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 a stored seed from attack by pests, which comprises treating the seed 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 treating the seed is by seed dressing.  
   
   
       24 . The method according  claim 22  wherein the seed is protected against pests selected from a representative of the classes Insecta, and Arachnida.  
   
   
       25 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the seed is protected against pests selected from a species of order  Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Thysanoptera, Hymenoptera  and  Diptera.    
   
   
       26 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the pesticidal composition is an emulsifiable concentrate, suspension concentrate formulation, dust, granule or wettable powder.  
   
   
       27 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the seed is selected from cereals, rice, cotton, maize, soya beans, oilseed rape, vegetables, potatoes, sunflowers, sugar beet and sorghum.  
   
   
       28 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein the seed is a genetically modified seed containing one or more genes expressing pesticidal resistance.  
   
   
       29 . 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.  
   
   
       30 . 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.  
   
   
       31 . A stored seed treating pesticidal composition, which comprises as active ingredient at least Spinosad in free form or in agrochemically utilisable salt form and at least one auxillary.  
   
   
       32 . The composition according to  claim 31  wherein the stored seed 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.  
   
   
       33 . The composition according to  claim 31  wherein the stored seed treating pesticidal composition further comprises a compound selected from NI-25, TI-304, TI-435, MTI-446, fipronil, thiacloprid, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, spinosad and tefluthrin.  
   
   
       34 . A stored seed treated by the composition of  claim 31 .  
   
   
       35 . A seed according to  claim 34  wherein the seed is a genetically modified seed.