Patent ID: 6264968
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
A method for delaying the microbial soil degradation of imidacloprid, said method comprising:(1) mixing said imidacloprid with:(a) one or more carrier materials having a particle size of up to 10 mm, said one or more carrier materials additionally being organic natural compounds and organic synthetic compounds selected from the group consisting of sawdust, wood slivers, wood shavings, ground tree bark, chipped tree bark slivers, tree bark shavings, peat, lignin, coconut fiber, coconut meal and sugar beet pulp residues;(b) optionally, one or more microbiocidally active compounds;(c) optionally, one or more attractants or development-inhibitory compounds; and(d) optionally, one or more formulation auxilliaries; and(2) applying the mixture to the soil.