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.

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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The present invention relates to novel heteroaryl-triazole compounds of the general formula (I), in which the structural elements X, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the meaning given in the description, to formulations and compositions comprising such compounds and for their use in the control of animal pests including arthropods and insects in plant protection and to their use for control of ectoparasites on animals.

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The present invention relates to novel heteroaryl-triazole compounds of the general formula (I), in which the structural elements X, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the meaning given in the description, to formulations and compositions comprising such compounds and for their use in the control of animal pests including arthropods and insects in plant protection and to their use for control of ectoparasites on animals.

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Feeding bees a composition containing at least one oxidizing agent (e.g., peroxide), optionally also containing other components such as an oxidizing agent activator or a viscosifying agent, to treat against, reduce and/or limit the spread of bacterial, virus, and fungi infestation in bees and/or beehives.

The present disclosure describes stable aqueous suspension concentrate formulations that include one or more water-insoluble or partially water-soluble agrochemical active ingredient(s), optionally a rosin, and a sulfopolymer. The present disclosure also describes methods of making and using such formulations in agriculture.

The present disclosure describes stable aqueous suspension concentrate formulations that include one or more water-insoluble or partially water-soluble agrochemical active ingredient(s), optionally a rosin, and a sulfopolymer. The present disclosure also describes methods of making and using such formulations in agriculture.

An extended-release plastic matrix formulation (PMF-ExR) comprising a polyethylene-comprising polymer, a plasticizer, and at least one insecticide as active components is described. The PMF-ExR may be used in the manufacture of a wearable device for treating ectoparasitic infestations.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method which does not have a 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. In the pest control method of the present invention, at least one compound selected from a compound of formula (I) (wherein, in formula (I), R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkylsulfinyl group, or the like, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, R represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group or a C2-6 haloalkenyl group, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkenyl group, or the like, n represents any integer of 0 to 4, and Xs are the same or different when n is 2 or more) and a salt thereof is applied with an insecticidal or acaricidal active component to an object.

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