Abstract: A method of combating undesired plant growth in wheat, comprising treating said undesired plant growth with an effective amount of a compound of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is an integer from 1 to 6;m is an integer from 0 to 2n+2;X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or a sulphinyl or sulphonyl group;R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, a formyl, cyano, carboxy or azido group, or an optionally substituted C.sub.1-12 alkyl, C.sub.2-12 alkenyl, C.sub.2-12 alkynyl, C.sub.1-12 alkoxy, C.sub.2-12 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-12 alkynyloxy, C.sub.1-12 alkylthio, C.sub.2-12 alkenylthio, C.sub.2-12 alkynylthio, C.sub.1-12 alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.1-12 alkoxycarbonyl, amino, aminoxy or di-C.sub.1-12 alkyliminoxy group;Z represents a hydrogen or halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an optionally substituted C.sub.1-12 alkoxy, C.sub.2-12 alkenyloxy, C.sub.2-12 alkynyloxy, (C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl)oxy, phenyloxy, C.sub.1-12 alkylthio, C.sub.2-12 alkenylthio, C.sub.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein A is nitrogen or a group CR.sup.5 ;each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, formyl, cyano, carboxy, azido or optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, arylthio, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, aminoxy or dialkyliminoxy; andR is ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic or aryl, or COR.sup.8, R.sup.8 being hydroxy, alkoxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, amino or mono- or di- alkylamino; andR.sup.4 is a group COR.sup.6 wherein R.sup.6 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, or optionally substituted alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, cycloalkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, arylthio, aminoxy, dialkyliminoxy or amino, or R.sup.6 is a group OR.sup.7 in which R.sup.7 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring; or ##STR3## each of R.sup.9 and R.sup.

Abstract: Triazine herbicides of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen or halogen atom, or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, arylthio or amino group, or a formyl, optionally substituted alkylcarbonyl, cyano, carboxy, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonyl, dialkylaminoxy, dialkyliminoxy or azido group;X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom or a group --SO.sub.2 --, --SO--, or --NR.sup.4 --where R.sup.

Abstract: The invention provides 1,2,4-oxadiazole compounds of general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, R.sup.2 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group and X represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; processes for their preparation and their use as pesticides, particularly as acarid ovicides.