Patent ID: 7538139

Claim:
A method for controlling pests, the method comprising applying an effective amount to pests or their locus of one or more compounds of general formula (I′) wherein R 1 and R 2 represent, independently from each other, hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy or an ester group; or R 1 and R 2 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, represent an oxirane ring; or R 1 and R 2 , taken together, represent an akylidenedioxy or substituted alkylidenedioxy group; and R 3 represents —CH 2 R 6 (wherein R 6 represents an ester group), oxiranyl, or a group of formula wherein R 7 represents hydrogen or alkyl, R 8 represents phenylsulfanyl, phenylselenyl, phenylsulfoxy or phenylselenoxy, and R 9 represents hydrogen, ethoxycarbonyl or carbamoyl; and R 4 represents, independently, hydrogen, alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, or R 1 and R 4 , taken together, represent an alkylidenedioxy or a substituted alkylidenedioxy group; wherein the pest dies as a result of contact with the compound.