A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these mixtures, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms or pests in crop protection and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators.

The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these mixtures, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms or pests in crop protection and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators.

The present invention relates to novel combinations of active compounds comprising, novaluron and at least one further active compound, and to methods of controlling pests comprising applying said combinations.

The present invention relates to novel combinations of active compounds comprising, novaluron and at least one further active compound, and to methods of controlling pests comprising applying said combinations.

To provide a novel pesticidal composition, particularly a composition for a fungicide. A fungicidal or bactericidal composition comprising one or more compounds selected from oxime-substituted amide compounds represented by the formula (I), or their N-oxides or salts, and one or more compounds selected from known fungicidal or bactericidal compounds: ##STR00001##
wherein G.sup.1 represents a structure of G.sup.1-1, G.sup.1-27, etc., G.sup.2 represents a structure of G.sup.2-2, etc., W represents an oxygen atom, etc., X.sup.1 represents difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, etc., X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4 and X.sup.5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc., Y.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, etc., Y.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, etc., Y.sup.3 represents a halogen atom, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6 alkynyl, etc., Y.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 haloalkyl, etc., R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, etc., R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., and R.sup.5 represents methyl, etc.

To provide a novel pesticidal composition, particularly a composition for a fungicide. A fungicidal or bactericidal composition comprising one or more compounds selected from oxime-substituted amide compounds represented by the formula (I), or their N-oxides or salts, and one or more compounds selected from known fungicidal or bactericidal compounds: ##STR00001##
wherein G.sup.1 represents a structure of G.sup.1-1, G.sup.1-27, etc., G.sup.2 represents a structure of G.sup.2-2, etc., W represents an oxygen atom, etc., X.sup.1 represents difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, etc., X.sup.2, X.sup.3, X.sup.4 and X.sup.5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc., Y.sup.1 represents a halogen atom, etc., Y.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, etc., Y.sup.3 represents a halogen atom, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.6 alkynyl, etc., Y.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., R.sup.1 represents C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 haloalkyl, etc., R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, etc., R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc., and R.sup.5 represents methyl, etc.

A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.

The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) or salt thereof (in the formula, A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or the like, B.sup.1, B.sup.2, B.sup.3 and B.sup.4 each independently represents a carbon atom or nitrogen atom, X.sup.1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, n represents a number of X.sup.1 and represents an integer of 0-4, R.sup.1 represents a halogeno group or the like, R.sup.2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C1-6 alkyl group or the like, m represents a number of the oxide group bonding with the nitrogen atom which does not bond with R.sup.2 on the imidazole ring, and represents 0 or 1, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted C6-10 aryl group.

##STR00001##