An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a novel agricultural and horticultural insecticidal and acaricidal agent due to the emergence of resistant pests against existing drugs and the like in crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, where damages caused by pests and the like have been still serious.

The present invention provides a benzimidazole compound represented by the general formula (1)

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wherein R is an alkyl group or the like, Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3, and Y.sup.4 are a hydrogen atom or the like, Q is a 5-membered heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent such as a substituted imidazole bound at a nitrogen atom and a substituted pyrazole bound at a nitrogen atom, or a salt thereof, an agricultural and horticultural insecticidal and acaricidal agent having the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method for using the same.

An object of the present invention is to develop and provide a novel agricultural and horticultural insecticidal and acaricidal agent due to the emergence of resistant pests against existing drugs and the like in crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, where damages caused by pests and the like have been still serious.

The present invention provides a benzimidazole compound represented by the general formula (1)

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wherein R is an alkyl group or the like, Y.sup.1, Y.sup.2, Y.sup.3, and Y.sup.4 are a hydrogen atom or the like, Q is a 5-membered heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent such as a substituted imidazole bound at a nitrogen atom and a substituted pyrazole bound at a nitrogen atom, or a salt thereof, an agricultural and horticultural insecticidal and acaricidal agent having the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method for using the same.

Biocide and biopesticide compositions are provided. The compositions include mixtures of essential oils and carriers, the combined effect of which provides repelling and/or killing effects against arthropod pests and internal parasites. Methods of controlling and treating for arthropod pests and internal parasites using the disclosed compositions are also provided.

Biocide and biopesticide compositions are provided. The compositions include mixtures of essential oils and carriers, the combined effect of which provides repelling and/or killing effects against arthropod pests and internal parasites. Methods of controlling and treating for arthropod pests and internal parasites using the disclosed compositions are also provided.

Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling animal pests, including arthropods and in particular insects, nematodes, molluscs or representatives of the order Acarina.

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Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling animal pests, including arthropods and in particular insects, nematodes, molluscs or representatives of the order Acarina.

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It is to provide a method which does not have problem with safety and enables controlling various pests even at a low dosage, and a pest control agent composition and a pest control agent set which are suitable to be used for the method. At least one selected from a compound of formula (I) (wherein, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, etc., R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 optionally form a C2-6 alkylene group together, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group, R.sup.5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkynyl group, Y represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group, X represents a halogeno group, a C1-6 alkyl group, or the like) and a salt thereof is used with an insecticidal or acaricidal active component.

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This disclosure relates to compounds having pesticidal utility against pests in phyla Nematoda, Arthropoda, and/or Mollusca, processes to produce such compounds and intermediates used in such processes, compositions containing such compounds, and processes of using such compounds against such pests. These compounds/molecules may be used, for example, as nematicides, acaricides, insecticides, miticides, and/or molluscicides. This document discloses compounds having the following formula (“Formula One” and/or “Formula One-A”).

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This disclosure relates to compounds having pesticidal utility against pests in phyla Nematoda, Arthropoda, and/or Mollusca, processes to produce such compounds and intermediates used in such processes, compositions containing such compounds, and processes of using such compounds against such pests. These compounds/molecules may be used, for example, as nematicides, acaricides, insecticides, miticides, and/or molluscicides. This document discloses compounds having the following formula (“Formula One” and/or “Formula One-A”).

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Provided is a compound useful as an active ingredient of an agricultural and horticultural chemical agent, in particular, an agricultural and horticultural pest control agent such as an agricultural and horticultural insecticide or an agricultural and horticultural mite control agent. The compound is an imidazopyridine-2-carboxamide derivative or its N-oxide or salt represented by the following formula (1):

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in the formula, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, for example, C.sub.1-3 alkyl groups, X is, for example, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, A.sup.4, and A.sup.5 are each independently a nitrogen atom or C—R.sup.3, R.sup.3 is, for example, a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-3 haloalkyl group, and R.sup.4 is, for example, a C.sub.1-3 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-3 haloalkyl group.