Active ingredient combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties

The novel active ingredient combinations which consist of the compounds of the formula (I) in combination with further active insecticidal ingredients (II) are very suitable for control of animal pests such as insects and/or unwanted acarids.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to novel active ingredient combinations which consist of the compounds of the formula (I) in combination with further active insecticidal ingredients (II) and are very suitable for control of animal pests such as insects and/or unwanted acarids.

2. Description of Related Art

Some of the compounds of the formula (I) are known from WO 2007/144100 and their insecticidal action has been described. The active ingredients specified in this description by their common name are known, for example, from “The Pesticide Manual” 14th ed., British Crop Protection Council 2006, and the website http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides.

However, the acaricidal and/or insecticidal efficacy and/or the activity spectrum and/or the compatibility of the known compounds with plants, especially with respect to crop plants, is not always adequate.

SUMMARY

It has now been found that active ingredient combinations comprising the compounds of the general formula (I)

two R4via adjacent carbon atoms additionally form the following fused rings which are optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, where the substituents may each independently be selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio(C1-C6-alkyl), C1-C4-alkylsulphinyl(C1-C6-alkyl), C1-C4-alkylsulphonyl(C1-C6-alkyl), C1-C4-alkylamino, di-(C1-C4-alkyl)amino or C3-C6-cycloalkylamino,

where —(C3-C6-cycloalkyl)- in the ring may optionally contain 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group of N, S, O,R8is linear or branched —(C1-C6-alkylene)- or a direct bond,

where two or more R8are independently linear or branched-(C1-C6-alkylene)- or a direct bond, for example R8—O—R8— is —(C1-C6-alkylene)-O—(C1-C6-alkylene)-, —(C1-C6-alkylene)-O—, —O—(C1-C6-alkylene)-, or —O—,

where R′ is alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, which may optionally be mono- or poly-halogen-substituted,QZis a 3- to 4-membered, partly saturated or saturated, or a 5- to 6-membered, partly saturated, saturated or aromatic ring or a 6- to 10-membered bicyclic ring system,

where the ring or bicyclic ring system may optionally contain 1-3 heteroatoms from the group of N, S, O,

the compounds of the general formula (I) also including N-oxides and salts (I), and one or more further insecticides and/or acaricides from the group (II):

(2) GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, for example

organochlorines, for example chlordane and endosulfan (alpha-); or

thiamethoxam; or

(5) Allosteric acetylcholine receptor modulators (agonists), for example

spinosyns, for example spinetoram and spinosad.

(6) chloride channel activators, for example

(8) Active ingredients with unknown or nonspecific mechanisms of action, for example fumigants, for example methyl bromide and other alkyl halides; or

(13) Oxidative phosphorylation decouplers acting by interrupting the H proton gradient, for example chlorfenapyr and DNOC.

(21) Complex-I electron transport inhibitors, for example from the group of the METI acaricides, for example fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyrimidifen, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad; or rotenone (Denis).

(23) Inhibitors of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, for example tetronic acid derivatives, for example spirodiclofen and spiromesifen; or tetramic acid derivatives, for example spirotetramat.

(28) Ryanodine receptor effectors, for example

diamides, for example chlorantraniliprole and flubendiamide.

are very suitable for control of animal pests such as insects and/or acaricides. The active ingredients of group (II) are, in accordance with the IRAC classification, assigned to different classes and groups according to their mechanism of action.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

If, within this description, the short form of the common name of an active ingredient is used, this in each case encompasses all common derivatives, such as the esters and salts, and isomers, especially optical isomers, especially the commercial form or forms. If an ester or salt is referred to by the common name, this also refers in each case to all other common derivatives, such as other esters and salts, the free acids and neutral compounds, and isomers, especially optical isomers, especially the commercial form or forms. The chemical compound names mentioned refer to at least one of the compounds encompassed by the common name, frequently a preferred compound.

Surprisingly, the insecticidal and/or acaricidal action of the inventive active ingredient combinations is much higher than the total of the actions of the individual active ingredients. There is an unforeseeable true synergistic effect and not just complementary action.

Preferred combinations comprise at least one of the active ingredients of the formula (I) specified as preferred, more preferred, even more preferred or especially preferred and one or more active ingredients selected from the group (II).

Preferred, more preferred, even more preferred or especially preferred are active ingredients of the formula (I) where

where the substituents may each independently be selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy or halogen-C1-C6-alkyl,

where the ring is optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, and where the substituents may each independently be selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, C1-C4-alkylsulphinyl, C1-C4-alkylsulphonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylthio, C1-C4-haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulphonyl,QZis more preferably a 3- to 4-membered, partly saturated or saturated, or a 5-membered, partly saturated, saturated or aromatic ring, where the ring may optionally contain 1-2 heteroatoms from the group of N, S, O,

which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, and where the substituents may each independently be selected from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, hydroxyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl,R7is preferably C1-C6-alkyl or the radical

R7is additionally preferably C3-C6-cycloalkoxy,R7is more preferably methyl or the radical

R9is independently preferably hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkylsulphonyl or (C1-C4-alkyl)C1-C4-alkoxyimino,R9is independently more preferably hydrogen, halogen, cyano or C1-C4-haloalkyl,R9is independently even more preferably fluorine, chlorine or bromine, R9is especially preferably chlorine,P is preferably 1, 2 or 3,P is more preferably 1 or 2,P is even more preferably 1,Z is preferably N, CH, CF, CCl, CBr or Cl,Z is more preferably N, CH, CF, CCl or CBr,Z is even more preferably N, CCl or CH,R8is preferably linear or branched —(C1-C4-alkylene)- or a direct bondR8is more preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl or isobutyl or a direct bondR8is even more preferably methyl or ethyl or a direct bondQYis preferably a 5- or 6-membered, partly saturated or saturated heterocyclic or heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system, where the heteroatoms may be selected from the group of N, S, O, where the ring or ring system is optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, and where the substituents may each independently be selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, carboxyl, carbamoyl, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, C1-C4-alkylsulphinyl, C1-C4-alkylsulphonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylthio, C1-C4-haloalkylsulphinyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulphonyl,

or where the substituents may each independently be selected from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy,QYis more preferably is an optionally mono- or polysubstituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring from the group of Q-1 to Q-53 and Q-58 to Q-59, Q62 to Q63, an aromatic 9-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system Q-54 to Q-56 and a 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60 to Q-61, where the substituents may each independently be selected from C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro or C1-C2-haloalkoxy,

or where the substituents may each independently be selected from phenyl or einem 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO2, hydroxyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy,QYis even more preferably an optionally mono- or polysubstituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring from the group of Q-36 to Q-40, Q43, Q-58 to Q-59, Q62, Q63, an aromatic 9-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system Q-54 to Q-56 and a 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60 to Q-61, where the substituents may each independently be selected from C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, nitro or C1-C2-haloalkoxy,

or where the substituents may each independently be selected from phenyl or einem 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where phenyl or the ring may optionally be mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently by C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkynyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy,QYis especially preferably an optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, heteroaromatic ring from the group of Q-37, Q-38, Q-39, Q-40, Q43, Q-58, Q-59, Q62 and Q63, and a 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60, where the substituents may each independently be selected from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, bromine, cyano, nitro, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, heptafluoro-n-propyl and heptafluoroisopropyl
or where the substituents may each independently be selected from phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring, where the substituents may each independently be selected from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, bromine, cyano, nitro, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, heptafluoro-n-propyl and heptafluoroisopropyl,

The rings or ring systems shown above may optionally each independently be additionally substituted by oxo, thio, (═O)═NH, (═O)═N—CN, (═O)2. Examples include tetrahydrothiophene dioxide, imidazolidone.

The oxo group as a substituent on a ring carbon atom is then, for example, a carbonyl group in the heterocyclic ring. As a result, lactones and lactams are preferably also included. The oxo group can also occur on the ring heteroatoms which can occur in different oxidation states, for example in the case of N and S, and then form, for example, the divalent groups —N(O)—, —S(O)— (or SO for short) and —S(O)2— (or SO2for short) in the heterocyclic ring. In the case of —N(O)— and —S(O)— groups, both enantiomers are included in each case.

Substituents other than the oxo group may also be bonded to a heteroatom on a heterocyclic ring, for example to a nitrogen atom when a hydrogen atom on the nitrogen atom of the base skeleton is replaced. In the case of the nitrogen atom and also of other heteroatoms, for example of the sulphur atom, further substitution to form quarternary ammonium compounds or sulphonium compounds is also a possibility.

More particularly, the compounds of the formula (I) may be present in the form of different regioisomers: for example in the form of mixture of compounds with the definition of Q62 and Q63 or in the form of mixtures of Q58 and Q59. The invention therefore also encompasses active ingredient combinations comprising mixtures of compounds of the formula (I) where QYis defined as Q62 and Q63, and Q58 and Q59, and the compounds may be present in different mixing ratios, and one or more active ingredients from group (II). Preference is given to mixing ratios of compounds of the formula (I) in which the QYradical is Q62 or Q58 to compounds of the formula (I) in which the Qy radical is Q63 or Q59 of 60:40 to 99:1, more preferably of 70:30 to 97:3, even more preferably of 80:20 to 95:5. Especially preferred are the following mixing ratios of a compound of the formula (I) where QYis defined as Q62 or Q58 to the compound of the formula (I) where QYis defined as Q63 or Q59: 80:20; 81:19; 82:18; 83:17; 84:16; 85:15, 86:14; 87:13; 88:12; 89:11; 90:10, 91:9; 92:8; 93:7; 96:6; 95:5.

Additionally preferred are active ingredient combinations comprising at least one active ingredient of the formula (I-1)

where the compounds of the formula (I-1) may be present in the form of salts, and one or more active ingredients selected from group (II).

More preferred combinations are those comprising at least one of the active ingredients of the formula (I-1) specified as preferred, more preferred, even more preferred or especially preferred, and one or more active ingredients selected from group (II).

Preferred, more preferred, even more preferred or especially preferred active ingredients are those of the formula (I-1) whereR3is preferably hydrogen or in each case optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C6-alkyl, where the substituents may each independently be selected from halogen, cyano, amino, hydroxyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1-2 heteroatoms from the group of N, O, S, where no two oxygen atoms in the ring are adjacent,R3is more preferably one of the following radicals:

R4is preferably halogen, cyano or methyl,R4is more preferably chlorine and cyano,R4is likewise more preferably bromine, fluorine, iodine or methyl,R5is preferably and more preferably methyl,Z is preferably N or CH,QYis preferably an optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, heteroaromatic ring from the group of Q-37, Q-38, Q-39, Q-40, Q43, Q-58, Q-59, Q62 and Q63, and a 5-membered heterocyclic ring Q-60, where the substituents may each independently be selected from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, bromine, cyano, nitro, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, heptafluoro-n-propyl and heptafluoroisopropyl.QYis more preferably an optionally mono- or polysubstituted identically or differently, heteroaromatic ring from the group of Q-58 and Q-59, where the substituents may each independently be selected from methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl, tert-butyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, n-heptafluoropropyl and isoheptafluoropropyl.

More particularly, the compounds of the formula (I-1) may be present in the form of different regioisomers, for example in the form of mixtures of compounds with the definition of Q62 and Q63 or in the form of mixtures of Q58 and Q59. The invention therefore also includes active ingredient combinations comprising mixtures of compounds of the formula (I-1) where QYis defined as Q62 and Q63, and Q58 and Q59, and the compounds may be present in different mixing ratios, and one or more active ingredients from the group (II). Preference is given to mixing ratios of compounds of the formula (I) in which the QYradical is Q62 or Q58 to compounds of the formula (I) in which the Qy radical is Q63 or Q59 of 60:40 to 99:1, more preferably of 70:30 to 97:3, even more preferably of 80:20 to 95:5. Especially preferred are the following mixing ratios of a compound of the formula (I) where QYis defined as Q62 or Q58 to the compound of the formula (I) where QYis defined as Q63 or Q59: 80:20; 81:19; 82:18; 83:17; 84:16; 85:15, 86:14; 87:13; 88:12; 89:11; 90:10, 91:9; 92:8; 93:7; 96:6; 95:5.

Additionally preferred are active ingredient combinations comprising at least one active ingredient of the general formula (I) or (I-1) and an active ingredient from group (II) selected fromacrinathrinalpha-cypermethrinbetacyfluthrincyhalothrincypermethrindeltamethrinesfenvalerateetofenproxfenpropathrinfenvalerateflucythrinatelambda-cyhalothringamma-cyhalothrinpermethrintau-fluvalinatetransfluthrinzeta-cypermethrincyfluthrinbifenthrintefluthrineflusilanatefubfenproxpyrethrinresmethrinimidaclopridacetamipridthiamethoxamnitenpyramthiaclopriddinotefuranclothianidinimidaclothizchlorfluazurondiflubenzuronlufenuronteflubenzurontriflumuronnovaluronflufenoxuronhexaflumuronbistrifluoronnoviflumuronbuprofezincyromazinemethoxyfenozidetebufenozidehalofenozidechromafenozideendosulfanfipronilethiprolepyrafluprolepyriproleflubendiamidechlorantraniliprole (Rynaxypyr)cyazypyremamectinemamectin benzoateabamectinivermectinmilbemectinlepimectintebufenpyradfenpyroximatepyridabenfenazaquinpyrimidifentolfenpyraddicofolcyenopyrafencyflumetofenacequinocylfluacrypyrinbifenazatediafenthiuronetoxazoleclofentezinespinosadtriarathentetradifonpropargitehexythiazoxbromopropylatechinomethionatamitrazpyrifluquinazonepymetrozineflonicamidpyriproxyfendiofenolanchlorfenapyrmetaflumizoneindoxacarbchlorpyrifosspirodiclofenspiromesifenspirotetramatpyridalylspinetoramacephatetriazophosprofenofosfenamiphos4-{[(6-chloropyrid-3-yl)methyl](2,2-difluro-ethyl)amino}furan-2(5H)-onecadusaphoscarbarylcarbofuranethoprophosthiodicarbaldicarbmetamidophosmethiocarbsulfoxaflor

Additionally likewise preferred are active ingredient combinations comprising at least one active ingredient of the general formula (I) or (I-1) and an active ingredient of group (II) selected fromBacillus firmusI-1582dichloropropenedimethoatemetaldehydemethomylcartapoil (for example petroleum)chloropicrincarbosulfandichlorvosmetam-sodiumphoximmonocrotophosoxamylmethidathionfenitrothionterbufosfluensulfoneimicyafos11-(4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-12-hydroxy-1,4-dioxa-9-azadispiro[4.2.4.2]tetradec-11en-10-one2-{6-[2-(5-fluropyridin-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]pyridin-2-yl}pyrimidine

Additionally more preferred are active ingredient combinations comprising at least one active ingredient of the general formula (I) or (I-1) and an active ingredient from group (II) selected fromacrinathrinalpha-cypermethrinbetacyfluthrincyhalothrincypermethrindeltamethrinlambda-cyhalothringamma-cyhalothrintransfluthrincyfluthrinbifenthrintefluthrinimidaclopridacetamipridthiamethoxamthiaclopriddinotefuranclothianidinlufenurontriflumuronnovaluronflufenoxuronbuprofezinmethoxyfenozidetebufenozidefipronilethiproleflubendiamidechlorantraniliprole (Rynaxypyr)cyazypyremamectinemamectin benzoateabamectinmilbemectintebufenpyradfenpyroximatediafenthiuronspinosadflonicamidchlorfenapyrmetaflumizoneindoxacarbchlorpyrifosspirodiclofenspiromesifenspirotetramatpyridalylspinetoramacephatetriazophosprofenofosfenamiphos4-{[(6-chloropyrid-3-yl)methyl](2,2-difluoro-ethyl)amino}furan-2(5H)-onecadusaphoscarbarylcarbofuranethoprophosthiodicarbaldicarbmetamidophosmethiocarbsulfoxaflor

Additionally likewise more preferred are active ingredient combinations comprising at least one active ingredient of the general formula (I) or (I-1) and an active ingredient from group (II) selected fromBacillus firmusI-1582dichloropropenedimethoatemethomylimicyafosfluensulfone11-(4-chloro-2,6-dimethylphenyl-12-hydroxy-1,4-dioxa-9-azadispiro[4.2.4.2]tetradec-11-en-10-one2-{6-[2-(5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]pyridin-2-yl}pyrimidine

Even more preferred active ingredient combinations comprise exactly one active ingredient of the formula (I-1-1) to (I-1-60) and one or more active ingredients from group (II).

Additionally even more preferred active ingredient combinations comprise the mixtures of active ingredients of the formula (I-1-1) to (I-1-60) and one or more active ingredients from group (II) specified hereinafter.

These mixtures are present preferably in a mixing ratio of 80:20 to 99:1. Mention should be made by way of example of the mixture I-1-1/I-1-7, the compound of the formula I-1-1 being present relative to the compound of the formula I-1-7 in a mixing ratio of 80:20 to 99:1. Mention should likewise be made by way of example of the mixture 1-1-2/1-1-8, the compound of the formula I-1-2 being present relative to the compound of the formula I-1-8 in a mixing ratio of 80:20 to 99:1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-1) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-2) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-3) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-4) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-5) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-6) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-7) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-8) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-9) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-10) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-11) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-12) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-13) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-14) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-15) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-16) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-17) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-18) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-19) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-20) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-21) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-22) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-23) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-24) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-25) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-26) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-27) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-28) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-29) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-30) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-31) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-32) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-33) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-34) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-35) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-36) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-37) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-38) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-39) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-40) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-41) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-42) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-43) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-44) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-45) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-46) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-47) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-48) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-49) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-50) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-51) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-52) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-53) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-54) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-55) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-56) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-57) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-58) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-59) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

Especially preferred are combinations comprising the active ingredient (I-1-60) and exactly one active ingredient from group II in the mixing ratios specified in Table 1.

The active ingredient combinations may additionally also comprise further fungicidally, acaricidally or insecticidally active mixture components.

When the active ingredients are present in particular weight ratios in the inventive active ingredient combinations, the improved effect is manifested. However, the weight ratios of the active ingredients in the active ingredient combinations can be varied within a relatively wide range. In general, the inventive combinations comprise active ingredients of the formula (I) to the mixing partner from group (II) in a ratio of 625:1 to 1:625; preferably in the preferred and more preferred mixing ratios specified in Table 1 below:the mixing ratios are based on weight ratios. The ratio should be understood as the active ingredient of the formula (I):mixing partner to active ingredient of the formula (I):mixing partner.

More preferredMost preferredMixing partnerPreferred mixing ratiomixing ratiomixing ratio1.acrinathrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:52.alpha-cypermethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:53.betacyfluthrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:54.cyhalothrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:55.cypermethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:56.deltamethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:57.esfenvalerate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:58.etofenprox125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:59.fenpropathrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:510.fenvalerate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:511.flucythrinate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:512.alambda-cyhalothrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:512.bgamma-cyhalothrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:513.permethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:514.tau-fluvalinate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:515.transfluthrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:516.zeta-cypermethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:517.cyfluthrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:518.bifenthrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:519.tefluthrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:520.eflusilanate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:521.fubfenprox125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:522.pyrethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:523.resmethrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:524.imidacloprid125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:525.acetamiprid125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:526.thiamethoxam125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:527.nitenpyram125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:528.thiacloprid125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:529.dinotefuran125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:530.clothianidin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:531.imidaclothiz125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:532.chlorfluazuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:533.diflubenzuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:534.lufenuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:535.teflubenzuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:536.triflumuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:537.novaluron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:538.flufenoxuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:539.hexaflumuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:540.bistrifluoron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:541.noviflumuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:542.buprofezin625:1 to 1:625125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:2543.cyromazine125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:544.methoxyfenozide125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:545.tebufenozide125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:546.halofenozide125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:548.chromafenozide125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:549.endosulfan125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:550.fipronil125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:551.ethiprole125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:552.pyrafluprole125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:553.pyriprole125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:554.flubendiamide125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:555.chlorantraniliprole125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5(Rynaxypyr)56.cyazypyr125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:557.emamectin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:558.emamectin benzoate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:559.abamectin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:560.ivermectin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:561.milbemectin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:562.lepimectin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:563.tebufenpyrad125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:564.fenpyroximate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:565.pyridaben125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:566.fenazaquin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:567.pyrimidifen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:568.tolfenpyrad125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:569.dicofol125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:570.cyenopyrafen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:571.cyflumetofen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:572.acequinocyl125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:573.fluacrypyrin125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:574.bifenazate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:575.diafenthiuron125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:576.etoxazole125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:577.clofentezine125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:578.spinosad125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:579.triarathen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:580.tetradifon125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:581.propargite125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:582.hexythiazox125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:583.bromopropylate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:584.chinomethionat125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:585.amitraz125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:586.pyrifluquinazone125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:587.pymetrozine125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:588.flonicamid125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:589.pyriproxyfen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:590.diofenolan125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:591.chlorfenapyr125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:592.metaflumizone125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:593.indoxacarb125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:594.chlorpyrifos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:595.spirodiclofen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:596.spiromesifen125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:597.spirotetramat125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:598.pyridalyl125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:599.spinetoram125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5100.acephate125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5101.triazophos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5102.profenofos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5103.fenamiphos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5104.4-{[(6-chloropyrid-3-125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5yl)methyl](2,2-difluoro-ethyl)amino}-furan-2(5H)-one105.cadusaphos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5106.carbaryl125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5107.carbofuran125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5108.ethoprophos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5109.thiodicarb125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5110.aldicarb125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5111.metamidophos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5112.methiocarb125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5113.sulfoxaflor125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5114.imicyafos125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5115.fluensulfone125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5116.Bacillus firmus I-1582500:1 to 1:500125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:25117.11-(4-chloro-2,6-125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5dimethylphenyl)-12-hydroxy-1,4-dioxa-9-azadispiro[4.2.4.2]tetradec-11-en-10-one118.2-{6-[2-(5-125:1 to 1:12525:1 to 1:255:1 to 1:5fluoropyridin-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]pyridin-2-yl}pyrimidine

The inventive active ingredient combinations, given good plant tolerance, favourable homeotherm toxicity and good environmental compatibility, are suitable for protecting plants and plant organs, for increasing harvest yields, for improving the quality of the harvested material and for controlling animal pests, especially insects, arachnids, helminths, nematodes and molluscs, which are encountered in agriculture, in horticulture, in animal husbandry, in forests, in gardens and leisure facilities, in the protection of stored products and of materials, and in the hygiene sector. They can preferably be used as crop protection compositions. They are active against normally sensitive and resistant species and against all or some stages of development. The abovementioned pests include: From the order of the Anoplura (Phthiraptera), for example,Damaliniaspp.,Haematopinusspp.,Linognathusspp.,Pediculusspp.,Trichodectesspp.

From the class of the Bivalva, for example,Dreissenaspp.

From the order of the Chilopoda, for example,Geophilusspp.,Scutigeraspp.

From the order of the Collembola, for example,Onychiurus armatus.

From the order of the Diplopoda, for example,Blaniulus guttulatus.

From the class of the Gastropoda, for example,Anionspp.,Biomphalariaspp.,Bulinusspp.,Derocerasspp.,Galbaspp.,Lymnaeaspp.,Oncomelaniaspp.,Pomaceaspp.,Succineaspp.

It is also possible to control protozoa, such as Eimeria.

From the order of theIsoptera, for example,Acromyrmexspp.,Attaspp.,Cornitermes cumulans, Microtermes obesi, Odontotermesspp.,Reticulitermesspp.

From the order of the Siphonaptera, for example,Ceratophyllusspp.,Xenopsylla cheopis.

From the order of the Symphyla, for example,Scutigerellaspp.

From the order of the Thysanura, for example,Lepisma saccharina.

The active ingredient combinations can be converted to the customary formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, suspensions, powders, dusts, pastes, soluble powders, granules, suspoemulsion concentrates, natural products impregnated with active ingredient, synthetic substances impregnated with active ingredient, and also microencapsulations in polymeric substances.

These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active ingredients with extenders, i.e. liquid solvents, and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surfactants, i.e. emulsifiers and/or dispersants, and/or foam formers.

Useful solid carriers include:

for example ammonium salts and ground natural minerals, such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic minerals, such as finely divided silica, alumina and silicates; suitable solid carriers for granules are for example crushed and fractionated natural rocks, such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite, dolomite and synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material, such as sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks; suitable emulsifiers and/or foam formers are for example nonionic and anionic emulsifiers, such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkyl sulphates, arylsulphonates and protein hydrolysates; suitable dispersants are for example lignosulphite waste liquors and methylcellulose.

In the formulations it is possible to use tackifiers such as carboxymethylcellulose, natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, or else natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids. Further additives may be mineral and vegetable oils.

It is possible to use dyes such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic dyes such as alizarin dyes, azo dyes and metal phthalocyanine dyes, and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.

The formulations contain generally between 0.1 and 95% by weight of active ingredient, preferably between 0.5 and 90%.

The inventive active ingredient combinations may be present in commercially available formulations and in the use forms, prepared from these formulations, as a mixture with other active ingredients, such as insecticides, attractants, sterilants, bactericides, acaricides, nematicides, fungicides, growth regulators or herbicides. The insecticides include, for example, phosphoric esters, carbamates, carboxylic esters, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenylureas, substances produced by microorganisms, etc.

A mixture with other known active ingredients, such as herbicides, or with fertilizers and growth regulators, is also possible.

When used as insecticides, the inventive active ingredient combinations may also be present in their commercially available formulations and in the use forms, prepared from these formulations, as a mixture with synergists. Synergists are compounds which enhance the action of the active ingredients, without any need for the synergist added to be active itself.

The active ingredient content of the use forms prepared from the commercially available formulations may vary within wide limits. The active ingredient concentration of the application forms may be from 0.0000001 to 95% by weight of active ingredient, preferably between 0.0001 and 1% by weight.

The compounds are applied in a customary manner appropriate for the use forms.

All plants and plant parts can be treated in accordance with the invention. Plants are understood here to mean all plants and plant populations, such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants). Crop plants may be plants which can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including the transgenic plants and including the plant varieties which are protectable and non-protectable by plant breeders' rights. Plant parts are understood to mean all parts and organs of plants above and below the ground, such as shoot, leaf, flower and root, examples of which include leaves, needles, stalks, stems, flowers, fruit bodies, fruits, seeds, roots, tubers and rhizomes. The plant parts also include harvested material and vegetative and generative propagation material, for example cuttings, tubers, rhizomes, slips and seeds.

The inventive treatment of the plants and plant parts with the active ingredient combinations is effected directly or by allowing them to act on the surroundings, habitat or storage space thereof by the customary treatment methods, for example by dipping, spraying, vaporizing, pouring on, nebulizing, scattering, painting on, and, in the case of propagation material, especially in the case of seeds, also by applying one or more coats.

As already mentioned above, it is possible to treat all plants and their parts in accordance with the invention. In a preferred embodiment, wild plant species and plant cultivars, or those obtained by conventional biological breeding methods, such as crossing or protoplast fusion, and also parts thereof, are treated. In a further preferred embodiment, transgenic plants and plant cultivars obtained by genetical engineering, if appropriate in combination with conventional methods (Genetically Modified Organisms), and parts thereof are treated. The term “parts” or “parts of plants” or “plant parts” has been explained above.

More preferably, plants of the plant cultivars which are each commercially available or in use are treated in accordance with the invention.

Depending on the plant species or plant cultivars, and the location and growth conditions (soils, climate, vegetation period, diet) thereof, the inventive treatment may also result in superadditive (“synergistic”) effects. For example, possibilities include reduced application rates and/or broadening of the activity spectrum and/or an increase in the activity of the compounds and compositions usable in accordance with the invention, better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to levels of water or soil salinity, enhanced flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated ripening, higher yields, higher quality and/or higher nutritional value of the harvested products, increased storage life and/or processibility of the harvested products, which exceed the effects normally to be expected.

The transgenic plants or plant cultivars (those obtained by genetic engineering) which are to be treated with preference in accordance with the invention include all plants which, through the genetic modification, received genetic material which imparts particular advantageous useful properties (“traits”) to these plants. Examples of such properties are better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to levels of water or soil salinity, enhanced flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated ripening, higher yields, higher quality and/or a higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage life and/or processibility of the harvested products. Further and particularly emphasized examples of such properties are an improved defence of the plants against animal and microbial pests, such as against insects, mites, phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and/or viruses, and also increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active ingredients. Examples of transgenic plants which may be mentioned are the important crop plants, such as cereals (wheat, rice), maize, soya beans, potatoes, cotton, oilseed rape and also fruit plants (with the fruits apples, pears, citrus fruits and grapes), and particular emphasis is given to maize, soya beans, potatoes, cotton and oilseed rape. Traits that are emphasized are in particular increased defence of the plants against insects by toxins formed in the plants, in particular those formed in the plants by the genetic material fromBacillus thuringiensis(for example by the genes CryIA(a), CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, CryIIIA, CryIIIB2, Cry9c Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CryIF and also combinations thereof) (hereinbelow referred to as “Bt plants”). Traits that are additionally particularly emphasized are the increased tolerance of the plants to certain active herbicidal ingredients, for example imidazolinones, sulphonylureas, glyphosate or phosphinothricin (for example the “PAT” gene). The genes which impart the desired traits in question may also be present in combinations with one another in the transgenic plants. Examples of “Bt plants” include maize varieties, cotton varieties, soya varieties and potato varieties which are sold under the trade names YIELD GARD® (for example maize, cotton, soya), KnockOut® (for example maize), StarLink® (for example maize), Bollgard® (cotton), Nucotn® (cotton) and NewLeaf® (potato). Examples of herbicide-tolerant plants include maize varieties, cotton varieties and soya varieties which are sold under the trade names Roundup Ready® (tolerance to glyphosate, for example maize, cotton, soya), Liberty Link® (tolerance to phosphinothricin, for example oilseed rape), IMF® (tolerance to imidazolinones) and STS® (tolerance to sulphonylureas, for example maize). Herbicide-resistant plants (plants bred in a conventional manner for herbicide tolerance) also include the varieties sold under the Clearfield® name (for example maize). Of course, these statements also apply to plant cultivars which have these genetic traits or genetic traits which are still to be developed and will be developed and/or marketed in the future.

The plants listed can be treated according to the invention in a particularly advantageous manner with the active compound mixture according to the invention. The preferred ranges stated above for the mixtures also apply to the treatment of these plants. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of plants with the mixtures specifically mentioned in the present text.

The good insecticidal and acaricidal action of the inventive active ingredient combinations is evident from the examples which follow. While the individual active ingredients have weaknesses in their action, the combinations exhibit an action which exceeds a simple sum of actions.

A synergistic effect in insecticides and acaricides is present whenever the action of the active ingredient combinations is greater than the sum of the actions of the active ingredients applied individually.

Use Examples

The expected action for a given combination of two active ingredients can be calculated according to S. R. Colby, Weeds 15 (1967), 20-22 as follows:

X is the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, in the case of use of active ingredient A in an application rate ofmg/ha or in a concentration ofmppm,Y is the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, in the case of use of active ingredient B in an application rate ofng/ha or in a concentration ofnppm, andE is the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, in the case of use of active ingredients A and B in application rates ofmandng/ha or in a concentration ofmandnppm,
then

If the actual kill rate is greater than that calculated, the kill rate of the combination is superadditive, which means that a synergistic effect is present. In this case, the kill rate actually observed must be greater than the value calculated from the above formula for the expected kill rate (E).

Example A

Solvent: 78 parts by weight of acetone

1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce an appropriate active ingredient formulation, 1 part by weight of active ingredient is mixed with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.

Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) severely infested by the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) are treated by spraying with the active ingredient formulation in the desired concentration.

After the desired time, the kill in % is determined 100% means that all aphids have been killed; 0% means that no aphids have been killed. The kill rates determined are entered into Colby's formula.

In this test, the following active ingredient combinations according to the present invention, for example, exhibited a synergistic enhancement in activity compared to the active ingredients applied individually:

Example B

Solvent: 78 parts by weight of acetone

1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether
To produce an appropriate active ingredient formulation, 1 part by weight of active ingredient is mixed with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.
Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) are treated by spraying with the active ingredient formulation of the desired concentration and populated with larvae of the mustard beetle (Phaedon cochleariae) while the leaves are still moist.
After the desired period of time, the kill rate in % is determined. 100% means that all beetle larvae have been killed; 0% means that none of the beetle larvae have been killed. The kill rates determined are entered into Colby's formula.
In this test, the following active ingredient combinations according to the present application exhibit a synergistic enhancement in activity compared to the active ingredients applied individually:

Example C

Solvent: 78 parts by weight of acetone

1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce an appropriate active ingredient formulation, 1 part by weight of active ingredient is mixed with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.

Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) are treated by spraying with the active ingredient formulation of the desired concentration and populated with larvae of the army worm (Spodopter frugiperda) while the leaves are still moist.

After the desired time, the kill in % is determined 100% means that all caterpillars have been killed; 0% means that none of the caterpillars have been killed. The kill rates determined are entered into Colby's formula.

In this test, the following active ingredient combinations according to the present application exhibit a synergistic enhancement in activity compared to the active ingredients applied individually:

Example D

Solvent: 78 parts by weight of acetone

1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 0.5 part by weight of alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce an appropriate active ingredient formulation, 1 part by weight of active ingredient is mixed with the stated amounts of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is diluted with emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.

Discs of bean leaves (Phaseolus vulgaris) infested by all stages of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) are sprayed with an active ingredient formulation of the desired concentration.

After the desired period of time, the effect in % is determined 100% means that all of the spider mites have been killed; 0% means that none of the spider mites have been killed.

In this test, the following active ingredient combination according to the present application exhibited a synergistic enhancement in activity compared to the active ingredients applied individually: