The present invention provides a compound having an excellent control effect on a harmful arthropod. A compound represented by formula (I)

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[wherein: Q represents a group represented by Q1 or a group represented by Q2;

##STR00002## Z represents an oxygen atom or the like; A.sup.2 represents CR.sup.4a or the like; A.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.4b, or the like; B.sup.1 represents CR.sup.1 or the like; B.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.6b, or the like; B.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.6c, or the like; G.sup.1 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3a; G.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3b; G.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3c; G.sup.4 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3d; R.sup.1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom or the like; R.sup.2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group or the like; R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.3c, and R.sup.3d are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; R.sup.4a, R.sup.4b, R.sup.6b, and R.sup.6c are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom or the like; and n represents 0, 1, or 2]
or an N-oxide thereof has an excellent control effect on a harmful arthropod.

The present invention provides a compound having an excellent control effect on a harmful arthropod. A compound represented by formula (I)

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[wherein: Q represents a group represented by Q1 or a group represented by Q2;

##STR00002## Z represents an oxygen atom or the like; A.sup.2 represents CR.sup.4a or the like; A.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.4b, or the like; B.sup.1 represents CR.sup.1 or the like; B.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.6b, or the like; B.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom, CR.sup.6c, or the like; G.sup.1 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3a; G.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3b; G.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3c; G.sup.4 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3d; R.sup.1 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with one or more substituent(s) selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom or the like; R.sup.2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group or the like; R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.3c, and R.sup.3d are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like; R.sup.4a, R.sup.4b, R.sup.6b, and R.sup.6c are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom or the like; and n represents 0, 1, or 2]
or an N-oxide thereof has an excellent control effect on a harmful arthropod.

Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I:

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or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress. Methods of manufacturing the compounds of general Formula I, as well as synthetic intermediates are also provided.

Multipurpose biological compositions, for the biological control of phytopathogens, phytonematodes, agricultural pests, inoculating agent, phosphorus solubilization, soil conditioning, biostimulant, reduction of hydric stress in cultivated plants and bioremediation in cultivatable areas, contains mixtures of additives and excipients with at least two species from Bacilales order; or at least two strains from the same species, or mutants thereof; (b) at least two fungi from Hypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotiales and Mucorales order, and mutants thereof; or at least two strains from the same species from Hypocreales, Orbiliales, Helotiales and Mucorales orders; and combinations among the whole or part thereof; in c.f.u., in association with or separated from of agrochemicals, essential oil of plants, and plant extract.

A topical mosquito control spray product includes active and inert ingredients. The active ingredients include peppermint oil, clove oil, rosemary oil and geraniol and the inert ingredients include sunflower oil, triethyl citrate, water, vanillin, monolaurin and lecithin.

A topical mosquito repellent and sunscreen product includes active and inert ingredients. The active ingredients include natural materials and may include soybean oil, clove oil, thyme oil and geraniol and the inert ingredients include bees wax, sunflower oil, steric acid, zinc oxide, water, vanillin, lecithin, and triethyl citrate.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pyridine N-oxide compound that is excellent in pest control activity, particularly, insecticidal activity and/or acaricidal activity, is excellent in safety, and may be industrially advantageously synthesized. The pyridine N-oxide compound of the present invention is a compound of the formula (II), a stereoisomer, tautomer or hydrate thereof or a salt of any of these compounds, wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like; A.sup.1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or the like; A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 each independently represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; X represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkoxy group, or the like; and n represents an integer of 0 to 2.

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The invention discloses a fumigant composition for pest control comprising a chemical compound represented by formula (I) or/and a pesticidally acceptable reagent. By administering an effective amount of the fumigant composition for pest control disclosed in the invention into a closed space is capable of effectively killing a variety of pests, and will not have a considerable health impact on human and harm to the environment; given an appropriate operation is taken.

The disclosure provides a human-safe method of killing or controlling insects using a non-toxic composition comprising erythritol ((2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol). The disclosure also provides non-toxic compositions comprising erythritol suitable for killing insects in residential, commercial, and agricultural locales.

A natural concentrated composition for killing and repelling pests is a dispensable composition that may effectively repels or kills pests based on the concentration. The dispensable composition includes a quantity of peppermint essential oil, a quantity of cedarwood essential oil, a quantity of cinnamon essential oil, a quantity of lemongrass essential oil, a quantity of castor oil, a quantity of rosemary essential oil, a quantity of thyme essential oil, and a quantity of garlic essential oil. The quantity of peppermint essential oil, the quantity of cedarwood essential oil, the quantity of cinnamon essential oil, the quantity of lemongrass essential oil, the quantity of castor oil, the quantity of rosemary essential oil, the quantity of thyme essential oil, and the quantity of garlic essential oil are homogeneously mixed into the dispensable composition for an effective pest exterminator and repellent. The dispensable composition may be mixed with at least one supplemental ingredient.