A liquid herbicidal composition is provided, comprising: a. 20 to 35 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a water-soluble herbicidal ingredient; b. a C.sub.12-C.sub.16 alkyl ether sulfate; c. an organic solvent; and d. an alkyl polyglucoside The composition is stable; i.e., it occurs in a substantially continuous, single phase at temperatures as low as 20 C. It also has a viscosity of no more than 2000 cps at temperatures as low as 0 C.

A liquid herbicidal composition is provided, comprising: a. 20 to 35 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a water-soluble herbicidal ingredient; b. a C.sub.12-C.sub.16 alkyl ether sulfate; c. an organic solvent; and d. an alkyl polyglucoside The composition is stable; i.e., it occurs in a substantially continuous, single phase at temperatures as low as 20 C. It also has a viscosity of no more than 2000 cps at temperatures as low as 0 C.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous solution of a) a hydrophobically modified alkylene oxide polymer comprising a hydrophobic portion functionalized with a protonated secondary or tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt and b) an acid and a salt thereof, which acid is phosphoric acid, nitrilotris(methylene)triphosphonic acid, hydrochloric acid, or sulfuric acid. The composition of the present invention is useful for the preparation of an associative thickener that can be stored for long periods, in the absence of ancillary biocides, without spoilage from biodeteriogenic attack.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous solution of a) a hydrophobically modified alkylene oxide polymer comprising a hydrophobic portion functionalized with a protonated secondary or tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt and b) an acid and a salt thereof, which acid is phosphoric acid, nitrilotris(methylene)triphosphonic acid, hydrochloric acid, or sulfuric acid. The composition of the present invention is useful for the preparation of an associative thickener that can be stored for long periods, in the absence of ancillary biocides, without spoilage from biodeteriogenic attack.

With the present invention it has now been found that certain 4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide mixtures and active compound compositions comprising such mixtures are suitable for controlling nuisance, disease carrying or haematophagous (blood feeding) insects pests incl. dipteran, triatominae, culicoide and cimicidae insect pests by knockdown or by or blood feed inhibition. In one embodiment, dipteran pests are selected from flies, biting midges and mosquitoes, including insecticide-resistant flies, midges and mosquitoes, as well as fly, midge and mosquito vectors of pathogenic disease. Target cimicidae insect pests are selected from bed bugs. Target triatominae pests are selected from kissing bugs Other aspects of the present invention will also be apparent in the detailed description which follows.

With the present invention it has now been found that certain 4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide mixtures and active compound compositions comprising such mixtures are suitable for controlling nuisance, disease carrying or haematophagous (blood feeding) insects pests incl. dipteran, triatominae, culicoide and cimicidae insect pests by knockdown or by or blood feed inhibition. In one embodiment, dipteran pests are selected from flies, biting midges and mosquitoes, including insecticide-resistant flies, midges and mosquitoes, as well as fly, midge and mosquito vectors of pathogenic disease. Target cimicidae insect pests are selected from bed bugs. Target triatominae pests are selected from kissing bugs Other aspects of the present invention will also be apparent in the detailed description which follows.

With the present invention it has now been found that certain 4-trifluoromethylnicotinamide mixtures and active compound compositions comprising such mixtures are suitable for controlling nuisance, disease carrying or haematophagous (blood feeding) insects pests incl. dipteran, triatominae, culicoide and cimicidae insect pests by knockdown or by or blood feed inhibition. In one embodiment, dipteran pests are selected from flies, biting midges and mosquitoes, including insecticide-resistant flies, midges and mosquitoes, as well as fly, midge and mosquito vectors of pathogenic disease. Target cimicidae insect pests are selected from bed bugs. Target triatominae pests are selected from kissing bugs Other aspects of the present invention will also be apparent in the detailed description which follows.

Adjuvants for agrochemical active formulation and methods of providing adjuvancy in agrochemical formulations are disclosed. An agrochemical formulation may comprise a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C.sub.4 to C.sub.30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups, and at least one agrochemical active. Use of a combination of a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, and a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C.sub.4 to C.sub.30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups and a method for treating vegetation to control pests is also disclosed.

Adjuvants for agrochemical active formulation and methods of providing adjuvancy in agrochemical formulations are disclosed. An agrochemical formulation may comprise a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C.sub.4 to C.sub.30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups, and at least one agrochemical active. Use of a combination of a first adjuvant comprising a fatty ester of a C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 polyol, or an oligomer thereof having from 2 to 5 repeat units, and a co-adjuvant comprising an alkoxylated fatty alcohol having a C.sub.4 to C.sub.30 fatty chain and from 1 to 30 oxyalkylene groups and a method for treating vegetation to control pests is also disclosed.

Provided is a plant disease control composition having a broad spectrum against various plant pathogens, and shows excellent controlling effects (synergistic controlling effects) which cannot be expected from a single component alone. The plant disease control composition includes (Group a) at least one quinoline compound represented by the formula:

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(wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2: an alkyl which may be substituted, an aryl which may be substituted, etc.; R.sup.3, R.sup.4: H, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; X: halogen, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; Y: halogen, alkyl, etc.; n: 0 to 4; m: 0 to 6) or a salt thereof, and at least one of fungicidal compounds selected from the group consisting of a Strobilurin series compound, a triazole series compound, etc., as effective ingredients.