Patent ID: 6884755

Claim:
A composition for controlling insects or representatives of the order Acarina, which comprises (1) an insecticidally or acaricidally effective amount of a combination of (i) one or more than one compound of the formula: in which A is an unsubstituted or mono- or di-substituted pyridyl, 1-oxidopyridinio or thiazolyl group, the substituents of A being selected from the group, consisting of halogen, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, halo-C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 2 -C 3 alkenyl, halo-C 2 -C 3 alkenyl, C 2 -C 3 alkynyl, halo-C 2 -C 3 alkynyl, cyclopropyl, halocyclopropyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, halo-C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, allyloxy, haloallyloxy, propargyloxy, C 1 -C 3 alkylthio, halo-C 1 -C 3 alkylthio, allylthio, haloallylthio, propargylthio, cyano and nitro; R is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, phenyl-C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl or C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl; and X is N—NO 2 or N—ON, in free form or in salt form, or, optionally, a tautomer thereof, in free form or in salt form, and (ii) one or more than one compound, selected from the group, consisting of the compounds (I) azamethiphos, (II) bromopropylate, (III) chlorfenvinphos, (IV) cypermethrin, (V) cypermethrin high-cis, (VI) cyromazine, (VII) diafenthiuron, (VlII) dichlorvos, (IX) dicrotophos, (X) dicyclanil, (XI) disulfoton, (XII) fenoxycarb, (XIII) fluazuron, (XIV) furathiocarb, (XV) isazofos, (XVI) jodfenphos, (XVII) kinoprene, (XVIII) lufenuron, (XIX) methacrifos, (XX) methidathion, (XXI) methoprene, (XXII) monocrotophos, (XXIII) phosphamidon, (XXIV) profenofos and (XXV) quinalphos, as active ingredient; wherein the ratio of (i) to (ii) is 100:1 to 1:6000 and (2) at least one formulation auxiliary.