CH692594A5 - Pesticidal composition. - Google Patents

Abstract

Synergistic pesticidal composition for controlling insects of the order Acarina comprising abamectin and one or more of 34 compounds given in the specification, is new. A composition for controlling insects or representatives of the order Acarina comprises a combination of abamectin (A) and one or more of: azamethiphos, chlorfenvinphos, cypermethrin, cypermethrin high-cis, cyromazin, diafenthiuron, diazinon, dichlorovos, dicrotophos, dicyclanil, fenoxycarb, fluazuron, furathiocarb, isazofos, jodfenphos, kinoprene, lufenuron, methacriphos, methidathion, monocrotophos, phosphamidon, profenofos, diofenolan, pymetrozine, bromopropylate, methoprene, disulfuton, quinalphos, tau-fluvalinate, thiocyclam, thiometon, propetamphos, formothion, dienochlor or a product which can be isolated from a Bacillus thuringiensis strain, in the free form or salt form, and at least one auxiliary. An independent claim is also included for a plant propagation material treated by the above process. ACTIVITY : Pesticidal. Young cabbage plants are sprayed with an aqueous emulsion spray liquor. After the spray coating has dried, the cabbage plants are populated with 10 caterpillars of the third stage of Plutella xylastella. Evaluation takes place 3 days later. A suspension spray liquor comprising 40 ppm of abamectin and 400 ppm of dichlorvos showed good synertistic effect. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.

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  The present invention relates to an agent which contains a pesticidal active ingredient combination, a method for controlling pests with this agent, a method for producing the agent, its use and plant propagation material treated therewith, and the use of abamectin and the compounds of the formulas below ( I) to (XXXIV) for the preparation of the agent.



  In the literature, certain mixtures of active substances for pest control are proposed. However, the biological properties of these mixtures of known compounds are not fully satisfactory in the field of pest control, which is why there is a need to provide further mixtures with synergistic pesticide properties, in particular for controlling insects and representatives of the Akarina order. According to the invention, this object is achieved by the provision of the present agent.



  The invention accordingly relates to an agent for controlling insects or representatives of the order Akarina, which is characterized in that it is a variable combination of abamectin (A) and one or more of the compounds:
 (I) azamethiphos;
 (II) chlorfenvinphos;
 (III) cypermethrin, cypermethrin high-cis;
 (IV) cyromazine;
 (V) diafenthiuron;
 (VI) diazinon;
 (VII) dichlorvos;
 (VIII) dicrotophos;
 (IX) dicyclanil;
 (X) fenoxycarb;
 (XI) fluazuron;
 (XII) furathiocarb;
 (XIII) isazofos;
 (XIV) Jodfenphos;
 (XV) Kinoprene;
 (XVI) lufenuron;
 (XVII) methacriphos;
 (XVIII) methidathione;
 (XIX) monocrotophos;
 (XX) phosphamidon;
 (XXI) Profenofos;
 (XXII) diofenolan;
 (XXIII) pymetrozine;
 (XXIV) bromopropylates;
 (XXV) methoprene;
 (XXVI) disulfutone;

   
 (XXVII) quinalphos;
 (XXVIII) tau fluvalinate;
 (XXIX) thiocyclam;
 (XXX) thiometone;
 (XXXI) propetamphos;
 (XXXII) formothion;
 (XXXIII) dienochlor or
 (XXXIV) a product isolatable from a strain of Bacillus thuringiensis;
 each in free form or in salt form, and contains at least one auxiliary.



  Abamectin is in The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 3.



  (I) S-6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolo [4,5-b] pyridin-3-ylmethyl O, O-dimethyl phosphorothioate (Azamethiphos), The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), from The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 44;



  (II) 2-Chloro-1- (2,4-dichlorophenyl) vinyl diethyl phosphate (Chlorfenvinphos), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 174;



  (III) (RS) - alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS) -cis-trans-3- (2,2-dichlorovinyl) -1,1-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (cypermethrin, cypermethrin high-cis), from The Pesticide Manual , 9th ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 208;



  (IV) N-Cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (cyromazine), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 217;



  (V) 1-tert-butyl-3- (2,6-di-isopropyl-4-phenoxyphenyl) thiourea (diafenthiuron), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 294;



  (VI) O, O-Diethyl O-2-isopropyl-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yl-phosphorothioate (diazinon), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 243;



  (VII) 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (Dichlorvos), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 259;



  (VIII) (E) -2-dimethylcarbamoyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (Dicrotophos), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 322;



  (IX) 5-cyan-2-cyclopropylamino-4,6-diamino-pyrimidine (dicyclanil), known from EP-A-244 360;



  (X) ethyl 2- (4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate (fenoxycarb), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 375;



  (XI) 1- [4-chloro-3- (3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyloxy) phenyl] -3- (2,6-difluorobenzoyl) urea (fluazuron), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed , (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 475;



  (XII) butyl 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl N, N min -dimethyl-N, N min -thiodicarbamate (furathiocarb), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 448;



  (XIII) O-5-chloro-1-isopropyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl O, O-diethyl phosphorothioate (Isazofos), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 502;



  (XIV) O-2,5-dichloro-4-iodophenyl O, O-dimethylphosphorothioate (Jodfenphos), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 1102;



  (XV) Prop-2-ynyl (+/-) (E, E) -3,7,11-trimethyl-dodeca-2,4-dienoate (Kinoprene) from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 1102;



  (XVI) (R, S) -1- [2,5-dichloro-4- (1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy) phenyl] -3- (2,6-difluorobenzoyl) urea ( Lufenuron), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 628;



  (XVII) methyl (E) -3- (dimethoxyphosphinothioyloxy) -2-methylacrylate (Methacriphos) from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 562;



  (XVIII) S-2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ylmethyl O, O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate (methidathione)



  (XIX) dimethyl (E) -1-methyl-2- (methylcarbamoyl) vinyl phosphate (Monocrotophos), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 597;



  (XX) 2-Chloro-2-diethylcarbamoyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate (phosphamidon), known from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 679;



  (XXI) O-4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl O-ethyl S-propyl phosphorothioate (Profenofos), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 705;



  (XXII) a mixture of 50 to 80% (2RS, 4SR) -4- (2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethoxy) phenyl phenyl ether and 50 to 20% (2RS, 4RS) -4- ( 2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethoxy) phenyl phenyl ether (diofenolan), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 363;



  (XXII) 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-oxo-4 - [(pyridin-3-yl) methyleneamino] -6-methyl-1,2,4-triazine (pymetrozine), from The Pesticide Manual , 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 868; and



  (XXIV) isopropyl 4.4 min -dibromobenzilate (bromopropylate), from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 99;



  (XXV) Isopropyl (E, E) - (R, S) -11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-dodeca-2,4-dienoate (Methoprene), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 680;



  (XXVI) O, O-Diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate (disulfuton), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 372;



  (XXVII) O, O-Diethyl O-Quinoxalin-2-yl phosphorothioate (Quinalphos), from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 890, and



  (XXVIII) (RS) - alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl N- (2-chloro-alpha, alpha, alpha-trifluoro-p-tolyl) -D-valinate (tau fluvalinate), known from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 428.



  (XXIX) N, N-dimethyl-1,2,3-trithian-5-yl-amine (thiocyclam) from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 816;



  (XXX) S-2-ethylthioethyl O, O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate (Thiometon) from The Pesticide Manual, 9th Ed. (1991), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 819; and



  (XXXI) Propetamphos from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 852;



  (XXXII) Formothion from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 527;



  (XXXIII) Dienochlor from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 523; and



  (XXXIV) Products isolatable from a Bacillus thuringiensis strain from The Pesticide Manual, 10th Ed. (1994), The British Crop Protection Council, London, page 62.



  Compounds (I) to (XXXIV) which have at least one basic center can e.g. Form acid addition salts. These are, for example, with strong inorganic acids such as mineral acids, e.g. Perchloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, nitrous acid, a phosphoric acid or a hydrohalic acid, with strong organic carboxylic acids such as, e.g., e.g. halogen, substituted C1-C4 alkane carboxylic acids, e.g. Acetic acid such as optionally unsaturated dicarboxylic acids e.g. Oxalic, malonic, succinic, maleic, fumaric or phthalic acid such as hydroxycarboxylic acids e.g. Ascorbic, lactic, malic, tartaric or citric acid, or such as benzoic acid, or with organic sulfonic acids, such as optionally, e.g. by halogen, substituted C1-C4 alkane or aryl sulfonic acids, e.g. Methane or p-toluenesulfonic acid.

   Furthermore, compounds (I) to (XXXIV) with at least one acidic group can form salts with bases. Suitable salts with bases are, for example, metal salts such as alkali or alkaline earth metal salts, e.g. Sodium, potassium or magnesium salts, or salts with ammonia or an organic amine such as morpholine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, a mono-, di- or tri-lower alkylamine, e.g. Ethyl, diethyl, triethyl or dimethyl propyl amine, or a mono-, di- or trihydroxy-lower alkylamine, e.g. Mono-, di- or triethanolamine. Corresponding internal salts can optionally also be formed. Preferred in the context of the invention are agrochemically advantageous salts.

   As a result of the close relationship between the compounds (I) to (XXXIV) in free form and in the form of their salts, the corresponding salts are also appropriate and appropriate under the free compounds (I) to (XXXIV) or their salts above and below or to understand the free compounds (I) to (XXXIV). The same applies to tautomers of compounds (I) to (XXXIV) and their salts. The free form is generally preferred in each case. Thiocyclam is preferred as the hydrogen oxalate salt.



  Agents which contain abamectin and the compounds (I) to (XXXIV) in free form are preferred in the context of the present invention.



  Preference is given to an agent which, in addition to abamectin, only contains another pesticidally active compound (I) to (XXXIV). Furthermore, agents are preferred which, in addition to abamectin, also contain azamethiphos, or fenoxycarb, or cypermethrin high-cis, or fenoxycarb, or profenofos, or lufenuron, or pymetrozine.



  Also preferred are agents that contain a compound that can be isolated from a Bacillus thuringiensis strain. The following insecticidally active compounds or strains from which they can be isolated are particularly preferred:
 SAN 415I, San 239I, SAN 401I, H7 (B401), H14, EG2348 (Condor OF <TM>), EG2349 (Bollgard <TM>), EG2371 (Cutlass <TM>), EG2424 (Foil <TM>, jackpot <TM>); H3a, 3b (Javelin <TM>, steward <TM>, thuricide <TM>, Vault <TM>); CGA237218 (M200, Fig <TM>), H14, GC91 (Agree <TM>, Turex <TM>), DSM3435, known from U.S. Patent 4,996,156; DSM3440, known from U.S. Patent 4,996,156; HD541, HD571 and HD73;
 especially H7 (B401), H14, H3a, 3b, CGA237218 (M200), H14, GC91, DSM3435; DSM3440, HD541, HD571 and HD73;
 especially GC91; H3a, 3b; and M200; especially GC91.



  The active ingredient combination according to the invention contains the active ingredient (A) and one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) preferably in a mixing ratio of 100: 1 to 1: 6000, particularly 1:50 to 50: 1, in particular in a ratio between 1:20 and 20: 1, especially between 10: 1 and 1:10, very particularly between 5: 1 and 1: 5, particularly preferably between 2: 1 and 1: 2, also preferably between 4: 1 and 2: 1, especially in the ratio 1: 1, or 5: 1, or 5: 2, or 5: 3, or 5: 4, or 4: 1, or 4: 2, or 4: 3, or 3: 1, or 3: 2 , or 2: 1, or 1: 5, or 2: 5, or 3: 5, or 4: 5, or 1: 4, or 2: 4, or 3: 4, or 1: 3, or 2: 3 , or 1: 2, or, 1: 600, or 1: 300, or 1: 150, or 1:35, or 2:35, or 4:35, or 1:75, or 2:75, or 4: 75, or 1: 6000, or 1: 3000, or 1: 1500, or 1: 350, or 2: 350, or 4: 350, or 1: 750, or 2: 750, or 4: 750.

   These ratios mean weight ratios on the one hand, but also molar ratios on the other.



  It has now surprisingly been found that the combination of abamectin or one of its salts with one of the active compounds (I) to (XXXIV) not only produces an additive to the expected range of action on the pests to be controlled, but also that it has a synergistic effect achieved, which extends the effectiveness limits of both preparations under two aspects:



  On the one hand, the application rates of abamectin and the individual compounds (I) to (XXXIV) are reduced with a consistently good effect. On the other hand, the combined mixture still achieves a high degree of pest control where both individual substances have become completely ineffective in the area of excessively low application rates. On the one hand, this enables a substantial broadening of the spectrum of combatable pests and, on the other hand, an increase in application security.



  In addition to the actual synergistic effect with regard to the pesticidal activity, the agents according to the invention also show other surprising advantages, which in a broader sense can also be described as synergistic: for example, pests can be combated which are treated with abamectin or (I) to (XXXIV) cannot be combated effectively or not at all, and the agents according to the invention show better plant tolerance, for example a reduced phytotoxicity, than abamectin or (I) to (XXXIV).

   The insects can also be controlled in their various stages of development, which is partly not the case with abamectin or the individual compounds (I) to (XXXIV), since these compounds can only be used, for example, only as adulticides or only as larvicides against very specific larval stages. In addition, combinations of abamectin with certain compounds (I) to (XXXIV) show more favorable behavior when grinding, mixing, storing and also spraying.



  The agents according to the invention are preventive and / or curative in the field of pest control with favorable warm-bloodedness, fish and plant tolerance even at low application concentrations and have a very favorable biocidal spectrum. The agents according to the invention are effective against all or individual stages of development of normally sensitive, but also of resistant, animal pests, such as insects and representatives of the Akarina order.

   The insecticidal and / or acaricidal activity of the agents according to the invention can be direct, i.e. in killing the pests, which occurs immediately or only after some time, for example when molting, or indirectly, e.g. in a reduced egg deposition and / or hatching rate, the good effect corresponding to a mortality rate of at least 50 to 60%.



  The animal pests mentioned include, for example:



  from the order Lepidoptera



  Acleris spp., Adoxophyes spp., Aegeria spp., Agrotis spp., Alabama argillaceae, Amylois spp., Anticarsia gemmatalis, Archips spp., Argyrotaenia spp., Autographa spp., Busseola fusca, Cadra cautella, Carposina nipponensis. , Choristoneura spp., Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocrocis spp., Cnephasia spp., Cochylis spp., Coleophora spp., Crocidolomia binotalis, Cryptophlebia leucotreta, Cydia spp., Diatraea spp., Diparopsis spp., Eppariopsis castanea spp., Eupoecilia ambiguella, Euproctis spp., Euxoa spp., Grapholita spp., Hedya nubiferana, Heliothis spp., Hellula spp., Hyphantria cunea, Keiferia lycopersicella, Leucoptera scitella, Lithocollethis spp., Lobesiaanria., Lobesiaanrana spp., Malacosoma spp., Mamestra brassicae, Manduca sexta, Operophtera spp., Ostrinia nubilalis, Pammene spp., Pandemis spp., Panolis flammea, Pectinophora gossy piella,

   Phthorimaea operculella, Pieris rapae, Pieris spp., Plutella xylostella, Prays spp., Scirpophaga spp., Sesamia spp., Sparganothis spp., Spodoptera spp., Synanthedon spp., Thaumetopoea spp., Tortrix spp., Sichopl .



  from the order Coleoptera for example



  Agriotes spp., Anthonomus spp., Atomaria linearis, Chaetocnema tibialis, Cosmopolites spp., Curculio spp., Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp., Epilachna spp., Eremnus spp., Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Lissorppolon spp., Mel spp., Otiorhynchus spp., Phlyctinus spp., Popillia spp., Psylliodes spp., Rhizopertha spp., Scarabeidae, Sitophilus spp., Sitotroga spp., Tenebrio spp., Tribolium spp. and Trogoderma spp .;



  from the order Orthoptera, for example Blatta spp., Blattella spp., Gryllotalpa spp., Leucophaea maderae, Locusta spp., Periplaneta spp. and Schistocerca spp .;



  from the order Isoptera, for example Reticulitermes spp .;



  from the order Psocoptera, for example Liposcelis spp .;



  from the order Anoplura, for example Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Pemphigus spp. and Phylloxera spp .;



  from the order Mallophaga, for example Damalinea spp. and Trichodectes spp .;



  from the order Thysanoptera, for example Frankliniella spp., Hercinothrips spp., Taeniothrips spp., Thrips palmi, Thrips tabaci and Scirtothrips aurantii;



  from the order Heteroptera, for example Cimex spp., Distantiella theobroma, Dysdercus spp., Euchistus spp. Eurygaster spp. Leptocorisa spp., Nezara spp., Piesma spp., Rhodnius spp., Sahlbergella singularis, Scotinophara spp. and Triatoma spp .;



  from the order Homoptera, for example Aleurothrixus floccosus, Aleyrodes brassicae, Aonidiella spp., Aphididae, Aphis spp., Aspidiotus spp., Bemisia tabaci, Ceroplaster spp., Chrysomphalus aonidium, Chrysomphalus dictyospermi, Coccus hespercaumone spp., Gascardia spp., Laodelphax spp., Lecanium corni, Lepidosaphes spp., Macrosiphus spp., Myzus spp., Nephotettix spp., Nilaparvata spp., Paratoria spp., Pemphigus spp., Planococcus spp., Pseudaulacaspis Pseudococcus spp., Psylla spp., Pulvinaria aethiopica, Quadraspidiotus spp., Rhopalosiphum spp., Saissetia spp., Scaphoideus spp., Schizaphis spp., Sitobion spp., Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Trioza erytreai and Unaspis citrus



  from the order Hymenoptera, for example Acromyrmex, Atta spp., Cephus spp., Diprion spp., Diphonidae, Gilpinia polytoma, Hoplocampa spp., Lasius spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Neodiprion spp., Solenopsis spp. and Vespa spp .;



  from the order Diptera, for example Aedes spp., Antherigona soccata, Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Ceratitis spp., Chrysomyia spp., Culex spp., Cuterebra spp., Dacus spp., Drosophila melanogaster, Fannia spp., Gastrophilus spp., Gastrophilus spp. Glossina spp., Hypoderma spp., Hyppobosca spp., Liriomyza spp., Lucilia spp., Melanagromyza spp., Musca spp., Oestrus spp., Orseolia spp., Oscinella frit, Pegomyia hyoscyami, Phorbia spp., Rhagoliara pomonella spp., Stomoxys spp., Tabanus spp., Tannia spp. and Tipula spp .;



  from the order Siphonaptera, for example Ceratophyllus spp. and Xenopsylla cheopis;



  from the order Thysanura for example Lepisma saccharina and



  from the order Akarina representatives of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae, Dermanyssidae, Sarcoptidae, Psoroptidae, Anocentor spp., Argas spp., Boophilus spp., Cheyletiella spp. Chorioptes spp., Demodex spp., Dermacentor spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Haemophysalis spp., Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Lynxacarus spp., Notoedres spp., Otodectes spp., Ornithodoros spp., Ornithonyssus spp. , Pneumonyssus spp., Psoroptes spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Sarcoptes spp .; especially



  Acarus siro, Aceria sheldoni, Aculus badtendali, Amblyomma spp., Argas spp., Boophilus spp., Brevipalpus spp., Bryobia praetiosa, Calipitrimerus spp., Chorioptes spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Eotetranychus carpini, Eriophyesapp. Ixodes spp., Olygonychus pratensis, Ornithodoros spp., Panonychus spp., Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Psoroptes spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Rhizoglyphus spp., Sarcoptes spp., Tarsonemus spp. and Tetranychus spp.



  The active compound mixtures according to the invention can be used in particular on plants, in particular on useful and ornamental plants in agriculture, horticulture and in the forest, or on parts, such as fruits, flowers, leaves, stems, tubers or roots, of such pests of the plants mentioned Combat type, ie contain or destroy, parts of the plant that later grow are still protected against these pests.



  The pesticide mixture according to the invention can advantageously be used to control pests in cereals, such as corn or sorghum; in fruit, e.g. Pome, stone and soft fruit such as apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries or berries, e.g. Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries; in legumes such as beans, lentils, peas or soybeans; in fruits such as rapeseed, mustard, poppy seeds, olives, sunflowers, coconut, castor bean, cocoa or peanuts; in cucumber plants, such as pumpkins, cucumbers or melons; in fiber plants such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; in citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruit or tangerines; in vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes or peppers; in laurel plants, such as avocado, cinnamon or camphor;

   or in tobacco, nuts, coffee, egg crops, sugar cane, tea, pepper, grapevines, hops, banana plants, natural rubber plants or ornamental plants,
 especially in corn, sorghum, pome and stone fruit, legumes, cucumber plants, cotton, citrus fruits, vegetables, egg crops, grapevines, hops or ornamental plants,



  especially in corn, sorghum, apples, pears, plums, peaches, beans, peas, soybeans, olives, sunflowers, coconut, cocoa, peanuts, cucumbers, pumpkins, citrus fruits, cabbages, tomatoes, potatoes, grapevines or cotton,
 particularly preferably used in grapevines, citrus fruits, apples, pears, tomatoes and cotton.



  Further areas of application of the active compound mixtures according to the invention are the protection of stocks and stocks and of material, and in the hygiene sector in particular the protection of domestic and farm animals from pests of the type mentioned.



  The pesticides according to the invention are emulsifiable concentrates, suspension concentrates, directly sprayable or dilutable solutions, spreadable pastes, diluted emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dispersible powders, wettable powders, dusting agents, granules or encapsulations in, depending on the desired objectives and given conditions polymeric substances which contain abamectin and one of the further active compounds (I) to (XXXIV) according to the invention.



  The active substances in these agents are in pure form, the solid active substances e.g. in a special grain size, or preferably together with - at least - one of the auxiliaries customary in formulation technology, such as extenders, e.g. Solvents or solid carriers, or such as surface-active compounds (surfactants) used.



  As a solvent e.g. Suitable are: optionally partially hydrogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, preferably fractions C8 to C12 of alkylbenzenes, such as xylene mixtures, alkylated naphthalenes or tetrahydronaphthalene, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons, such as paraffins or cyclohexane, alcohols, such as ethanol, propanol or butanol, glycols and the like Ethers and esters such as propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol ether, ethylene glycol or ethylene glycol monomethyl or ethyl ether, ketones such as cyclohexanone, isophorone or diacetone alcohol, strongly polar solvents such as N-methylpyrrolid-2-one, dimethyl sulfoxide or N, N-dimethylformamide , Water, optionally epoxidized vegetable oils, such as optionally epoxidized rapeseed, castor, coconut or soybean oil, and silicone oils.



  As solid carriers, e.g. natural dust, such as calcite, talc, kaolin, montmorillonite or attapulgite, is generally used for dusts and dispersible powders. To improve the physical properties, highly disperse silicas or highly disperse absorbent polymers can also be added. Porous types such as pumice, broken brick, sepiolite or bentonite are suitable as granular, adsorptive granulate carriers, and calcite or sand are suitable as non-sorptive carrier materials. In addition, a large number of granulated materials of an inorganic or organic nature, in particular dolomite or comminuted plant residues, can be used.



  Depending on the nature of the active ingredient to be formulated, suitable surface-active compounds are nonionic, cationic and / or anionic surfactants or surfactant mixtures with good emulsifying, dispersing and wetting properties. The surfactants listed below are only examples; the relevant literature describes many other surfactants which are customary in formulation technology and are suitable according to the invention.



  Suitable nonionic surfactants are primarily polyglycol ether derivatives of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols, saturated or unsaturated fatty acids and alkylphenols, which can contain 3 to 30 glycol ether groups and 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon radical and 6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical of the alkylphenols. Also suitable are water-soluble polyethylene oxide adducts containing 20 to 250 ethylene glycol ether and 10 to 100 propylene glycol ether groups on polypropylene glycol, ethylenediaminopolypropylene glycol and alkylpolypropylene glycol with 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain. The compounds mentioned usually contain 1 to 5 ethylene glycol units per propylene glycol unit.

   Examples include nonylphenol polyethoxyethanols, castor oil polyglycol ethers, polypropylene-polyethylene oxide adducts, tributylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol, polyethylene glycol and octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol. Fatty acid esters of polyoxyethylene sorbitan, such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate, are also suitable.



  The cationic surfactants are primarily quaternary ammonium salts which have at least one alkyl radical having 8 to 22 carbon atoms as substituents and low, optionally halogenated, alkyl, benzyl or lower hydroxyalkyl radicals as further substituents. The salts are preferably in the form of halides, methyl sulfates or ethyl sulfates. Examples are the stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and the benzyl di (2-chloroethyl) ethyl ammonium bromide.



  Suitable anionic surfactants can be both water-soluble soaps and water-soluble synthetic surface-active compounds. Suitable soaps are the alkali, alkaline earth and optionally substituted ammonium salts of higher fatty acids (C10-C22), such as the sodium or potassium salts of l or stearic acid, or of natural fatty acid mixtures, for example from coconut or tall oil can be won; the fatty acid methyl taurine salts should also be mentioned. However, synthetic surfactants are used more frequently, in particular fatty sulfonates, fatty sulfates, sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives or alkylarylsulfonates.

   The fatty sulfonates and sulfates are generally present as alkali, alkaline earth or optionally substituted ammonium salts and generally have an alkyl radical having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, alkyl also including the alkyl part of acyl radicals; the sodium or calcium salt of lignosulfonic acid, dodecylsulfuric acid ester or a fatty alcohol sulfate mixture made from natural fatty acids may be mentioned as examples. This subheading also includes the salts of sulfuric acid esters and sulphonic acids from fatty alcohol-ethylene oxide adducts. The sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain 2 sulfonic acid groups and a fatty acid residue with about 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

   Examples of alkylarylsulfonates are the sodium, calcium or triethanolammonium salts of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid or a naphthalenesulfonic acid / formaldehyde condensation product. Corresponding phosphates, such as salts of the phosphoric acid ester of a p-nonylphenol (4-14) ethylene oxide adduct or phospholipids, are also suitable.



  The agents generally contain 0.1 to 99%, in particular 0.1 to 95%, of a mixture of the active ingredient (A) with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV), and 1 to 99.9%, in particular 5 up to 99.9% - at least - of a solid or liquid excipient, where as a rule 0 to 25%, in particular 0.1 to 20%, of the agents can be surfactants (% in each case means percent by weight). While concentrated agents are preferred as a commercial product, the end user generally uses diluted agents which have significantly lower active substance concentrations.

   Preferred agents are composed in particular as follows (% = weight percent):


 Emulsifiable concentrates:
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2
 <Tb> <September> Active substance: <SEP> 1 to 90%, preferably 5 to 20%
 <Tb> <September> surfactant: <SEP> 1 to 30%, preferably 10 to 20%
 <Tb> <September> Solvent: <SEP> 5 to 98%, preferably 70 to 85%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>


 Dusts:
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2
 <Tb> <September> Active substance: <SEP> 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.1 to 1%
 <Tb> <SEP> solid carrier: <SEP> 99.9 to 90%, preferably 99.9 to 99%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>


 Suspension concentrates:
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2
 <Tb> <September> Active substance: <SEP> 5 to 75%, preferably 10 to 50%
 <Tb> <September> Water: <SEP> 94 to 24%, preferably 88 to 30%
 <Tb> <September> surfactant: <SEP> 1 to 40%, preferably 2 to 30%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>


 Wettable powders:

   
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2
 <Tb> <September> Active substance: <SEP> 0.5 to 90%, preferably 1 to 80%
 <Tb> <September> surfactant: <SEP> 0.5 to 20%, preferably 1 to 15%
 <Tb> <SEP> solid carrier: <SEP> 5 to 99%, preferably 15 to 98%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>


 granules:
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2
 <Tb> <September> Active substance: <SEP> 0.5 to 30%, preferably 3 to 15%
 <Tb> <SEP> solid carrier: <SEP> 99.5 to 70%, preferably 97 to 85%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The agents according to the invention can also contain other solid or liquid auxiliaries, such as stabilizers, e.g. optionally epoxidized vegetable oils (e.g. epoxidized coconut oil, rapeseed oil or soybean oil), defoamers, e.g. Silicone oil, preservatives, viscosity regulators, binders and / or adhesives, as well as fertilizers or other active ingredients to achieve special effects, e.g. Bactericides, fungicides, nematicides, molluscicides or herbicides.



  The agents according to the invention are produced in a known manner, in the absence of auxiliary substances e.g. by grinding, sieving and / or pressing a solid active substance or mixture of active substances, e.g. to a certain grain size, and in the presence of at least one auxiliary e.g. by intimately mixing and / or grinding the active ingredient or mixture of active ingredients with the excipient (s). The process for the preparation of the compositions is therefore a further subject of the invention.



  The mixtures of abamectin with one or more of the compounds (I) to (XXXIV) are preferably used with the auxiliaries customary in formulation technology and are therefore used e.g. to emulsifiable concentrates, directly sprayable or dilutable solutions, diluted emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts, granules, also for encapsulation in e.g. polymeric materials processed in a known manner. The methods of application such as spraying, atomizing, dusting, wetting, scattering or pouring are chosen in the same way as the type of agent, in accordance with the intended goals and the given conditions.



  The application methods for the agents, i.e. the methods for controlling pests of the type mentioned, such as, depending on the desired objectives and given circumstances, to be selected, spraying, atomizing, dusting, brushing, pickling, scattering or pouring, and the use of the agents for controlling pests of the type mentioned are further objects of the invention. Typical application concentrations are between 0.1 and 1000 ppm, preferably between 0.1 and 500 ppm, of active ingredient.

   The application rate can vary within wide ranges and depends on the nature of the soil, the type of application (leaf application; seed dressing; application in the seed furrow), the crop, the pest to be controlled, the prevailing climatic conditions and others by the type of application, the time of application and Target culture certain factors. The application rates per hectare are generally 1 to 2000 g of active ingredient per hectare, in particular 10 to 1000 g / ha, preferably 20 to 600 g / ha.



  A preferred application method in the field of crop protection is application to the foliage of the plants (foliar application), the frequency of application and application rate being able to be adjusted to the infestation pressure of the respective pest. The active ingredients can also get into the plants through the root system (systemic effect) by soaking the location of the plants with a liquid agent or the active ingredients in solid form in the location of the plants, e.g. in the ground, e.g. in the form of granules (floor application). In water rice crops, such granules can be metered into the flooded rice field.



  The agents according to the invention are also suitable for protecting plant propagation material, e.g. Seeds, such as fruits, tubers or grains, or plant cuttings, from animal pests. The propagation material can be treated with the agent before spreading, seeds e.g. pickled before sowing. The active compounds according to the invention can also be applied to seeds (coating) by either soaking the seeds in a liquid agent or coating them with a solid agent. The agent can also be applied to the place of application, e.g. when sowing in the seed furrow. These treatment methods for plant propagation material and the plant propagation material treated in this way are further objects of the invention.



  The following examples serve to illustrate the invention. They do not limit the invention.


 Formulation examples (% = weight percent, active ingredient ratios = weight ratios)
 
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 4 Example F1: emulsion concentrates
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <tb> Head Col 2: c)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1: 3] <September> 25% <September> 40% <September> 50%
 <Tb> <September> calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate <September> 5% <September> 8% <September> 6%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> castor oil polyethylene glycol ether (36 mol EO) <September> 5%
 <Tb> <SEP> tributylphenol polyethylene glycol ether (30 mol EO) <CEL CB = 3 AL = L> 12% <September> 4%
 <Tb> <September> cyclohexanone <September> 15% <September> 20%
 <Tb> <September> xylenes <September> 65% <CEL AL = L> 25% <September> 20%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  EO means the degree of ethoxylation of castor oil or tributylphenol.



  Emulsions of any desired concentration can be prepared from such concentrates by dilution with water.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 5 Example F2: Solutions
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <tb> Head Col 2: c)
 <tb> Head Col 3: d)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1:10] <September> 80% <September> 10% <September> 5% <September> 95%
 <Tb> <September> ethylene glycol monomethyl ether <September> 20%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> polyethylene glycol molecular weight 400 <September> - <September> 70%
 <Tb> <September> N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone <SEP> 20% (SEP) <-> (TB> <CEL AL = L> Epoxidized coconut oil <September> 1% <September> 5%
 <Tb> <SEP> petrol (boiling limits 160-190 DEG C) <September> 94%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The solutions are suitable for use in the form of tiny drops.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 5 Example F3: Granules
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <tb> Head Col 2: c)
 <tb> Head Col 3: d)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 2: 1] <September> 5% <September> 10% <September> 8% <September> 21%
 <Tb> <September> kaolin <September> 94% <September> 79% <September> 54%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> Fumed silica <September> 1% <September> 13% <September> 7%
 <Tb> <September> attapulgite <September> 90% <CEL CB = 5 AL = L> 18%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The active ingredients are dissolved together in dichloromethane, sprayed onto the carrier and the solvent is then evaporated off in vacuo.



   
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 3 Example F4: dusts
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1: 1] <September> 2% <September> 5%
 <Tb> <SEP> finely divided silica <September> 1% <September> 5%
 <Tb> <September> talc <CEL AL = L> 97%
 <Tb> <September> kaolin <September> 90%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  Ready-to-use dusts are obtained by intimately mixing the carrier substances with the active substances.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 4 Example F5: wettable powder
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <tb> Head Col 2: c)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1:75] <September> 25% <September> 50% <September> 75%
 <Tb> <September> Na ligninsulfonate <September> 5% <September> 5%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> Na lauryl sulfate <September> 3% <September> 5%
 <Tb> <September> Na diisobutylnaphthalene-sulfonate <September> 6% <CEL AL = L> 10%
 <Tb> <SEP> octylphenol polyethylene glycol ether (7-8 mol EO) <SEP> 2% (SEP) <-> (TB> <SEP> finely divided silica <September> 5% <September> 10% <September> 10%
 <Tb> <September> kaolin <September> 62% <September> 27% <September> -
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The active ingredients are mixed with the additives and ground well in a suitable mill. Spray powder is obtained which can be diluted with water to form suspensions of any desired concentration.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2 Example F6: Emulsion concentrate
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1: 350] <September> 10%
 <Tb> <SEP> octylphenol polyethylene glycol ether (4-5 mol EO) <September> 3%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> Ca dodecylbenzenesulfonate <September> 3%
 <Tb> <SEP> castor oil polyglycol ether (36 mol EO) <September> 4%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> cyclohexanone <September> 30%
 <Tb> <September> xylenes <September> 50%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  Emulsions of any desired concentration can be prepared from this concentrate by dilution with water.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 3 Example F7: dusts
 <tb> Head Col 2 AL = L: a)
 <tb> Head Col 1: b)
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active ingredients (2: 3) <September> 5% <September> 8%
 <Tb> <September> talc <September> 95% <CEL AL = L> -
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> kaolin <September> 92%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  Ready-to-use dusts are obtained by mixing the active ingredients with the carrier and grinding them in a suitable mill.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2 Example F8: extruder granules
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1: 4] <September> 10%
 <Tb> <September> Na ligninsulfonate <September> 2%
 <Tb> <September> carboxymethylcellulose <September> 1%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> kaolin <September> 87%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The active ingredients are mixed with the additives, ground and moistened with water. This mixture is extruded, granulated and then dried in a stream of air.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2 Example F9: coating granulate
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active substances [Abamectin: Compound (I) to (XXXIV) = 1: 300] <September> 3%
 <Tb> <SEP> polyethylene glycol (molecular weight 200) <September> 3%
 <Tb> <September> kaolin <September> 94%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The finely ground active ingredients are evenly applied in a mixer to the kaolin moistened with polyethylene glycol. In this way, dust-free coating granules are obtained.
 <Tb> <TABLE> Columns = 2 Example F10: suspension concentrate
 <Tb> <SEP> mixture of active ingredients (2: 350) <September> 40%
 <Tb> <September> ethylene glycol <CEL AL = L> 10%
 <Tb> <SEP> nonylphenol polyethylene glycol ether (15 mol EO) <September> 6%
 <Tb> <September> Na ligninsulfonate <CEL AL = L> 10%
 <Tb> <September> carboxymethylcellulose <September> 1%
 <Tb> <SEP> 37% aqueous formaldehyde solution <September> 0.2%
 <Tb> <CEL AL = L> silicone oil in the form of a 75% aqueous emulsion <September> 0.8%
 <Tb> <September> Water <September> 32%
 <Tb> </ TABLE>



  The finely ground active ingredients are intimately mixed with the additives. This gives a suspension concentrate from which suspensions of any desired concentration can be prepared by dilution with water.



  It is often more practical to individually formulate the active ingredient (A) and one of the mixing partners (I) to (XXXIV) and then to bring them together as a "tank mixture" in water in the desired mixing ratio just before application in the applicator.


 Biological examples (% = weight percent, unless otherwise stated)
 



  A synergistic effect is always present when the effect We of the combination of an active ingredient (A) with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) is greater than the sum of the effects of the individually applied active ingredients:



  We> X + Y (B)



  The expected pesticidal activity We for a given combination of two pesticides can also be calculated as follows (see Colby, S.R., "Calculating synergistic and antagonistic response of herbicide combinations", Weeds 15, pages 20-22, 1967):
EMI19.1
 
 



  Here mean:
 X = percent mortality when treated with Abamectin with p kg application rate per hectare compared to the untreated control (= 0%).
 Y = percent mortality when treated with a compound (I) to (XXXIV) with q kg application rate per hectare compared to the untreated control.
 We = expected pesticidal activity (percent mortality compared to the untreated control) after treatment with abamectin and a compound (I) to (XXXIV) at an application rate of p + q kg of active ingredient per hectare.



  If the actually observed effect is greater than the expected value We, there is synergism.


 Example B1: Action against Bemisia tabaci
 



  Bush bean plants are placed in gauze cages and populated with Bemisia tabaci adults. After the eggs have been laid, all adults are removed. 10 days later, the plants with the nymphs on them are sprayed with an aqueous suspension spray mixture which contains 50 ppm of the active ingredient mixture. After a further 14 days, the percentage hatching of the eggs is evaluated in comparison to untreated control batches.



  In this experiment, the combinations of abamectin with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) show a synergistic effect. In particular, a suspension spray mixture which contains 40 ppm of abamectin and 10 ppm of the compound (11) has a good effect.


 Example B2: Action against Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars
 



  Young soybean plants are sprayed with an aqueous emulsion spray mixture which contains 360 ppm of the active ingredient mixture. After the spray coating has dried on, the soy plants are populated with 10 caterpillars of the third stage of Spodoptera littoralis and placed in a plastic container. Evaluation is carried out 3 days later. By comparing the number of dead caterpillars and the damage caused by feeding on the treated plants to those on the untreated plants, the percentage reduction in the population or the percentage reduction in feeding damage (% action) is determined.



  In this experiment, the combinations of abamectin with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) show a synergistic effect. In particular, a suspension spray liquor containing 200 ppm abamectin and 160 ppm of the compound (II) and a suspension spray liquor containing 180 ppm abamectin and 180 ppm of the compound (XVI) have a good effect.


 Example B3: Ovicidal action on Lobesia botrana
 



  Eggs of Lobesia botrana deposited on filter paper are immersed for a short time in an acetone-aqueous test solution containing 400 ppm of the active substance mixture to be tested. After the test solution has dried on, the eggs are incubated in petri dishes. After 6 days, the percentage hatching of the eggs is evaluated in comparison to untreated control batches (% hatching reduction).



  In this experiment, the combinations of abamectin with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) show a synergistic effect. In particular, a suspension spray mixture containing 300 ppm abamectin and 100 ppm of compound (III) and a suspension spray mixture containing 200 ppm abamectin and 200 ppm of compound (XVI) have a good effect.


 Example B4: Ovicidal action on Heliothis virescens
 



  Eggs from Heliothis virescens deposited on filter paper are immersed for a short time in an acetone-aqueous test solution containing 400 ppm of the active substance mixture to be tested. After the test solution has dried on, the eggs are incubated in petri dishes. After 6 days, the percentage hatching of the eggs is evaluated in comparison to untreated control batches (% hatching reduction).



  In this experiment, the combinations of abamectin with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) show a synergistic effect. In particular, a suspension spray liquor containing 240 ppm abamectin and 160 ppm of the compound (XII) and a suspension spray liquor containing 300 ppm abamectin and 100 ppm of the compound (V) have a good effect.


 Example B5: Action against Plutella xylostella caterpillars
 



  Young cabbages are sprayed with an aqueous emulsion spray mixture which contains 440 ppm of the active ingredient. After the spray coating has dried on, the cabbages are populated with 10 caterpillars of the third stage of Plutella xylostella and placed in a plastic container. Evaluation is carried out 3 days later. By comparing the number of dead caterpillars and the damage caused by feeding on the treated plants to those on the untreated plants, the percentage reduction in the population or the percentage reduction in feeding damage (% action) is determined.



  In this experiment, the combinations of abamectin with one of the active ingredients (I) to (XXXIV) show a synergistic effect. In particular, a suspension spray liquor containing 400 ppm abamectin and 40 ppm of compound (VII) and a suspension spray liquor containing 220 ppm abamectin and 220 ppm of compound (IV) have a good effect.


    

Claims (10)

  1. Means for controlling insects or representatives of the order Akarina, which is characterized in that it is a variable combination of abamectin (A), and one or more of the compounds:  (I) azamethiphos;  (II) chlorfenvinphos;  (III) cypermethrin, cypermethrin high-cis;  (IV) cyromazine;  (V) diafenthiuron;  (VI) diazinon;  (VII) dichlorvos;  (VIII) dicrotophos;  (IX) dicyclanil;  (X) fenoxycarb;  (XI) fluazuron;  (XII) furathiocarb,  (XIII) isazofos;  (XIV) Jodfenphos;  (XV) Kinoprene;  (XVI) lufenuron;  (XVII) methacriphos;  (XVIII) methidathione;  (XIX) monocrotophos;  (XX) phosphamidon;  (XXI) Profenofos;  (XXII) diofenolan;  (XXIII) pymetrozine;  (XXIV) bromopropylates;  (XXV) methoprene;  (XXVI) disulfutone;  (XXVII) quinalphos;  (XXIII) tau fluvalinate;  (XXIX) thiocyclam;  (XXX) thiometone;  (XXXI) propetamphos;  (XXVXII) formothion;  (XXXIII) dienochlor; or  (XXXIV) a product isolatable from a Bacillus thuringiensis strain, subsp. Kurstaki (GC 91);  each in free form or in salt form, and contains at least one auxiliary. 2. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains azamethiphos. 3. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains cypermethrin high-cis. 4. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains fenoxycarb. 5. A method for controlling insects or representatives of the order Akarina, characterized in that an agent as described in one of claims 1 to 4 is applied to the pests or their habitat. 6th  A method according to claim 5 for the protection of plant propagation material, characterized in that the propagation material or the place of application of the propagation material is treated. 7. A process for the preparation of an agent containing at least one auxiliary as described in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the active ingredients are intimately mixed with the auxiliary (s). 8. Plant propagation material, treated according to the method described in claim 6. 9. Use of an agent as described in one of claims 1 to 4 in a method as described in one of claims 5 or 6. 10. Use of abamectin for the preparation of an agent as described in one of claims 1 to 4.