The present invention relates to agricultural methods and the use of an insecticidal active carboxamide derivative in seed treatment and soil application methods. The insecticidal carboxamide derivative is highly suitable alone or in combination with other active agricultural ingredients for controlling animal pests such as insects and/or spider mites and/or nematodes by treating the soil/growth substrate by drenching or drip application or dipping or soil injection.

The present invention relates to agricultural methods and the use of an insecticidal active carboxamide derivative in seed treatment and soil application methods. The insecticidal carboxamide derivative is highly suitable alone or in combination with other active agricultural ingredients for controlling animal pests such as insects and/or spider mites and/or nematodes by treating the soil/growth substrate by drenching or drip application or dipping or soil injection.

A method for mosquito control is provided in the form of mosquito larvicide carrying insects which can be introduced in a mosquito population to thereby control the mosquito population. The larvicide carrier insects may include artificially generated adult insect carriers of a mosquito larvicide in which the mosquito larvicide has minimal impact on the adult insect carrier and which mosquito larvicide affects juvenile mosquito survival or interferes with metamorphosis of juvenile mosquitoes to adulthood. The larvicide carrier insects may be either male or female and may include mosquitoes and non-mosquito insects.

A method for mosquito control is provided in the form of mosquito larvicide carrying insects which can be introduced in a mosquito population to thereby control the mosquito population. The larvicide carrier insects may include artificially generated adult insect carriers of a mosquito larvicide in which the mosquito larvicide has minimal impact on the adult insect carrier and which mosquito larvicide affects juvenile mosquito survival or interferes with metamorphosis of juvenile mosquitoes to adulthood. The larvicide carrier insects may be either male or female and may include mosquitoes and non-mosquito insects.

The present invention relates to protopanaxatriol (PPT)-type compounds and compositions comprising thereof useful for controlling insect infestations on plants. The present invention also relates to methods for treating, controlling and/or preventing insect infestation on a plant comprising applying a protopanaxatriol-type compound or a composition comprising thereof onto the plant or a part of the plant.

The present invention relates to protopanaxatriol (PPT)-type compounds and compositions comprising thereof useful for controlling insect infestations on plants. The present invention also relates to methods for treating, controlling and/or preventing insect infestation on a plant comprising applying a protopanaxatriol-type compound or a composition comprising thereof onto the plant or a part of the plant.

Disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) and compounds of Formula (II). Also disclosed are N compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) or compounds of Formula (II), or combinations thereof 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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Disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) and compounds of Formula (II). Also disclosed are N compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) or compounds of Formula (II), or combinations thereof 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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This disclosure includes a method of protecting crops from Cercospora leaf spot, by the foliar application of brassinosteroids. The method is able to be based on natural and synthesized material, 24-epibrassinolide and other commercial brassinolides, in contrast to those conventional fungicides cause pathogen resistances and the harm to human and the environment. This disclosure provides alternative and safe option against Cercospora leaf spot diseases.

This disclosure includes a method of protecting crops from Cercospora leaf spot, by the foliar application of brassinosteroids. The method is able to be based on natural and synthesized material, 24-epibrassinolide and other commercial brassinolides, in contrast to those conventional fungicides cause pathogen resistances and the harm to human and the environment. This disclosure provides alternative and safe option against Cercospora leaf spot diseases.