Described herein is a stable herbicidal composition including a cyclohexenedione oxime herbicide, a derivative thereof, an isomer thereof, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof and an additional herbicide. The composition is stabilised using a recovery promoting agent and a solvent. Also described is a process of preparing the stable herbicidal compositions and a method of controlling weeds by applying the stable herbicidal composition onto a weed, a locus, a crop, or a habitat area.

A sustained release body includes: a substrate containing a vaporizable active ingredient, the substrate having a structure for releasing a vaporized gas of the active ingredient; and a vapor deposition polymerization film directly formed on a first surface that is one end surface of both end surfaces of the substrate in a thickness direction of the substrate, the vapor deposition polymerization film being configured to receive the vaporized gas of the active ingredient from the first surface of the substrate and sustainedly release the vaporized gas.

A sustained release body includes: a substrate containing a vaporizable active ingredient, the substrate having a structure for releasing a vaporized gas of the active ingredient; and a vapor deposition polymerization film directly formed on a first surface that is one end surface of both end surfaces of the substrate in a thickness direction of the substrate, the vapor deposition polymerization film being configured to receive the vaporized gas of the active ingredient from the first surface of the substrate and sustainedly release the vaporized gas.

The invention relates to biting arthropod repellent compositions comprising nootkatone. The application also relates to a method of repelling said biting arthropods by application of the nootkatone composition to a hard or soft surface, to a method of treating an arthropod infestation and to a method of reducing the transmission of a parasite or disease pathogen spread by a biting arthropod using the nootkatone composition.

The invention relates to biting arthropod repellent compositions comprising nootkatone. The application also relates to a method of repelling said biting arthropods by application of the nootkatone composition to a hard or soft surface, to a method of treating an arthropod infestation and to a method of reducing the transmission of a parasite or disease pathogen spread by a biting arthropod using the nootkatone composition.

A method of controlling aphid pests includes exposing the aphid pests on a host plant to an effective pest-controlling amount of a triketone compound having the following formula: ##STR00001##

A method of controlling aphid pests includes exposing the aphid pests on a host plant to an effective pest-controlling amount of a triketone compound having the following formula: ##STR00001##

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.