Agents for preserving technical materials against insects

Abstract

The use of the compounds of the formula (I) as agents for preserving technical materials against insects.

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       7 . A method of protecting a technical material exposed to soil comprising applying to the soil, either before or after the technical material contacts the soil, a composition comprising an insecticidally effective amount of an insecticide having the formula (I)  
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein 
 X is NH or S,  
 Y is CH or N,  
 Z is 2-chloro-5-pyridyl or 2-chloro-5-thiazolyl,  
 R 1  is hydrogen or methyl, and  
 n is 0 or 1.  
 
   
   
       8 . A method according to  claim 7  wherein the insecticide having the formula (I) is 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-2-nitroiminoimidazolidine.  
   
   
       9 . A method according to  claim 7  additionally comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a fungicide.  
   
   
       10 . A method according to  claim 9  wherein the fungicide is N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N′,N′-dimethyl-N-phenyl sulfuric acid diamide, N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N′,N′-dimethyl-N-p-toluylsulphamide, N-trichloromethylthiophthalimide, N-dichlorofluoromethylthiophthalimide, 3-iodo-2-propynyl-butylcarbamate, 3-iodo-tribromophenol, tetrachlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone, β-1(4-chlorophenoxy)-α-(1,1 dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, ±α[2-(4-chlorophenyl ethyl]-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol, 1-[2(2,4-dichlorophenyl) 4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-1-yl-methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole, 1-[2(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole, (RS)-2(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-)1H-1,2,4-triazole-2-yl)-2-ol, 1-N-propyl-N-[2,4,6-trichlorophenoxy)ethyl]carbamoylimidazole, 2(2′-furyl)-1H-benzimidazole, methylbenzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate, 2(4′-thiazolyl) benzimidazole, methyl (1-butyl-carbamoyl)-2-benzimidazole carbamate, N-methylisothiazolin-3-one, 5-chloro-N-methylisothiazolin-3-one, 4,5-dichloro-N-octylisothiazolin-3-one, N-octylisothiazolin-3-one, C 14 -C 11 -4-alkyl-2,6-dimethymorpholine, 1-hydroxy-2-pyridinethione or a sodium, iron, manganese, or zinc salt thereof, tetrachloro-4-methylsulphonylpyridine, tris(N-cyclohexyldiaziniumdioxy) aluminum, bis(N-cyclohexyldiaziniumdioxy) copper, zinc naphthenate, copper salt of 8-hydroxyquinoline, 1,2,3,5-tetrachloro-4,6-cyanobenzene, N′-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N,-dimethylurea, boric acid, borax, a borate, methylenebisthiocyanate, 2-thiocycanomethylthiobenzothiazole, tributyl tin octoate, tributyl tin oleate, bistributyl tin oxide, tributyl tin naphthenate, tributyl tin phosphate, tributyl tin benzoate, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       11 . A method according to  claim 9  comprising applying to the soil a composition comprising 
 (a) from about 10 −6  to 30 parts by weight of the insecticide having the formula (I); and    (b) from about 0.01 to about 90 parts by weight of the fungicide.    
   
   
       12 . A method according to  claim 9  comprising applying to the soil a composition comprising 
 (a) from about 0.0005 to 15 parts by weight of the insecticide having the formula (I); and    (b) from about 0.05 to about 50 parts by weight of the fungicide.    
   
   
       13 . A method according to  claim 9  comprising applying to the soil a composition comprising 
 (a) from about 10 −6  to 30 parts by weight of 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-2-nitroiminoimidazolidine; and    (b) from about 0.01 to about 90 parts by weight of ±α-[2-(4-chlorophenyl ethyl]-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.    
   
   
       14 . A method according to  claim 9  comprising applying to the soil a composition comprising 
 (a) from about 0.0005 to 15 parts by weight of 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-2-nitroiminoimidazolidine; and    (b) from about 0.05 to about 50 parts by weight of ±α-[2-(4-chlorophenyl ethyl]-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.    
   
   
       15 . A method according to  claim 7  wherein the technical material is wood, a composite wood material, paper, leather, a leather product, a synthetic polymer, a natural polymer, a textile, or a combination thereof.  
   
   
       16 . A method according to  claim 7  wherein the technical material is wood or a composite wood material.