Disclosed herein are compositions comprising (a) a pyridine carboxylate herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt, or ester thereof and (b) a synthetic auxin herbicide, an auxin transport inhibitor, agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, or combinations thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation, comprising applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying in soil or water to control the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) a pyridine carboxylate herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable N-oxide, salt, or ester thereof and (b) a synthetic auxin herbicide, an auxin transport inhibitor, agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, or combinations thereof.

Provided herein is a liquid pesticidal composition, comprising: (a) 3 to 10 mass% of a pesticidal active ingredient having a water solubility at 25° C. of 15 mass ppm or less and a melting point of 10° C. or more; (b) 3.6 to 60 mass% of a first solvent that is ε-caprolactone; (c) 19.5 to 85 mass% of a second solvent having a water solubility at 25° C. of 1 mass% or less; and (d) 1 to 30 mass% of a surfactant, wherein a total content of the pesticidal active ingredient, the first solvent, the second solvent, and the surfactant is 60 mass% or more, a content of the first solvent relative to a content of the pesticidal active ingredient is from 1.2 to 15.0 times by mass, and a content of the second solvent relative to the content of the pesticidal active ingredient is from 6.5 to 25.0 times by mass.

Provided herein is a liquid pesticidal composition, comprising: (a) 3 to 10 mass% of a pesticidal active ingredient having a water solubility at 25° C. of 15 mass ppm or less and a melting point of 10° C. or more; (b) 3.6 to 60 mass% of a first solvent that is ε-caprolactone; (c) 19.5 to 85 mass% of a second solvent having a water solubility at 25° C. of 1 mass% or less; and (d) 1 to 30 mass% of a surfactant, wherein a total content of the pesticidal active ingredient, the first solvent, the second solvent, and the surfactant is 60 mass% or more, a content of the first solvent relative to a content of the pesticidal active ingredient is from 1.2 to 15.0 times by mass, and a content of the second solvent relative to the content of the pesticidal active ingredient is from 6.5 to 25.0 times by mass.

The present invention relates to nitro-vinyl-pyrazole compounds of formula (B) ##STR00001##
wherein ring A, R.sup.B2 and R.sup.B3 are as defined in claim 1, as well as the manufacture of such compounds and their subsequent use in the production of agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.

The present invention relates to nitro-vinyl-pyrazole compounds of formula (B) ##STR00001##
wherein ring A, R.sup.B2 and R.sup.B3 are as defined in claim 1, as well as the manufacture of such compounds and their subsequent use in the production of agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.

The present disclosure relates to the use of a compound of Formula I as a seed treatment to prevent or control plant diseases.

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The present disclosure relates to the use of a compound of Formula I as a seed treatment to prevent or control plant diseases.

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An object of the present invention is to provide and develop novel agricultural and horticultural insecticides in view of the still immense damage caused by insect pests etc. and the emergence of insect pests resistant to existing insecticides in crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like.

Provided are a condensed heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1):

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{wherein R.sup.1 represents an ethyl group, R.sup.2 represents a cycloalkyl group, R.sup.3 represents a haloalkyl group, A, A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 each represent a nitrogen atom or a CH group, A.sup.1 represents N-Me, m represents 0 or 2, and n represents 1} or a salt thereof; an agricultural and horticultural insecticide comprising the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for using the insecticide.

The present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) an insecticidal compound I selected from fipronil and ethiprole; and 2) a fungicidal compound IIA selected from azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates, and other active compounds, and optionally 3) one or two fungicidal compounds IIB selected from List B which is defined as List A plus triticonazole, orysastrobin, in synergistically effective amounts, all as further defined in the description.

The present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components, 1) an insecticidal compound I selected from fipronil and ethiprole; and 2) a fungicidal compound IIA selected from azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates, and other active compounds, and optionally 3) one or two fungicidal compounds IIB selected from List B which is defined as List A plus triticonazole, orysastrobin, in synergistically effective amounts, all as further defined in the description.