The present technology generally relates to a pesticide-containing soil disinfestation material comprising: a polymer composite material; a coating material coating at least a portion of the polymer composite material; and non-volatile pesticides. The non-volatile pesticides are released in an amount to provide a concentration of between about 500 grams/hectare and about 5000 grams pesticides per hectare of soil.

The invention relates to pesticidal compositions comprising trisiloxane surfactants and a matrix-forming agent, which compositions are capable of controlling pests and pathogens using a physical mode of action. Accordingly, in one aspect, the present disclosure provides a pesticidal composition for controlling pests and pathogens with a physical mode of action. The composition comprises trisiloxane surfactants and matrix-forming agents. The composition may form a gel matrix or a film matrix. The trisiloxane surfactants may be selected from the group consisting of Silwet L-77, Silwet 408, Break-Thru S-240, and Silibase 2848. The matrixforming agents of a pesticidal composition are selected from the group consisting of chitosan salts and sol-gel precursors.

Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium.

A composition and a method with active agents to inactivate or kill parasites that attack fish and to loosen parasites that are fastened to the fish are described. The composition can be used for the prevention of and treatment of infestations or infections from parasites on fish.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having the controlling activity on a noxious arthropod, and a noxious arthropod controlling agent containing an amide compound of formula (I):

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wherein X represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group, p represents 0 or 1, A represents a tetrahydrofuranyl group or the like, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represent a hydrogen atom or the like, n represents 1 or 2, Y represents an oxygen atom or the like, m represents any integer of 0 to 7, and Q represents a C1-8 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having a phenyl group or the like, has the excellent noxious arthropod controlling effect.

Compounds of formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6a and R.sup.6b are as defined in the description; or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide, or a polymorphic crystalline form, a co-crystal or a solvate of a compound or a stereoisomer, salt, tautomer or N-oxide thereof,
and to mixtures, methods and uses thereof.

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the disclosure.

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Compounds of formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, can be used as insecticides.

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The present invention aims to provide a microcapsule composition that enables reduction or prevention of injury of useful plants caused by pyroxasulfone, a production method therefor, an agrochemical formulation containing the same, and a weed control method. A method of producing a microcapsule composition containing pyroxasulfone encapsulated therein, the method including: an emulsifying dispersion step of performing high-speed stirring of pyroxasulfone crystal particles, isocyanate, oily phase, and aqueous phase at a peripheral speed of 6.000 to 30,000 mm/s to allow emulsifying dispersion of the oily phase in the aqueous phase, to form emulsion particles of the oily phase; and a film formation step of forming a film on at least the surface of the emulsion particles of the oily phase formed by the emulsifying dispersion step; and the like are provided.

The present invention relates to soluble concentrate compositions useful in agriculture to control pests harmful to commercial crops, including ornamental plants, comprising (i) abamectin; (ii) polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate; (iii) polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate; wherein the weight ratio of polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate to polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate is from 1:2.5 to 15:1.