Embodiments of the invention relate generally to disinfection and, more particularly, to methods, devices, and systems for disinfection of a space. In one embodiment, the invention provides a disinfecting system comprising: a disinfecting composition; and a device for producing a fog of the disinfecting composition, the fog comprising liquid droplets having diameters between about 0.5 micron and about 20 microns. In some embodiments, the invention includes a dehumidifying device for removing the fog of the disinfecting composition from the space.

Combinations comprising sulfonylureas and an additional herbicide are disclosed, along with compositions and methods utilizing thereof.

Combinations comprising sulfonylureas and an additional herbicide are disclosed, along with compositions and methods utilizing thereof.

The invention relates to the technical field of thickener combinations for crop protection formulations with high salt content, in particular herbicidal formulations, and formulations containing said adjuvant combinations, as well as methods for producing said formulations. In a preferred embodiment, the instant invention relates to aqueous formulations of water-soluble active ingredients, in particular aqueous formulations of saltlike active ingredients, and especially to formulations containing glufosinate and or glyfosate, in combination with at least one further water insoluble active ingredient, which is suspended in the formulation, wherein the formulations contain a high salt content.

Embodiments provide a pest control agent that is excellent in safety, controlling effect, residual activity, and so on. According to an embodiment, there is provided a pyrazole derivative represented by general formula [I], or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and a pest control agent containing the same as an active ingredient:

##STR00001## wherein, p represents an integer of 0 or 1, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl group, or the like, A represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom, Q represents a halogen atom, C.sub.6-C.sub.10 aryl group that is unsubstituted or substituted with (R.sup.8).sub.m, or the like, and R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represent a hydrogen atom, C.sub.1-C.sub.6, alkyl group, or the like.

Liquid compositions of chemically unstable pesticides and methods of using the same are provided.

Liquid compositions of chemically unstable pesticides and methods of using the same are provided.

The present invention discloses a method for controlling surface-inhabiting pests in an aquatic system, in particular cyanobacteria and harmful algal blooms (HABs), comprising spreading on the surface of the aquatic system a buoyant composition comprising a water disinfectant, preferably an oxidizing compound, and a floating agent. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for their preparation and use.

The present invention discloses a method for controlling surface-inhabiting pests in an aquatic system, in particular cyanobacteria and harmful algal blooms (HABs), comprising spreading on the surface of the aquatic system a buoyant composition comprising a water disinfectant, preferably an oxidizing compound, and a floating agent. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for their preparation and use.

The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase or a mutated hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (mut-HPPD) which is resistant or tolerant to a HPPD-inhibiting benzamide, applying to said site an effective amount of said benzamide herbicide.