Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Sample material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs. The extracted sample material is deposited on a liquid-immobilizing assay template and then assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic. The eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of formula (I) having nematicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and fungicidal properties, compositions comprising them and processes and intermediates for their preparation: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is --S(O).sub.n CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CF.sub.2 ;n is selected from 0, 1 and 2;R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted arylalkoxy, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl, haloalkynyl, haloalkoxy, haloalkenyloxy, haloalkynyloxy, haloalkylthio, haloalkenylthio, haloalkynylthio, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, --NR.sup.5 R.sup.6, --NR.sup.7 COR.sup.8, --NR.sup.9 SO.sub.2 R.sup.10, --N(SO.sub.2 --R.sup.11)(SO.sub.2 --R.sup.12), --COR.sup.13, --CONR.sup.14 R.sup.15, --COOR.sup.16, --OCOR.sup.17, --OSO.