This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses a molecule having the following formula.

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This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses a molecule having the following formula.

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The present disclosure relates to bacteria and bacteria-associated volatile organic compounds, and to their use in agriculture.

The present disclosure relates to bacteria and bacteria-associated volatile organic compounds, and to their use in agriculture.

A method of delivering an agricultural composition to a plant including determining a dose of the agricultural composition required to deliver a treatment effective amount of the at least one agrochemical agent to a target soil depth using a computational model, the agricultural composition including a plurality of plant viral nanoparticles (VNPs) and/or virus-like particles (VLPs) and at least one agrochemical agent, and applying the determined dose of the agricultural composition to the plant.

A method of delivering an agricultural composition to a plant including determining a dose of the agricultural composition required to deliver a treatment effective amount of the at least one agrochemical agent to a target soil depth using a computational model, the agricultural composition including a plurality of plant viral nanoparticles (VNPs) and/or virus-like particles (VLPs) and at least one agrochemical agent, and applying the determined dose of the agricultural composition to the plant.

The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I)

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in which A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, X, Y, V, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and n have the meanings mentioned above,
to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for preparation thereof.

The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I)

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in which A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, X, Y, V, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and n have the meanings mentioned above,
to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for preparation thereof.

The present invention provides a compound that have excellent harmful arthropod controlling effects, the compounds being represented by formula (I) [wherein Q represents a group represented by formula Q1 or the like, Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A.sup.1 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.6a, A.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.6b, A.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.6c, A.sup.4 represents CR.sup.1a or the like, A.sup.5 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.6e or the like, A.sup.6 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.6f, R.sup.6a represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R.sup.6b represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.6c, R.sup.6e, R.sup.6f are identical to or different from each other, and each represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.1a represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.2 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, R.sup.3 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group or the like, and n is 0, 1 or 2] or its N oxide compound. ##STR00001##

A biopesticide composition and method of treating plants or plant components comprising a first component having Bacillus and a second component having a polysaccharide. Preferably, the Bacillus strain is Bacillus chitinosporus. In combination, the biopesticide composition can be applied to plants to minimize or prevent plant diseases associated with nematodes.