Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R.sup.1, Z.sup.1, W, Z.sup.2 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. ##STR00001##

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R.sup.1, Z.sup.1, W, Z.sup.2 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. ##STR00001##

Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, tautomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R.sup.1, Z.sup.1, W, Z.sup.2 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. ##STR00001##

It is to provide a method which does not have problem with safety and enables controlling various pests even at a low dosage, and a pest control agent composition and a pest control agent set which are suitable to be used for the method. At least one selected from a compound of formula (I) (wherein, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, etc., R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 optionally form a C2-6 alkylene group together, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, R.sup.5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkynyl group, Y represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group, X represents a halogeno group, a C1-6 alkyl group, or the like) and a salt thereof is used with an insecticidal or acaricidal active component.

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Synergistic compositions comprising: one component (A), consisting of the compound having formula (I) 3-difluoromethyl-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-indanyl)-1-methyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide ##STR00001##
one or more components (B) having a fungicidal or insecticidal activity, and their use for the control of of harmful insects in agrarian crops.

Synergistic compositions comprising: one component (A), consisting of the compound having formula (I) 3-difluoromethyl-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-indanyl)-1-methyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide ##STR00001##
one or more components (B) having a fungicidal or insecticidal activity, and their use for the control of of harmful insects in agrarian crops.

The present invention provides a method for controlling a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein. According to the present invention, a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein R.sup.1 represents a C1-C3 chain hydrocarbon group and so on, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and when is 2 or 3, a plural of R.sup.2 may be identical to or different from each other, and R.sup.2 represents a C1-C3 chain hydrocarbon group and so on, Q represents a group represented by Q1 (where • represents a binding site to a benzene ring) and so on, L.sup.1 represents CH.sub.2 or an oxygen atom, and E represents a C1-C6 alkyl group and so on.] can use to control a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein.

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A method for producing a biocide from a hypochlorite oxidant and an ammonium salt is provided. The method focuses on preventing and/or reducing the presence of excess ammonium. The molar ratio of ammonium to hypochlorite is less than 1:1. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes monitoring the conductivity of the biocide to optimize the ratio between the hypochlorite oxidant and the ammonium salt. The optimum ratio is that at which the conductivity has a local maximum.

A method for producing a biocide from a hypochlorite oxidant and an ammonium salt is provided. The method focuses on preventing and/or reducing the presence of excess ammonium. The molar ratio of ammonium to hypochlorite is less than 1:1. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes monitoring the conductivity of the biocide to optimize the ratio between the hypochlorite oxidant and the ammonium salt. The optimum ratio is that at which the conductivity has a local maximum.

The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising the following components: (a) 25 to 60 wt. % of 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate (IPBC), (b) 0.05 to 5 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose, or mixtures of two or more of these, (c) 1 to 10 wt. % of at least one block copolymer based on ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, having a numerically defined average molecular weight of between 1,000 g/mol and 15,000 g/mol, (d) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one thickener and/or anti-settling agent, and (e) up to 100 wt. % of water, in each case based on the total aqueous dispersion. The invention further relates to the use of this dispersion for the protection of technical materials from attack and/or destruction by microorganisms.