1-4 haloalkoxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, C 1-4 alkoxy(C 1-4 )alkoxy(C 1-4 )alkyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl; 
       or an agrochemically acceptable salt or an N-oxide thereof; 
       and component B is selected from at least one of:
 a) Imidaclothiz: 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         b) Thiacloprid 
         c) Imidacloprid 
         d) Nitenpyram 
         e) Dinotefuran 
         f) Clothianidin 
       
     
     
         2 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of component A to component B is at least one of from 1000:1 to 1:100 and from 500:1 to 1:100. 
     
     
         3 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein in the compound of formula (I) R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, and n-butyl. 
     
     
         4 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein in the compound of formula (I), X, Y and Z are selected, independently of each other, from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, n-propyl, methoxy, fluoro, bromo and chloro, when m+n is 1, 2 or 3. 
     
     
         5 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein in the compound of formula (I) G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an ammonium group, a sulfonium group, and —C(═O)—R a  and —C(═O)—O—R b , wherein R a  is selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, C 2 -C 12 alkynyl, C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl and R b  is selected from C 1 -C 12 alkyl, C 2 -C 12 alkenyl, C 2 -C 12 alkynyl, and C 1 -C 10 haloalkyl. 
     
     
         6 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein in the compound of formula (I), Q is (i) and A is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl and methoxyethyl. 
     
     
         7 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein in the compound of formula (I), Q is (ii) and A is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, methoxypropyl, tetrahydrofuran-2-yl, tetrahydropyran-2-yl, tetrahydrofuran-3-yl and tetrahydropyran-4-yl. 
     
     
         8 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein Q is (i), m is 1, n is 1, X is methyl, Y is in the ortho position and is methyl, Z is in the para position and is chloro, G is —(C═O)—O—CH2CH3, A is methyl and R is methyl. 
     
     
         9 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein Q is (i), m is 1, n is 1, X is methyl, Y is in the ortho position and is methyl, Z is in the para position and is chloro, G is —(C═O)—O—CH2CH3, A is hydrogen and R is methyl. 
     
     
         10 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein component B is a compound selected from one of
 a) Imidaclothiz   b) Thiacloprid   c) Imidacloprid   d) Nitenpyram   e) Dinotefuran   f) Clothianidin.   
     
     
         11 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises an agricultural acceptable carrier and optionally a surfactant. 
     
     
         12 . A pesticidal mixture according to  claim 1 , wherein the mixture comprises formulation adjuvants. 
     
     
         13 . A method of controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs which comprises applying to a pest, to a locus of a pest, or to a plant susceptible to attack by a pest a combination of components A and B, wherein components A and B are as defined as in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the combination of components A and B is a mixture according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the components A and B slow down the spread of disease in a plant. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13  for controlling insects,
 wherein the insects are neonicotinoid resistant. 
 
     
     
         17 . A seed comprising a mixture as defined in  claim 1 .