Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising a component A and a component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I) R2 is group X wherein A is A1 or A2 and X1, X2, X3, B1, B2, B3, Y1, Y2, Y3, Z, k, R1 and R5 are as defined in claim 1 and component B is an insecticide. The present invention also relates to methods of using said mixtures for the control of plant pests.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I): wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3. Preferably the methods are for control of stemborer, leaffolder, hoppers, Gall midge, whorl maggot, Rice bugs, and/or Black bugs.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1-B2-B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —N—CH2—CH2—, or —C?C—O—; R1 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl; R2 is group (X) wherein X2 is C—X6 or nitrogen; X1, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least one of X1, X3 and X6 is not hydrogen; A is selected from group (A1) to (A4) and Y1, Y2, Y3, R5 and R8 are as defined in claim 1. The methods are preferably for the control of stinkbugs, in particular Euschistus.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I or I? wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as pesticides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, preferably for controlling and/or preventing infestation of boll weevil in cotton, comprising applying to a crop of cotton plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I), wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1C4aloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling and/or preventing soil-dwelling pests in useful plants comprising applying to the locus of the useful plant or treating propagation material thereof, preferably a seed, with a compound of formula (I), wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, or —N—CH2—CH2—; R1 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl; R2 is group X X2 is C—X6 or nitrogen; X1, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least one of X1, X3 and X6 is not hydrogen; A is selected from A1 to A5 Y1 is C—R6, CH or nitrogen; Y2 and Y3 are independently CH or nitrogen; wherein no more than two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 are nitrogen and wherein Y2 and Y3 are not both nitrogen; R5 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, NH2, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4aloalkyl, C3-C5cycloalkyl, C3-C5halocycloalkyl, C1-C2alkoxy, or C1-C2haloalkoxy; providing that when A is A3 or A4 R5 is not hydrogen; R6 when present together with R5 forms a —CH?CH—CH?CH— bridge; R7 is C1-C4alkyl; R8 is C1-

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of controlling and/or preventing soil-dwelling pests in useful plants comprising applying to the locus of the useful plant or treating plant propagation material thereof with a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X, formula (X) R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4aloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3. Preferably the soil-dwelling pest is selected from corn rootworm, wireworms, grubs, in particular white grubs (e.g. Phyllophaga sp., Diloboderus sp., Popillia japonica), termites (in particular for sugar cane), subterraneous stinkbugs (e.g. Scaptocoris sp.), cutworms (e.g.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein P is P0, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five Z formula (II); Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently of each other C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen; G1 is oxygen or sulfur; X4 is C1-C8 haloalkyl; R4 is aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R9, or heteroaryl or heteroaryl substituted by one to five R9; and R1, R2, R4, R5, R9 and Z are as defined in the claims. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), intermediates useful in the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, compounds including those of formula (I) wherein cycle A is A1a or A2a formula (II) Wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently C—H, or nitrogen and wherein #1 indicates the bond to X and #2 indicates the bond to cycle B; cycle B is B1 formula (III) wherein #1 indicates the bond to cycle A, #2 indicates the bond to R7 and #3 indicates the bond to cycle C; cycle C is phenyl; R5 is chloro, bromo, CF3 or methyl; R7 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R8 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; p is 1, 2 or 3; and X is selected from formula (P1 to P9). The methods are preferably for controlling and/or preventing infestation of stemborer, leaffolder, hoppers, Gall midge, whorl maggot, Rice bugs, and Black bugs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method comprising applying to a crop of cotton plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein -B1-B2-B3- is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, or —N—CH2—CH2—; R1 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl; R2 is group X formula (X) X2 is C—X6 or nitrogen; X1, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least one of X1, X3 and X6 is not hydrogen; A is selected from A1 to A (A5) B is C—R6, CH or nitrogen; 1Y2 and Y3 are independently CH or nitrogen; wherein no more than two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 are nitrogen and wherein Y2 and Y3 are not both nitrogen; R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, NH2, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C3-C5 cycloalkyl, C3-C5 halocycloalkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy, or C1-C2 haloalkoxy; provided that when A is A3 or A4 R5 is not hydrogen; R6 when present together with R5 forms a —CH?CH—CH?CH-bridge; R7 is C1-C4 alkyl;) R8 is C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy(C1-C4)alkyl, C1-C4 alkylthio(C

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as a pesticides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, preferably for controlling and/or preventing infestation of stinkbugs in soybean, comprising applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2—, —C?CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3.

Abstract: The invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of soybean plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C?N—O—, —C?N—CH2— or —N—CH2—CH2—; Y1, Y2 and Y3 are independently CH or nitrogen; wherein no more than two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 are nitrogen and wherein Y2 and Y3 are not both nitrogen; R9 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkyl-O—CH2—, C1-C4haloalkyl-O—CH2—, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl-CH2—, C1-C4alkyl-S—CH2—, C1-C4alkyl-S(O)—CH2—, or C1-C4alkyl-S(O2)—CH2—; X2 is C—X6 or nitrogen; X1, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least two of X1, X3 and X6 are not hydrogen; X4 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl. Preferably the methods are for control of stinkbugs, in particular from the genus Euschistus and in particular the species Euschistus heros.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) or (I?), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as pesticides.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): where A1, A2, A3, A4, G, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) including processes comprising a. reacting a compound of formula (II) with a nucleophile in the presence of water to give a compound comprising a thietane moiety in which the carbon atom at the 3 position of the thietane moiety is bonded to a nitrogen atom; wherein the nucleophile is selected the group consisting of: N3?, a sulfonamide having two hydrogen atoms bound to the nitrogen atom, a diimide having a hydrogen atom bound to the nitrogen atom or an anion thereof, NH2OH and NH3; and b. when the nucleophile used in step a. is N3? or NH2OH, reacting the compound produced in step a. with a suitable reducing agent to give a compound of formula (I); or when the nucleophile used in step a. is a sulfonamide, reacting the compound produced in step a. with a reagent suitable for cleaving the S—N bond of the sulfonamide group to give a compound of formula (I); or when the nucleophile used in step a.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, G1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b and R6 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): where A1, A2, A3, A4, G1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) where A1, A2, A3, A4, G, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or JV-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein P is P0, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five Z formula (II); Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently of each other C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen; G1 is oxygen or sulfur; X4 is C1-C8 haloalkyl; R4 is aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R9, or heteroaryl or heteroaryl substituted by one to five R9; and R1, R2, R4, R5, R9 and Z are as defined in the claims. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), intermediates useful in the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.