Methods of pest control in soybean

Abstract

Methods of controlling pests on soybean plants, comprising: applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (Ia),wherein X1, R1, R4, R5, *, and **, as defined in claim 1, wherein the soybean plants are Bt plants.

1 . A method of controlling pests on soybean plants, comprising:
 applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (Ia),
                     
   wherein X 1 , R 1 , R 4 , R 5 ,  ∗ , and  ∗∗ , as defined as follows
                                         X1   R1   R4   R5   Stereochemistry at *   Stereo-chemistry at **     A12   3,5-dichloro-4-fluorophenyl   ethyl   CH3   H   S   R     A20   3,5-dichlorophenyl   2,2,2-trifluoropethyl   CH3   H   S   R/S     A28   3,5-dichlorophenyl   ethyl   CH3   H   S   R                      
   wherein the soybean plants are Bt plants.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound A12
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         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound
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         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the compound is
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         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is compound A28
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         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the Bt plants comprise at least one gene selected from CrylA(a), CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CryllA, CrylllA, CryIIIB2, Cry9c, Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CrylF. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one gene includes CrylA(a). 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CrylA(b). 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CrylA(c). 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CryllA. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CrylllA. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CryIIIB2. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes Cry9c. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes Cry2Ab. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes Cry3Bb. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein at least one gene includes CrylF. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pest is a stinkbug. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the pest is a stinkbug  Euschistus heros . 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is applied at a rate of 1 g to 1 kg per hectare. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the applying is to a propagation material. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is part of a composition selected from dustable powders (DP), soluble powders (SP), water soluble granules (SG), water dispersible granules (WG), wettable powders (WP), granules (GR) (slow or fast release), soluble concentrates (SL), oil miscible liquids (OL), ultra low volume liquids (UL), emulsifiable concentrates (EC), dispersible concentrates (DC), emulsions (both oil in water (EW) and water in oil (EO)), micro-emulsions (ME), suspension concentrates (SC), aerosols, fogging/smoke formulations, capsule suspensions (CS) and seed treatment formulations. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the applying of the compound is admixed with one or more additional active ingredients. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the one or more additional active ingredients include at least one of a pyrethroids, an organophosphate, a carbamate, a benzoyl urea, an organic tin compound, a pyrazoles, hormones or pheromones, an organochlorine, an amidine, a fumigant, a neonicotinoid, a diacylhydrazines, a diphenyl ethers, a urea, a ketoenol, a diamides, or an essential oil.