Method for controlling pests of farm crops

Abstract

Provided is a method for controlling harmful organisms in a cultivation area of crops, including the steps of: (1) treating crop seeds with one or more fungicidal and/or plant growth regulator compounds; (2) treating a cultivation area of crops with ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy]acetate before, simultaneously with, and/or after sowing the crop seeds; and (3) performing a foliage treatment on crops with one or more compounds, which may include fungicidal and/or insecticidal compound(s), during a growing period of the crops, which has an excellent efficacy for controlling harmful organisms in a cultivation area of crops.

1 . A method for controlling the growth of PPO resistant weeds in a locus where crops are sown, which comprises treating such weeds or its habitat with a compound of formula (I) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the PPO resistant weeds are resistant to at least one PPO-inhibiting herbicide selected from fomesafen and lactofen. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the PPO resistant weeds are selected from the group consisting of  Amaranthus  species and  Ambrosia  species. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the PPO resistant weeds are selected from the group consisting of Palmer amaranth, common waterhemp, tall waterhemp and common ragweed. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the PPO resistant weeds contain a ΔGly210 or Arg98Leu mutation in the PPO enzyme conferring resistance to PPO-inhibiting herbicides. 
     
     
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The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a herbicidal composition comprises the compound of formula (I) and at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of glyphosate and a salt thereof (isopropylammonium salt, ammonium salt, potassium salt, guanidine salt, dimethylamine salt, or monoethanolamine salt), MCPA and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), or sodium salt), MCPB, mecoprop and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, diolamine salt, ethadyl ester (i.e., 1,2-ethanediyl ester), 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), methyl ester, potassium salt, sodium salt, or trolamine salt), mecoprop-P and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isobutyl salt, or potassium salt), dichlorprop and a salt or an ester thereof (butotyl ester (i.e., 2-butoxyethyl ester), dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), methyl ester, potassium salt, or sodium salt), dichlorprop-P, dichlorprop-P-dimethylammonium, quinclorac, quinmerac, bromoxynil, bromoxynil-octanoate, dichlobenil, methiozolin, ioxynil, ioxynil-octanoate, di-allate, butylate, tri-allate, phenmedipham, chlorpropham, desmedipham, asulam, phenisopham, benthiocarb, molinate, esprocarb, pyributicarb, prosulfocarb, orbencarb, EPIC, dimepiperate, swep, propachlor, metazachlor, alachlor, acetochlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, butachlor, pretilachlor, thenylchlor, aminocyclopyrachlor, aminocyclopyrachlor-methyl, aminocyclopyrachlor-potassium, trifluralin, pendimethalin, ethalfluralin, benfluralin, prodiamine, simazine, atrazine, propazine, cyanazine, ametryn, simetryn, dimethametryn, prometryn, indaziflam, triaziflam, metribuzin, hexazinone, terbumeton, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, trietazine, isoxaben, diflufenican, diuron, linuron, metobromuron, metoxuron, monolinuron, siduron, fluometuron, difenoxuron, methyl-daimuron, isoproturon, isouron, tebuthiuron, benzthiazuron, methabenzthiazuron, propanil, mefenacet, clomeprop, naproanilide, bromobutide, daimuron, cumyluron, diflufenzopyr, etobenzanid, bentazon, tridiphane, indanofan, amitrole, fenchlorazole, clomazone, maleic hydrazide, pyridate, chloridazon, norflurazon, bromacil, terbacil, lenacil, oxaziclomefone, cinmethylin, benfuresate, cafenstrole, flufenacet, pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium, pyriminobac, pyriminobac-methyl, bispyribac, bispyribac-sodium, pyribenzoxim, pyrimisulfan, pyriftalid, triafamone, fentrazamide, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, ACN, dithiopyr, triclopyr and a salt or an ester thereof (butotyl ester (i.e., 2-butoxyethyl ester) or triethylammonium salt), fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-meptyl, thiazopyr, aminopyralid and a salt or an ester thereof (potassium salt or triisopanolammonium salt), clopyralid and a salt thereof (olamine salt, potassium salt, or triethylammonium salt), picloram and a salt thereof (potassium salt or triisopanolammonium salt), dalapon, chlorthiamid, amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, mesosulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, metazosulfuron, nicosulfuron, orthosulfamuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, propyrisulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium, trifloxysulfuron, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, picolinafen, beflubutamid, norflurazon, fluridone, flurochloridone, flurtamone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, isoxachlortole, isoxaflutole, benzofenap, pyrasulfotole, pyrazolynate, pyrazoxyfen, topramezone, tolpyralate, lancotrione-sodium, flupoxam, amicarbazone, bencarbazone, flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium, ipfencarbazone, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flumetsulam, metosulam, penoxsulam, pyroxsulam, imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazamox-ammonium, imazapic, imazapic-ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr-isopropyrammonium, imazaquin, imazaquin-ammonium, imazethapyr, imazethapyr-ammonium, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, alloxydim, clethodim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim, pinoxaden, fenoxasulfone, glufosinate, glufosinate-ammonium, glufosinate-P, glufosinate-P-sodium, bialaphos, anilofos, bensulide, butamifos, paraquat, paraquat-dichloride, diquat, diquat-dibromide, halauxifen, halauxifen-methyl, florpyrauxifen, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, flumioxazin, flumiclorac-pentyl, fomesafen-sodium, lactofen, saflufenacil, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, acifluorfen-sodium, aclonifen, bifenox, chlomethoxyfen, chlornitrofen, ethoxyfen-ethyl, fluorodifen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, fluoronitrofen, halosafen, nitrofen, nitrofluorfen, oxyfluorfen, cinidon-ethyl, profluazol, pyraclonil, oxadiargyl, oxadiazone, pentoxazone, fluazolate, pyraflufen-ethyl, benzfendizone, butafenacil, fluthiacet-methyl, thidiazimin, azafenidin, carfentrazone-ethyl, sulfentrazone, flufenpyr-ethyl, benoxacor, cloquintocet, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide, dichlormid, dicyclonon, dietholate, fenchlorazole, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, furilazole, isoxadifen, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr, mefenpyr-diethyl, mephenate, naphthalic anhydride, and oxabetrinil is applied. 
     
     
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The method according to  claim 1 , wherein an agrochemical composition comprising the compound of formula (I) and formulation auxiliaries, and optionally at least one further compound selected from the group consisting of glyphosate and a salt thereof (isopropylammonium salt, ammonium salt, potassium salt, guanidine salt, dimethylamine salt, or monoethanolamine salt), MCPA and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), or sodium salt), MCPB, mecoprop and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, diolamine salt, ethadyl ester (i.e., 1,2-ethanediyl ester), 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), methyl ester, potassium salt, sodium salt, or trolamine salt), mecoprop-P and a salt or an ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isobutyl salt, or potassium salt), dichlorprop and a salt or an ester thereof (butotyl ester (i.e., 2-butoxyethyl ester), dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isoctyl ester (i.e., isooctyl ester), methyl ester, potassium salt, or sodium salt), dichlorprop-P, dichlorprop-P-dimethylammonium, quinclorac, quinmerac, bromoxynil, bromoxynil-octanoate, dichlobenil, methiozolin, ioxynil, ioxynil-octanoate, di-allate, butylate, tri-allate, phenmedipham, chlorpropham, desmedipham, asulam, phenisopham, benthiocarb, molinate, esprocarb, pyributicarb, prosulfocarb, orbencarb, EPIC, dimepiperate, swep, propachlor, metazachlor, alachlor, acetochlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, butachlor, pretilachlor, thenylchlor, aminocyclopyrachlor, aminocyclopyrachlor-methyl, aminocyclopyrachlor-potassium, trifluralin, pendimethalin, ethalfluralin, benfluralin, prodiamine, simazine, atrazine, propazine, cyanazine, ametryn, simetryn, dimethametryn, prometryn, indaziflam, triaziflam, metribuzin, hexazinone, terbumeton, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, trietazine, isoxaben, diflufenican, diuron, linuron, metobromuron, metoxuron, monolinuron, siduron, fluometuron, difenoxuron, methyl-daimuron, isoproturon, isouron, tebuthiuron, benzthiazuron, methabenzthiazuron, propanil, mefenacet, clomeprop, naproanilide, bromobutide, daimuron, cumyluron, diflufenzopyr, etobenzanid, bentazon, tridiphane, indanofan, amitrole, fenchlorazole, clomazone, maleic hydrazide, pyridate, chloridazon, norflurazon, bromacil, terbacil, lenacil, oxaziclomefone, cinmethylin, benfuresate, cafenstrole, flufenacet, pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium, pyriminobac, pyriminobac-methyl, bispyribac, bispyribac-sodium, pyribenzoxim, pyrimisulfan, pyriftalid, triafamone, fentrazamide, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, ACN, dithiopyr, triclopyr and a salt or an ester thereof (butotyl ester (i.e., 2-butoxyethyl ester) or triethylammonium salt), fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-meptyl, thiazopyr, aminopyralid and a salt or an ester thereof (potassium salt or triisopanolammonium salt), clopyralid and a salt thereof (olamine salt, potassium salt, or triethylammonium salt), picloram and a salt thereof (potassium salt or triisopanolammonium salt), dalapon, chlorthiamid, amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, mesosulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, metazosulfuron, nicosulfuron, orthosulfamuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, propyrisulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium, trifloxysulfuron, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, picolinafen, beflubutamid, norflurazon, fluridone, flurochloridone, flurtamone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, isoxachlortole, isoxaflutole, benzofenap, pyrasulfotole, pyrazolynate, pyrazoxyfen, topramezone, tolpyralate, lancotrione-sodium, flupoxam, amicarbazone, bencarbazone, flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium, ipfencarbazone, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flumetsulam, metosulam, penoxsulam, pyroxsulam, imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazamox-ammonium, imazapic, imazapic-ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr-isopropyrammonium, imazaquin, imazaquin-ammonium, imazethapyr, imazethapyr-ammonium, clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, alloxydim, clethodim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim, pinoxaden, fenoxasulfone, glufosinate, glufosinate-ammonium, glufosinate-P, glufosinate-P-sodium, bialaphos, anilofos, bensulide, butamifos, paraquat, paraquat-dichloride, diquat, diquat-dibromide, halauxifen, halauxifen-methyl, florpyrauxifen, florpyrauxifen-benzyl, flumioxazin, flumiclorac-pentyl, fomesafen-sodium, lactofen, saflufenacil, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, acifluorfen-sodium, aclonifen, bifenox, chlomethoxyfen, chlornitrofen, ethoxyfen-ethyl, fluorodifen, fluoroglycofen-ethyl, fluoronitrofen, halosafen, nitrofen, nitrofluorfen, oxyfluorfen, cinidon-ethyl, profluazol, pyraclonil, oxadiargyl, oxadiazone, pentoxazone, fluazolate, pyraflufen-ethyl, benzfendizone, butafenacil, fluthiacet-methyl, thidiazimin, azafenidin, carfentrazone-ethyl, sulfentrazone, flufenpyr-ethyl, benoxacor, cloquintocet, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide, dichlormid, dicyclonon, dietholate, fenchlorazole, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, furilazole, isoxadifen, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr, mefenpyr-diethyl, mephenate, naphthalic anhydride, and oxabetrinil is applied. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the crops are PPO tolerant crops.