Pesticidal compositions

Abstract

Combinations suitable for agricultural use can include (I) a nematode-antagonistic biocontrol agent and (II) one or more agents selected, independently of each other, from any one of (A) to (H): (A) at least one fungicide; (B) at least one insecticide; (C) at least one synthetic nematicide; (D) bacterium of the genus Bacillus; (E) Harpin; (F) Isoflavones; (G) Plant growth regulators; and/or (H) Plant activators.

1 . A method of protecting a plant propagation material, a plant, a part of a plant and/or a plant organ that grows at a later point in time against pest damage, the method comprising:
 applying to the plant propagation material a combination comprising
 (I) a nematode-antagonistic biocontrol agent comprising at least one nematophagous fungus and/or nematophagous bacteria and 
 (II) one or more agents selected, independently of each other, from any one of (A) to (H), in any desired sequence or simultaneously, wherein (A) to (H) are:
 (A) at least one fungicide; 
 (B) at least one insecticide; 
 (C) at least one synthetic nematicide; 
 (D) at least one bacteria from the genus  Bacillus;    
 (E) Harpin; 
 (F) at least one isoflavone; 
 (G) at least one plant growth regulator; and 
 (H) at least one plant activator. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the mass ratio between any two ingredients in the combination is from 100:0.1 to 0.1:100. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the nematophagous fungus includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of  Arthrobotrys  spp., such as  Arthrobotrys oligospora, Arthrobotrys superb  and  Arthrobotrys dactyloides; Dactylaria  spp., such as  Dactylaria candida; Harposporium  spp., such as  Harposporium anguillulae; Hirsutella  spp., such as  Hirsutella rhossiliensis  and  Hirsutella minnesotensis, Monacrosporium  spp., such as  Monacrosporium cionopagum; Nematoctonus  spp., such as  Nematoctonus geogenius, Nematoctonus leiosporus; Meristacrum  spp., such as  Meristacrum asterospermum; Harposporium  spp., such as  Harposporium anguillulae; Paecilomyces  spp., such as  Paecilomyces lilacinus; Pochonia  spp., such as  Pochonia chlamydopora  and  Streptomyces  spp. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the nematophagous bacteria includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of  Actinomycetes  spp.,  Agrobacterium  spp.,  Arthrobacter  spp.,  Alcaligenes  spp.,  Aureobacterium  spp.,  Azobacter  spp.,  Beijerinckia  spp.,  Burkholderia  spp.,  Chromobacterium  spp.,  Clavibacter  spp.,  Clostridium  spp.,  Comomonas  spp.,  Corynebacterium  spp.,  Curtobacterium  spp.,  Desulforibtio  spp.,  Enterobacter  spp.,  Flavobacterium  spp.,  Gluconobacter  spp.,  Hydrogenophage  spp.,  Klebsiella  spp.,  Methylobacterium  spp.,  Phyllobacterium  spp.,  Phingobacterium  spp.,  Photorhabdus  spp.,  Rhizobium  spp.,  Serratia  spp.,  Stenotrotrophomonas  spp.,  Xenorhadbus  spp.  Variovorax  spp.,  Pasteuria  spp.,  Pseudomonas  spp., and  Paenibacillus  spp. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein (A) includes at least one fungicide selected from amisulbrom, azoxystrobin, boscalid, captan, carboxin, cyproconazole, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, dimoxystrobin, enestrobin, fludioxonil, fluopyram, fluoxastrobin, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, fuberidazole, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, ipconazole, mancozeb, mefenoxam, metalaxyl, myclobutanil, penflufen, penthiopyrad, prochloraz, prothioconazole, pyraclostrobin, pyribencarb, sedaxane, SYP-1620, SYP-Z048 tebuconazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, thiram, triadimenol, triazoxide, trifloxystrobin and triticonazole. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein (B) includes at least one insecticide selected from thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, acetamiprid, beta-cyfluthrin, cyantraniliprole, diafenthiuron, diazinon, emamectin, emamectin benzoate, fenoxycarb, fipronil, flonicamid, lambda-cyhalothrin, methiocarb, pymetrozine, pyriproxyfen, pyrifluquinazon, spinetoram, spinosad, spirotetramat, tefluthrin, thiodicarb and Ti-435. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein (C) includes at least one synthetic nematicide selected from an avermectin nematicide, such as abamectin; a carbamate nematicide, such as aldicarb, thiadicarb, carbofuran, carbosulfan, oxamyl, aldoxycarb, ethoprop, methomyl, benomyl, alanycarb; and an organophosphorus nematicide, such as fenamiphos, fensulfothion, terbufos, fosthiazate, dimethoate, phosphocarb, dichlofenthion, isamidofos, fosthietan, isazofos ethoprophos, cadusafos, terbufos, chlorpyrifos, dichlofenthion, heterophos, isamidofos, mecarphon, phorate, thionazin, triazophos, diamidafos, fosthietan and phosphamidon. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein (D) includes at least one of  Bacillus  sp B16,  Bacillus agri, Bacillus aizawai, Bacillus albolactis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus endoparasiticus, Bacillus endorhythmos, Bacillus firmus, Bacillus kurstaki, Bacillus lacticola, Bacillus lactimorbus, Bacillus lactis, Bacillus laterosporus, Bacillus lactimorbus, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus medusa, Bacillus metiens, Bacillus natto, Bacillus nigrificans, Bacillus popillae, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus siamensis, Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus  spp.,  Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis  (including those forming Cry proteins toxic to nematodes and/or nematode larvae such as Cry5, Cry6, Cry12, Cry13, Cry14 and Cry21),  Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki , and  Bacillus uniflagellates.    
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 (I) comprises at least one nematophagous  Pasteuria  species and   (II) comprises (D).   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein (II) further comprises (B) and (B) comprises clothianidin. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 (I) comprises at least one nematophagous  Pasteuria  species and   (II) comprises (D) and (D) includes at least one of
   Bacillus firmus,    
 a  Bacillus  species expressing at least one of Cry5, Cry6, Cry12, Cry13, Cry14 and Cry21, and 
 a mutant expressing at least one of Cry5, Cry6, Cry12, Cry13, Cry14 and Cry21. 
   
     
     
         12 . A method of controlling or preventing pest damage in a plant propagation material, a plant, part of a plant and/or plant organ that grow at a later point in time, which comprises applying on the pest, plant, part of the plant, plant organ, plant propagation material or a surrounding area thereof, the ingredients of the combination, as defined in  claim 1  in any desired sequence or simultaneously. 
     
     
         13 . A method of protecting a plant propagation material, a plant, part of a plant and/or plant organ that grow at a later point in time against pest damage by applying to the pest, plant, part of plant, plant organ, plant propagation material or a surrounding area thereof the ingredients of the combination, as defined in  claim 1 , in any desired sequence or simultaneously. 
     
     
         14 . A method of improving the growing characteristics of a plant, which comprises applying to the plant, part of plant, and/or plant propagation material, the ingredients of the combination, as defined in  claim 1  in any desired sequence or simultaneously. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein (I) and (II), as defined in  claim 1 , are applied to plant propagation material, in any desired sequence or simultaneously, prior to sowing or planting of the plant propagation material. 
     
     
         16 . A plant propagation material treated with the combination as defined in  claim 1 .