The invention provides a method for inactivation or reduction of pathogens, microorganisms or parasites in a sample, media, composition, utility, device, surface or organism by treatment with an alkylating compound of Structure I, followed by elimination or reduction of the residual compound with Structure I by treatment with a neutralizing agent, which eliminates or reduces the toxicity or other undesirable properties of the alkylating compound with Structure I. The neutralizing agent may be present in a treatment solution or be part of a solid-phase agent, and preferably acts by eliminating the alkylating properties of the compound of Structure I.

An object of the present invention is to provide a harmful organism control agent capable of achieving, at a low concentration, the control of agricultural or horticultural harmful organisms in which no difference in the control effect is observed between target harmful organism species, by an active ingredient ensuring human safety. The harmful organism control agent is an agricultural composition containing (a) a fatty acid ester; and (b) an amide compound, in which the (a) fatty acid ester is one or more selected from the group consisting of a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester, a sucrose fatty acid ester, a (polyoxyethylene) sorbitan fatty acid ester, and a propylene glycol fatty acid ester, and the (b) amide compound is an amide compound represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2): in which in formula (1) or formula (2), R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; Ra and Rb are each independently a hydrogen atom and/or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and x is an integer of 0 to 4.

An object of the present invention is to provide a harmful organism control agent capable of achieving, at a low concentration, the control of agricultural or horticultural harmful organisms in which no difference in the control effect is observed between target harmful organism species, by an active ingredient ensuring human safety. The harmful organism control agent is an agricultural composition containing (a) a fatty acid ester; and (b) an amide compound, in which the (a) fatty acid ester is one or more selected from the group consisting of a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester, a sucrose fatty acid ester, a (polyoxyethylene) sorbitan fatty acid ester, and a propylene glycol fatty acid ester, and the (b) amide compound is an amide compound represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2): in which in formula (1) or formula (2), R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; Ra and Rb are each independently a hydrogen atom and/or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and x is an integer of 0 to 4.

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and their use as herbicides. In said formula, R.sup.1 to R.sup.9 represent groups such as hydrogen, halo-gen or organic groups such as alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy; X is a bond or a divalent unit; Y is hydrogen, cyano, hydroxyl or a linear or cyclic organic group. The invention further refers to a composition comprising such compound and to the use thereof for controlling unwanted vegetation. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and their use as herbicides. In said formula, R.sup.1 to R.sup.9 represent groups such as hydrogen, halo-gen or organic groups such as alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy; X is a bond or a divalent unit; Y is hydrogen, cyano, hydroxyl or a linear or cyclic organic group. The invention further refers to a composition comprising such compound and to the use thereof for controlling unwanted vegetation. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (I) wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (I) wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants. ##STR00001##

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. ##STR00001##