A rodent control mixture includes a blended chewing gum, salt, fast rising yeast, and flavor additive such as alfalfa powder. The blended chewing gum may be a spearmint-flavored Chiclets chewing gum blended into a powdered form. Relative weights of ingredients of the rodent control feed mixture include two weight units of the powdered gum, two weight units of the salt, one weight unit of the fast-rising yeast, and one weight unit of the flavor additive. A rodent control feed is formed by mixing the rodent control mixture with water and oil into a rodent food such as rolled oats. The rodent control feed is then placed into the burrow holes of the target rodent such as into gopher holes of a gopher burrow. Beneficially, the rodent control mixture and associated feed is less harmful to humans, domestic animals and wildlife than poisons such as Strychnine commonly utilized to kill rodents.

A rodent control mixture includes a blended chewing gum, salt, fast rising yeast, and flavor additive such as alfalfa powder. The blended chewing gum may be a spearmint-flavored Chiclets chewing gum blended into a powdered form. Relative weights of ingredients of the rodent control feed mixture include two weight units of the powdered gum, two weight units of the salt, one weight unit of the fast-rising yeast, and one weight unit of the flavor additive. A rodent control feed is formed by mixing the rodent control mixture with water and oil into a rodent food such as rolled oats. The rodent control feed is then placed into the burrow holes of the target rodent such as into gopher holes of a gopher burrow. Beneficially, the rodent control mixture and associated feed is less harmful to humans, domestic animals and wildlife than poisons such as Strychnine commonly utilized to kill rodents.

The invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein the variables are defined in the specification. It also relates to a pesticidal mixture comprising the compound of formula (I); the use of compounds of formula (I) as an agrochemical pesticide; a method for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, a method for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by invertebrate pests, seed comprising a compound of the formula (I); the use of a compound of the formula (I) for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by invertebrate pests; and a method for treating or protecting an animal from infestation or infection by invertebrate pests.

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The invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein the variables are defined in the specification. It also relates to a pesticidal mixture comprising the compound of formula (I); the use of compounds of formula (I) as an agrochemical pesticide; a method for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, a method for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by invertebrate pests, seed comprising a compound of the formula (I); the use of a compound of the formula (I) for protecting growing plants from attack or infestation by invertebrate pests; and a method for treating or protecting an animal from infestation or infection by invertebrate pests.

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The present invention relates to a rodenticide bait composition comprising a calcium salt and a dehydrant; wherein the calcium salt is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium acetate, calcium benzoate, calcium 5 octanoate, calcium stearate, calcium silicate, calcium oxide silicate, calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, calcium bromide, calcium iodide, calcium lactate, calcium gluconate, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and combinations of two or more thereof; wherein the calcium salt is present in an amount of less than 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition; wherein the dehydrant comprises one or more sources of cellulose 10 and one or more sources of phospholipids.

The present invention relates to a rodenticide bait composition comprising a calcium salt and a dehydrant; wherein the calcium salt is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium acetate, calcium benzoate, calcium 5 octanoate, calcium stearate, calcium silicate, calcium oxide silicate, calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, calcium bromide, calcium iodide, calcium lactate, calcium gluconate, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and combinations of two or more thereof; wherein the calcium salt is present in an amount of less than 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the composition; wherein the dehydrant comprises one or more sources of cellulose 10 and one or more sources of phospholipids.

The invention relates to a rodenticidal bait by ingestion for at least one target harmful rodent ingesting this bait for an ingestion period, called consumption time, imposed owing to said ingestion; the rodenticidal bait comprising: a composition, called composition of AVK(s), of at least one compound that inhibits vitamin K recycling; a composition, called vitamin D composition, of at least one hypercalcaemia-causing vitamin D, and at least one excipient that is edible for target harmful rodents;
characterized in that: said composition of AVK(s) is present in the rodenticidal bait in a proportion by weight, called proportion of AVK(s) by weight, that is not zero and is not lethal on its own for any target harmful rodent, and in that said vitamin D composition is present in the rodenticidal bait in a proportion by weight, called the proportion of vitamin D by weight: sufficient for said vitamin D composition to be lethal on its own for at least one target harmful rodent, and below a minimum proportion by weight sufficient for said vitamin D composition to be lethal on its own for any target harmful rodent. The invention also relates to the uses of a rodenticidal bait according to the invention and a method of controlling target harmful rodents.

The invention relates to a rodenticidal bait by ingestion for at least one target harmful rodent ingesting this bait for an ingestion period, called consumption time, imposed owing to said ingestion; the rodenticidal bait comprising: a composition, called composition of AVK(s), of at least one compound that inhibits vitamin K recycling; a composition, called vitamin D composition, of at least one hypercalcaemia-causing vitamin D, and at least one excipient that is edible for target harmful rodents;
characterized in that: said composition of AVK(s) is present in the rodenticidal bait in a proportion by weight, called proportion of AVK(s) by weight, that is not zero and is not lethal on its own for any target harmful rodent, and in that said vitamin D composition is present in the rodenticidal bait in a proportion by weight, called the proportion of vitamin D by weight: sufficient for said vitamin D composition to be lethal on its own for at least one target harmful rodent, and below a minimum proportion by weight sufficient for said vitamin D composition to be lethal on its own for any target harmful rodent. The invention also relates to the uses of a rodenticidal bait according to the invention and a method of controlling target harmful rodents.

Provided are methods and compositions for increasing plant resistance to abiotic stress. The composition may comprise a hydrogel and a priming agent. The methods may include contacting the seed with a seed coating composition comprising a hydrogel and a priming agent.

Bait is provided for consumption by a target pest. The bait includes a substantially dry body including a first constituent for the target pest, and a second constituent which is or includes a mollusc deterrent in an amount suitable for deterring a terrestrial mollusc from consuming the bait. In some cases, bait including an insect growth regulator (IGR) is provided.