BR102023008061A2 - INSECTICIDE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR INSECT CONTROL - Google Patents

Abstract

insecticide composition and method for insect control. The present disclosure relates to insecticidal combinations. The present disclosure more particularly relates to insecticidal combinations and compositions for controlling insect pests. The present disclosure further relates to a process for preparing insecticidal combinations/compositions and a method for controlling insect pests.

Description

"FIELD OF INVENTION:

[0001] The present disclosure relates to insecticidal combinations. The present disclosure relates more particularly to insecticidal combinations and compositions for controlling insect pests. The present disclosure further relates to a process for preparing insecticidal combinations/compositions and a method for controlling insect pests.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:

[0002] Methods for controlling or eradicating insect pests are desirable in many cases, particularly in plantations of commercial interest. Insects are destructive to agricultural crops and can cause significant damage and loss of productivity.

[0003] For example, insect pests can cause significant damage to biomass crops and agricultural crops, which are intended for use as human food and animal feed. In addition to the direct losses caused by insects in plant systems, fruits and seeds, insects cause indirect losses, as they leave contaminants such as body parts or exoskeletons, insect eggs and unpleasant odors in the product. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), pests, including insects, cause considerable losses to food crops globally. The total loss of food grains, for example, is approximately 1.3 billion tons per year.

[0004] The key to achieving efficient insect pest management is understanding its biology and behavior, the types of damage it produces and/or the application of appropriate integrated pest management. Understanding these factors allows you to achieve an agricultural production system that optimizes the use of natural resources, protects the environment and maximizes yield in a sustainable way.

[0005] Combinations of insecticides have been used to broaden the spectrum of insect control and reduce the dosage of insecticides, provide better protection for plants, thus reducing the environmental impact and reducing the chances of developing resistance. Combining insecticides sometimes demonstrates an additive or synergistic effect that results in improved pest control. However, phytotoxic effects have also been observed from the application of some insecticides, which adversely affect the health and productivity of agricultural crops.

[0006] One consideration in insect control is that, in general, plants require adequate nutrition for their growth and development. Soil nutrients, such as macronutrients and micronutrients, are generally used by plants. Deficiency of these soil nutrients makes plants prone to various diseases. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can be used to help plants make efficient use of soil nutrients, which will make plants resistant to a variety of diseases, including those caused by insects.

[0007] An urgent need remains in the technique to predominantly control insect infestation in the locus of an agricultural crop and in agricultural plant products, while increasing crop productivity. There is also a need for insect control agents that combine killing activity with prolonged control, i.e., rapid action with long-lasting insect control effectiveness.

[0008] An example of an insect pest is the Euschistus heros, also known as the neotropical brown stink bug of the order Hemiptera belonging to the family Pentatomidae, which is an economically significant pest for many agricultural crops, and is often one of the most difficult pests to control in crops, such as soybeans ((Glycine max), cotton (Gossypium hirsuto), tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), and many food crops. E. heros is known to inflict severe economic damage on agricultural commodities. Although attempts have been made to control the growth of E. heros employing combinations of insecticides, its adverse effect on biomass crops and agricultural products still persists.

[0009] The present disclosure adequately addresses the challenges faced for insect pest management with an effective insecticidal combination/composition and a method for controlling insect infestation in crops and agricultural products.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION:

[0010] It is a primary objective of the present disclosure to provide insecticidal combinations/compositions having improved efficacy compared to individual insecticides.

[0011] An objective of the present disclosure is to provide insecticidal combinations/compositions that achieve greater productivity in the plantations to which they are applied.

[0012] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to provide insecticidal combinations/compositions that reduce the incidence of insect pests in crops to which they are applied.

[0013] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method for controlling insect infestation, for increasing crop productivity and/or for improving the quality of harvested material by applying insecticide combinations/compositions to said plant or a propagation material. of the plant or a locus thereof.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:

[0014] Consequently, the present disclosure provides a combination/composition of agrochemicals to reduce damage caused to plants and/or plant parts by insects; and to reduce losses in harvested crops.

[0015] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0016] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0017] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) a plant growth regulator.

[0018] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; and (b) a plant growth regulator.

[0019] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0020] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination for controlling insects comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0021] In another aspect, a method of controlling insects comprises applying to insects or locus thereof, an agrochemical composition comprising at least two insecticides and a plant growth regulator.

[0022] In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of controlling insects, the method comprising applying the insecticidal combination/composition of the present disclosure to an agricultural crop or to an infested locus of an agricultural crop, or to a plant propagation material or on the surface of agricultural products.

[0023] In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for increasing crop productivity, the method comprising applying the insecticidal combination/composition of the present disclosure to an agricultural crop, or to plant propagation material or to the surface of products agricultural.

[0024] In another aspect, the present disclosure provides the use of an insecticidal combination/composition as disclosed herein to control pests.

[0025] In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a kit. The kit comprises a plurality of components, each of which may include at least one, or more, of the ingredients of the insecticidal combination of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION:

[0026] The following description is provided to aid a comprehensive understanding of the exemplary embodiments of the invention. It includes several specific details to aid this understanding, but these should be considered merely exemplary.

[0027] Consequently, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Additionally, descriptions of well-known functions and constructs are omitted for clarity and brevity.

[0028] The terms used in the following description and claims are not limited to bibliographical meanings, but are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is provided for purposes of illustration only and not to limit the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0029] Therefore, before describing the present invention in detail, it should be understood that this invention is not limited to particularly exemplified systems or process parameters that may, naturally, vary. It should also be understood that the terminology used here is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments of the invention only and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. The use of examples anywhere in this specification, including examples of any terms discussed herein, is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the invention or any term exemplified.

[0030] Before defining the present subject in detail, it may be useful to provide definitions of certain terms used herein. Except where otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as is commonly understood by one skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The following definitions are provided for clarity.

[0031] Except where otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the present invention have the same meaning as is commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein may be used in the practice or testing of disclosure, suitable methods and materials are described herein.

[0032] The citation of ranges of values is intended to serve merely as a shorthand method of individually referring to each separate value within the range, except where otherwise indicated in the present invention, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if was individually cited in the present invention. The test endpoints of all ranges are included in the range and independently combinable. As used herein, all numeric values or numeric ranges include whole numbers within those ranges and fractions of the values or whole numbers within those ranges, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. So, for example, reference to a range of 1 to 80% includes 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.5%, etc., and so on. All methods described herein may be performed in a suitable order, except where otherwise indicated in the present invention or otherwise clearly contradicted by the context.

[0033] The use of the terms "a", "an" and "the", and the like (especially in the context of the following claims) should be interpreted as encompassing both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated form in this document or is clearly contradicted by the context. The terms first, second, etc., as used herein, are not intended to denote any specific ordering, but simply, for convenience, to denote a plurality, for example, of components. The terms "comprising", "having", "including" and "containing" shall be construed as open terms (i.e., meaning "including, but not limited to") unless otherwise indicated. "About" or "approximately", as used herein, includes the stated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for the specific value, as determined by one skilled in the art, considering the measurement in question and the error associated with measuring the specific quantity (i.e. the limitations of the measurement system). For example, "about" may mean within one or more standard deviations or within ±10% or ±5% of the stated value.

[0034] The citation of ranges of values is intended to serve merely as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value within the range, except where otherwise indicated in the present invention, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if was individually cited in the present invention. The test endpoints of all ranges are included in the range and independently combinable. It is understood that when a parameter range is provided, all integers within that range, and tenths thereof, are also provided. For example, "0.1 to 80%" includes 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, etc., up to 80%.

[0035] The use of any and all examples, or exemplifying language (e.g. "how") is intended merely to better illustrate the invention and does not represent a limitation on the scope of the invention, unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any element not claimed to be essential to the practice of the invention, as used herein.

[0036] Although the invention has been described with reference to an exemplary embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes can be made, and equivalents can serve as substitutes for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. Furthermore, many modifications can be made to adapt a specific situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiment disclosed as the best contemplated mode of carrying out this invention, but that the invention includes all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. Any combination of the above-described elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention, except where otherwise indicated in the present invention or otherwise clearly contradicted by the context. The terms "comprising", "having", "including" and "containing" shall be construed as open terms (i.e., meaning "including, but not limited to") unless otherwise indicated.

[0037] As used herein, the term "agrochemical" is understood to denote an agricultural chemical product, such as pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, herbicides, nematicides, plant growth regulators, and may be used interchangeably.

[0038] As used herein, the term "agrochemical combination" refers to a mixture of more than one component mixed and intended to be applied to plants with and without additional dilution.

[0039] As used herein, the term "insecticide" refers to the ability of a substance to decrease or inhibit the growth of insects or pests.

[0040] As used herein, the term "plant" or "crop" refers to whole plants, plant organs (e.g., leaves, stems, branches, roots, trunks, limbs, shoots, fruits, etc.), cells vegetables and plant seeds. This term also covers plant crops such as fruits.

[0041] The term "plant" may additionally include its propagation material, which may include all generative parts of the plant, such as seeds and vegetative material of the plant, such as seedlings and tubers, which can be used for reproduction of the plant. This includes seeds, tubers, spores, corms, bulbs, rhizomes, basal shoots, runners and shoots, and other plant parts, including seedlings and young plants, that must be transplanted after germination or after emerging from the soil.

[0042] The term "plant" should further be understood as including plants that have been modified by conventional genetic improvement, or mutagenesis or genetic engineering, or by a combination thereof.

[0043] The term "plant propagation material" refers to all generative parts of the plant, such as seeds and vegetative plant material, which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, grains, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, corms, shoots and other parts of plants. Seedlings and young plants, which must be transplanted after germination or after emergence from the soil, can also be included. These plant propagation materials can be treated prophylactically with a plant protection compound either at planting or transplanting or prior to planting or transplanting.

[0044] The term "seed" encompasses seeds and propagules of plants of all types including, but not limited to, true seeds, pieces of seeds, "suckers" (aerial branches arising from twin roots), corms, bulbs, fruits , tubers, grains, seedlings, cut shoots and the like, and means, in one embodiment, preferably true seed.

[0045] The term "locus", as used herein, denotes the adjacency or designated area for the growth of a desired agricultural crop susceptible or likely to be susceptible to an insect infestation, and in which insect control is desired. . The "locus" includes the adjacency of desired agricultural crop plants in which insect infection has already occurred or is more likely to occur or is yet to occur.

[0046] As used herein, the term "insecticide" refers to the ability of a substance to control or modify the growth of insects.

[0047] The term "insecticide-effective amount" means the amount of the composition necessary to achieve an observable adverse effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention and removal, destruction, mortality of the insect pest, loss of weight of the insect pest, reduction of plant defoliation by the insect pest, and other behavioral and physical changes of an insect pest after feeding and exposure for an appropriate period of time.

[0048] The term "adverse effect" includes one or more of a deviation from natural development, death of the insect, structural damage to the insect and/or retardation of growth.

[0049] The term "invertebrate pest" includes arthropods, gastropods, nematodes and helminths of economic importance as pests.

[0050] As used herein, an "agriculturally acceptable salt" means a salt that is known and accepted for agricultural or horticultural use.

[0051] The term "agronomically acceptable amount of active ingredient" refers to an amount of active ingredient that kills or inhibits the pest to be controlled, in an amount that is not significantly toxic to the plant to be treated.

[0052] The term "insects" includes all organisms in the class "Insecta". The term "insecticide" refers to the ability of a substance to increase insect mortality and/or inhibit insect growth rate.

[0053] As used herein, the term "contacting" includes both direct contact (applying the compositions directly to the animal pest or plant - typically to the foliage, stem or roots of the plant) and indirect contact (applying the active compounds/compositions at the locus, i.e., in the habitat, cropland, plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which a pest is growing or may grow, of the animal or plant pest ).

[0054] The term "control" or "control of" insects refers to the inhibition of insects, through a toxic effect, the ability of insect pests to survive, grow, feed and/or reproduce, or to the limitation of insect-related damage or loss to agricultural crop plants. The term "control" insects may or may not mean exterminating the insects, although it preferably means reducing the insect population by exterminating the insects.

[0055] The common names of active ingredients, as mentioned in the present specification, are known from the "Handbook of insecticides" 13th edition, British Crop Protection Commission (2003).

[0056] As used herein, the expression of various quantities in terms of "%" or "% w/v" or "% w/w" means the percentage by weight of the solution or total composition, unless otherwise specified .

[0057] The term "stable", referred to herein, refers to the chemical and/or physical stabilization of the composition in terms of obtaining chemical stability of the active ingredient and the desired suspensibility and dispersibility of the composition, maintaining the homogeneity of the components, which provides better shelf life.

[0058] As used herein, the term "increased productivity" of an agricultural plant means that the productivity of a product of the respective plant is increased by a measurable amount relative to the productivity of the same product of the plant produced under the same conditions, but without the application of the compositions described here. According to the present disclosure, it is preferred that the productivity of the agricultural crop is increased by at least 0.5%, preferably by at least 2%, more preferably by at least 5%, after applying the combinations and compositions herein. described. The composition also increases the plant's vigor/productivity.

[0059] As used herein, the term "bioavailable phosphorus" means phosphorus available in any natural form. Orthophosphate (or phosphate) is the most bioavailable form of phosphorus, so it is most easily used and absorbed by plants.

[0060] The present disclosure relates to an insecticidal combination/composition. The disclosure also relates to a process for preparing the combination/composition, as well as a method for controlling insect pests with said combination/composition.

[0061] The combinations/compositions are suitable for protecting plants and plant parts, for controlling insect infestation, for increasing harvest productivity and/or for improving the quality of harvested material.

[0062] The present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) at least one other agrochemically active ingredient.

[0063] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof.

[0064] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0065] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a combination of agrochemicals comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0066] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a combination of agrochemicals comprising: (a) a combination of insecticides, and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0067] In one embodiment, the insecticide is selected from the group comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof.

[0068] In yet another embodiment, the organophosphate insecticide is selected from the group comprising chlorpyrifos, diazinon, dimethoate, fenitrothion, malathion, methamidophos, monocrotophos, acephate, methyl parathion, profenophos, terbufos or combinations thereof.

[0069] In one embodiment, the organophosphate insecticide is acephate.

[0070] In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide comprises clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, imidaclotiz, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, nithiazine, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (AKD-1022), nicotine or combinations thereof. same.

[0071] In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide is selected from the group comprising acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid or combinations thereof.

[0072] In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide is acetamiprid.

[0073] In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide is imidacloprid.

[0074] In one embodiment, the pyrethroid insecticide comprises flupropathrin, allethrin (d-cis-trans, d-trans), beta-cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, bioalethrin-threo cyclopentyl isomer, flubenthrin, (bioethanometrin), biotrin, bioresmethrin, dichloromethritrin ( cloreportrin), cis-cypermethrin, cis-resmethrin, cis-permethrin, cyhalothrin (clocithrin), cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cypermethrin cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, pralethrin (1R isomer), S- fenvalerate, etofenprox, pentafluorothrin, fenpropathrin, cypermethrin, fenvalerate , fluvalinate, cyhalothrin, trifluoroether, flumethrin, cyhalothrin, esfenvalerate (1R isomer), etofenvalerate, esfen, fenvalerate, flumethrin, benzofenapyr (fubfenprox), gamma-cyfluthrin, sumicidin, cadetrin, lambda-cyfluthrin, metofluthrin, permethrin (cis, transfer) , phenothrin (1R-trans isomer), propargyl, proferfluthrin, protyfenbut, pyresmethrin, bifenthrin, RU15525, silafluothrin, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, cyclopentene allethrin, tetramethrin (1R isomer), tetrabromthrin, transfluthrin, ZXI 8901, pyrethrin, eflusilat or combinations of the same.

[0075] In one embodiment, the pyrethroid insecticide can be selected from the group comprising bifenthrin, allethrin, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, cyfluthrin or combinations thereof.

[0076] In one embodiment, the pyrethroid insecticide is bifenthrin.

[0077] According to one embodiment, the insecticide is selected from the group comprising acephate, acetamiprid, imidacloprid, bifenthrin or combinations thereof.

[0078] According to one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide and the pyrethroid insecticide are present in a weight ratio of about 1000:1, between about 1:500 to about 500:1, between about 1:300 to about 300:1, from about 1:100 to about 100:1, from about 1:50 to about 50:1, or from about 1:25 to about 25:1, from about 1 :10 to about 10:1, from about 1:5 to about 5:1, from about 1:3 to about 3:1, from about 1:2.5 to about 2.5: 1 or, preferably, about 1:1.

[0079] According to one embodiment, the agrochemical combination comprises at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof.

[0080] In another aspect, the fertilizer comprises potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, a salt or oxide thereof, or combinations thereof.

[0081] In one embodiment, the fertilizer comprises a source of nitrogen, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, urea, lime, nitrogen or combinations thereof.

[0082] In one embodiment, the fertilizer comprises a nitrogen source, a phosphorus source, a potassium source, a trace element, sulfur or combinations thereof.

[0083] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer is selected from the group comprising a nitrogen source, a phosphorus source and/or a potassium source.

[0084] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer comprises a phosphorus source comprising phosphorus oxides selected from phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus trioxide, phosphorus monoxide or phosphate salts, such as organophosphates, potassium or sodium phosphate or combinations thereof. same.

[0085] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer comprises a source of potassium comprising potassium phosphate, potassium chloride, potash, potassium oxides or combinations thereof.

[0086] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer is selected from the group comprising phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus trioxide, phosphorus monoxide, organophosphates, potassium phosphate, monopotassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, potash, potassium oxide potassium, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, urea, lime, nitrogen, sulfur, magnesium or combinations thereof.

[0087] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer comprises K-Fol® (phosphorus pentoxide and potassium oxide).

[0088] In one embodiment, the nutrient is selected from the group comprising zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, magnesium sulfate monohydrate or combinations thereof.

[0089] In one embodiment, the nutrient source comprises a micronutrient, a macronutrient or combinations thereof.

[0090] In one embodiment, the micronutrient comprises salts and oxides of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium or combinations thereof.

[0091] In one embodiment, the macronutrient comprises nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, sulfur, magnesium, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, their salts or oxides, or combinations thereof.

[0092] In one embodiment, the plant growth regulator is selected from the group comprising auxin, gibberellin, gibberellic acid, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof.

[0093] In one embodiment, the suitable gibberellin comprises gibberellic acid and others. More generally, the term "gibberellins" encompasses diterpenoids with a tetracyclic ring system. In terms of nomenclature, gibberellins have been numbered in order of their discovery, so the numbering does not signify the position of a particular substituent. The gibberellin(s) may be selected from the group comprising gibberellin A2 (GA2), gibberellin A3 (GA3), gibberellin A5 (GA5), gibberellin A7 (GA7), gibberellin A14 (GA14) and combinations thereof.

[0094] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition.

[0095] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0096] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0097] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) a combination of insecticides; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0098] In one embodiment, the insecticide comprises an organophosphate insecticide, neonicotinoid insecticide, pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof.

[0099] In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient selected from a nutrient, a fertilizer, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0100] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a plant growth regulator; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0101] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0102] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a nutrient; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0103] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer; (c) a nutrient; (d) a plant growth regulator; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0104] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer; (c) a plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0105] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, or combinations thereof; (b) a nutrient; (c) a plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0106] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; or (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0107] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; or (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0108] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) a combination of insecticides comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; or (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof, or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0109] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides; (b) a plant growth regulator; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0110] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides comprising acetamiprid and bifenthrin; (b) a plant growth regulator comprising gibberellic acid; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0111] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) a combination of insecticides comprising acetamiprid and benzofuranil; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0112] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) a combination of insecticides comprising acetamiprid and bifenthrin; (b) a plant growth regulator comprising gibberellic acid; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0113] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide; (b) a fertilizer (c) a plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0114] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides; (b) a fertilizer (c) a plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0115] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) a combination of insecticides; (b) a fertilizer (c) a plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0116] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) at least two insecticides comprising acephate, acetamiprid, bifenthrin or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium oxide, phosphorus pentoxide or combinations thereof; (c) a plant growth regulator comprising gibberellic acid; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0117] In one embodiment, the present agrochemical composition comprises: (a) acephate, acetamiprid and bifenthrin; (b) potassium oxide and phosphorus pentoxide; (c) gibberellic acid; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0118] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises an insecticide in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 75% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 60% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 50% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 30% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 20% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 10% w/w of the total weight of the composition.

[0119] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises acetamiprid in an amount ranging from about 5.625% w/w to about 6.875% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0120] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises acetamiprid in an amount of about 5.625% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0121] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises acetamiprid in an amount of about 6.38% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0122] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises acetamiprid in an amount of about 6.875% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0123] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises bifenthrin in an amount ranging from about 5.625% w/w to about 6.875% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0124] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises bifenthrin in an amount of about 5.625% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0125] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises acetamiprid in an amount of about 6.38% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0126] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises bifenthrin in an amount of about 6.875% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0127] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the fertilizer in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 80% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of from about 0.01% w/w to about 70% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 50% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 30% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 20% w/w of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 10% w/w of the total weight of the composition.

[0128] In a preferred embodiment, the fertilizer is present in an amount of about 0.1% w/w to about 50% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. Preferably, the fertilizer is present in an amount of from about 1% w/w to about 50% w/w of the total weight of the composition.

[0129] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the nutrient in an amount of about 0.01% w/w to about 80% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises a nutrient in an amount of from about 0.1% w/w to about 50% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises a nutrient in an amount of from about 0.1% w/w to about 30% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the nutrient in an amount of about 0.1% w/w to about 20% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises a nutrient in an amount of from about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w of the total weight of the composition.

[0130] In a preferred embodiment, the nutrient is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 50% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0131] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises a plant growth regulator in an amount of about 0.0001% w/w to about 50% w/w, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 40% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 30% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 20% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 5% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 2% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 1% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.005% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.004% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.003% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.002% w/w, of the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises the plant growth regulator in a range of about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.001% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0132] In one embodiment, the fertilizer is a bioavailable phosphorus or phosphorus compound.

[0133] In one embodiment, the composition comprises from about 15% w/w to about 30% w/w, of the phosphorus compound, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0134] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises from about 2% w/w to about 50% w/w, of bioavailable phosphorus, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0135] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 4% w/w to about 30% w/w, of bioavailable phosphorus, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0136] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 5% w/w to about 20% w/w of bioavailable phosphorus, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0137] According to one embodiment, the fertilizer or nutrient comprises potassium oxide and phosphorus pentoxide or combinations thereof.

[0138] In one embodiment, the fertilizer comprises a potassium compound, soluble potassium salt, water-soluble potassium salt or salts thereof or oxides thereof.

[0139] In one embodiment, the fertilizer is a potassium compound.

[0140] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises from about 25% w/w to about 50% w/w of the potassium compound, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0141] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises from about 5% w/w to about 80% w/w of water-soluble potassium salt, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0142] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 20% w/w to about 60% w/w, of a water-soluble potassium salt, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0143] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 25% w/w to about 50% w/w, of a water-soluble potassium salt, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0144] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises from about 2% w/w to about 50% w/w, of potassium or its salts or oxides, as fertilizer, of the total weight of the composition.

[0145] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises at least one component selected from about 5% w/w to about 25% w/w phosphorus; from about 20% w/w to about 60% w/w of potassium or its salts or oxides, as fertilizer, or combinations thereof, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0146] In one embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises at least one component selected from about 5% w/w to about 25% w/w phosphorus; from about 30% w/w to about 50% w/w potassium or its salts or oxides, as fertilizer, or combinations thereof.

[0147] Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of an insecticide; and (b) from about 5% w/w to about 40% w/w of a fertilizer or nutrient comprising phosphorus, and from about 30% w/w to about 60% w/w of a potassium salt soluble in water.

[0148] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) from about 10% w/w to about 25% w/w of a fertilizer or nutrient comprising phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of a potassium salt soluble in water.

[0149] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 25% w/w of a potassium salt soluble in water, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0150] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.0001% w/w to about 25% w/w of the plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0151] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises: (a) about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of at least one insecticide; (c) about 0.0001% w/w to about 25% w/w plant growth regulator; and (d) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0152] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises: (a) about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of at least two insecticides; (e) about 0.0001% w/w to about 25% w/w of the plant growth regulator and (f) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0153] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.0001% w/w to about 25% w/w of a plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0154] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.0001% w/w to about 15% w/w of a plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0155] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w of a plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0156] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.0001% w/w to about 5% w/w of a plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0157] In one embodiment, the plant growth regulator is gibberellin. Preferably, the plant growth regulator is gibberellic acid.

[0158] In one embodiment, the composition comprises about 0.0001% w/w of a gibberellin, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0159] In one embodiment, the composition comprises about 0.0001% w/w of gibberellic acid, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition.

[0160] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount ranging from about 0.0012% w/w to about 0.0048% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0161] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount ranging from about 12 ppm to about 48 ppm w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0162] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 0.0012% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0163] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 12 ppm w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0164] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 0.0036% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0165] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 36 ppm w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0166] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 0.0040% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0167] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 40 ppm w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0168] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 0.0048% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0169] In a preferred embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises gibberellic acid in an amount of about 48 ppm w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0170] Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of an insecticide; and (b) about 0.0001% w/w to about 25% w/w plant growth regulator.

[0171] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination/composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w plant growth regulator.

[0172] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination/composition comprising: (a) about 3% w/w to about 15% w/w of the insecticide; (b) about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w plant growth regulator; and (c) a fertilizer comprising from about 10% w/w to about 20% w/w phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of a water-soluble potassium salt , of the total weight of the composition.

[0173] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical combination/composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 5% w/w to about 40% w/w phosphorus, and from about 30% w/w to about 60% w/w of a potassium salt soluble in water, of the total weight of the composition.

[0174] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 5% w/w to about 40% phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of a water-soluble potassium salt , of the total weight of the composition.

[0175] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of the insecticide; and (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 15% w/w to about 20% w/w phosphorus, and from about 25% w/w to about 40% w/w of a potassium salt soluble in water, of the total weight of the composition.

[0176] Consequently, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of the insecticide; (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 5% w/w to about 40% w/w phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of a soluble potassium salt in water, and (c) about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w of the plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the composition.

[0177] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) an insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, an organophosphate insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) a nutrient.

[0178] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition for controlling insects, the composition comprising: (a) an insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, an organophosphate insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a nutrient; and (c) a fertilizer.

[0179] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) an insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, an organophosphate insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a nutrient; (c) a fertilizer; and (d) a plant growth regulator.

[0180] In one embodiment, the insecticide can be selected from at least one of the group of neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, an organophosphate insecticide or combinations thereof.

[0181] In one embodiment, the organophosphate insecticide is selected from the group comprising acephate, azinphos, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, fenitrothion, malathion, monorotophos, parathion, fentoate, quinalphos and combinations thereof.

[0182] In a preferred embodiment, the organophosphate insecticide is acephate.

[0183] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an agrochemical composition comprising: (a) an insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide, an organophosphate insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a nutrient; (c) a fertilizer; (d) a plant growth regulator; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0184] In another embodiment, the insecticidal compositions of the present invention may further comprise at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient (additive) that includes one or more stabilizers, emetic agents, disintegrating agents, antifoaming agents, wetting agents, dispersing agents, binding agents , colorant(s), fillers, carriers, dispersants/surfactants, adjuvants, protectants, wetting agents, adhesives, emulsifiers, antifreeze agents, anti-caking agents, pH regulating agents, preservatives, biocides and, if necessary, other formulation aids known to a person skilled in preparing a formulation. The content of the composition of these components is not particularly limiting and can be determined by one skilled in the art to prepare a formulation for its use as an insecticide in accordance with the conventional method.

[0185] In another embodiment, the dispersants/surfactants can be selected from ionic and non-ionic dispersants, such as polystyrene sulfonic acid salts, polyvinyl sulfonic acid salts, naphthalenesulfonic acid/formaldehyde condensate salts, naphthalenesulfonic acid/formaldehyde condensate salts, naphthalene sulfonic acid, phenol sulfonic acid and formaldehyde and lignosulfonic acid salts, polyethylene oxide/polypropylene oxide block copolymers; sulfonic acid derivatives, such as dodecylbenzene sulfonate, linear dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid mixture, calcium salt and isobutyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol linear alcohol ethers reaction products of fatty acids with ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, in addition , polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone and copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylic esters, in addition phosphated alkyl ethoxylates and alkyl aryl ethoxylates and sulfated ester, such as tristrylphenol ethoxylate; polycarboxylates, such as sodium polycarboxylate. Preferred dispersing agents include vegetable oil ethoxylate derivatives or a mixture of one or more thereof; or acrylic styrene polymers or mixtures thereof.

[0186] Typically, nonionic surfactants include poly(alkylene oxide) siloxanes, ethoxylated derivatives of fatty alcohols, alkyl glycosides, alkyl phenols, polyalkylene glycol ethers and condensation products of alkyl phenols, amines, fatty acids, fatty esters, mono-, di- or triglycerides, various block copolymer surfactants derived from alkylene oxides, such as ethylene oxide/propylene oxide, aliphatic amines or fatty acids with ethylene oxides and/or propylene oxides, such as ethoxylated alkyl phenols, aryl or polyaryl ethoxylated phenols, carboxylic esters solubilized with a polyol or copolymers of polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidinones and acrylic acid graft copolymers and mixtures, reaction products and/or copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof .

[0187] Typically, the nonionic surfactant comprises block copolymeric surfactants derived from alkylene oxides, such as ethylene oxide/propylene oxide, aliphatic amines or fatty acids with ethylene oxides and/or propylene oxides, such as ethoxylated alkyl phenols or ethoxylated aryl or polyaryl phenols, mixtures thereof, reaction products and/or copolymers thereof.

[0188] In another embodiment, examples of wetting agents can be selected from soaps, salts of aliphatic monoesters of sulfuric acid including, but not limited to, sodium lauryl sulfate; sulfoalkylamides and salts thereof including, but not limited to, N-methyl-N-oleoyltaurate Na salt; alkylarylsulfonates including, but not limited to, alkylbenzenesulfonates; alkylnaphthalenesulfonates and salts thereof and lignosulfonic acid salts; including but not limited to polyarylalkoxylated phosphate esters and their potassium salts. Other exemplary wetting agents include sodium dialkylsulfosuccinates, sodium diisopropyl naphthalene sulfonate and ethoxylated alcohols.

[0189] In another embodiment, anionic surfactants include alkyl and aryl sulfates and sulfonates, including sodium alkyl sulfates, sodium mono- and dialkyl naphthalenesulfonates, sodium diisopropyl naphthalenesulfonate, sodium naphthalene sulfonate, alpha-olefin sulfonate sodium, lignin and its derivatives (such as lignosulfonate salts), sodium lignosulfonate, sodium alkanesulfonates, polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfate, polyoxyalkylene alkylaryl ether sulfates, polyoxyalkylene styrylphenyl ether sulfate, mono- and dialkylbenzene sulfonates, alkylnaphthalene, alkylnaphthalenesulfonate formaldehyde condensate, alkyldiphenyl ether sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, alkyl phosphates, polyoxyalkylene alkyl phosphates, polyoxyalkylene phenyl ether phosphate, polyoxyalkylphenol phosphates, polycarboxylates, fatty acids and salts thereof, alkyl glycinates, esters sulfonated methyls, sulfonated fatty acids, sulfosuccinates and their derivatives, acyl glutamates, acyl sarcosinates, alkyl sulfoacetates, acylated peptides, alkyl ether carboxylates, acyl lactylates, anionic fluorosurfactants, amide ether sulfates, N-methyl taurates fatty acids, mixtures thereof and the like, including sodium, potassium, ammonium and amine salts, and the like and mixtures thereof.

[0190] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 0.1% w/w to about 50% w/w of an ionic/non-ionic surfactant, based on the total weight of the composition.

[0191] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 1% w/w to about 40% w/w of ionic/non-ionic surfactant, based on the total weight of the composition.

[0192] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises from about 1% w/w to about 30% w/w of the nonionic surfactant, of the total weight of the composition.

[0193] Examples of antifreeze agents that can be added to the composition are liquid polyols, for example, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or glycerol.

[0194] In one embodiment, the charges can be selected from insoluble charges and soluble charges.

[0195] In one embodiment, the fillers can be selected, preferably, from precipitated silica and diatomaceous earth kaolin, dibasic ammonium phosphate. Examples of fillers may include an organic or inorganic solid inert substance such as talc, clay, diatomaceous earth, magnesium aluminum silicate, white carbon black, pyrophyllite, light calcium carbonate, light clay, organic bentonite and the like, and mixtures thereof. same.

[0196] In one embodiment, the binders can be selected preferably from polyvinylpyrrolidone, lactose, lactose monohydrate, sucrose and the like. Other examples of binders include lactose monohydrate, alkylated vinylpyrrolidone copolymers, cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers, vinyl acetate copolymers and vinylpyrrolidone lignosulfonates and sodium or calcium salts thereof, non-sulfonated lignin; clays, microcrystalline celluloses; methylcellulose ethers, ethylcellulose polymers; starch (natural or modified); gluten; silicates and sodium or calcium salts thereof; aluminum and magnesium silicates; natural or modified lecithin, sugar alcohols and polyethylene glycols, among others.

[0197] Examples of defoamers or foam eliminators that are employed to prevent any unwanted foam generated during the manufacture of the compositions. Exemplary defoaming agents include silicone-based compounds, alcohols, glycol ethers, mineral alcohols, acetylene diols, polysiloxanes, organosiloxanes, siloxane glycols, reaction products of silicon dioxide and organosiloxane polymer, polydimethylsiloxanes or polyalkylene glycols alone or in combination. combination. Exemplary defoamers include silicone defoamer emulsions.

[0198] Examples of thickening agents based on anionic heteropolysaccharides from the xanthan gum group are, among others, standard grade xanthan gum, granular grade and free powder grade of xanthan gum, xanthan gum that transforms into a viscous colloidal solution upon dispersion in water, etc.

[0199] The preservatives used can be benzisothiazolinone or phenols, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2 methyl-4-isothiazolin-3 -one, glutaraldehyde, chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT)/methylisothiazolinone (MIT), 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropioamide, natamycin and nisin, bronopol/CMIT/MIT.

[0200] Exemplary dyes (e.g., in red, blue and green) are, for example, pigments, which are moderately soluble in water, and dyes, which are soluble in water. Examples are inorganic coloring agents (for example, iron oxide, titanium oxide and iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic coloring agents (for example, alizarinic, azoic and phthalocyanine coloring agents).

[0201] Compositions that can be used in the present invention include both solid and liquid-based compositions. The compositions of the present invention can be formulated in a manner that suits the specific application. The formulation can be solid or liquid formulations. Non-limiting examples of suitable liquid formulations may be emulsion concentrates (EC), suspension concentrates (SC), capsule suspensions (CS); oily dispersion (OD); Suitable solid formulations may be water-dispersible granules (WG) and wettable powders (WP), dusts and the like.

[0202] In one embodiment, the composition of the present invention is present in the form of water-dispersible granules (WDG).

[0203] In one embodiment, the composition of the present invention is present in the form of soluble granules.

[0204] In one embodiment, the composition of the present invention is present in the form of water-dispersible granules, soluble granules or combinations thereof.

[0205] In one embodiment, the water-dispersible granular composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; or (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0206] In one embodiment, the soluble granular composition comprises: (a) at least one insecticide comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; (b) a fertilizer comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen or combinations thereof; or (c) a nutrient comprising potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, magnesium, an oxide or salt thereof or combinations thereof; (d) a plant growth regulator comprising an auxin, a gibberellin, a cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof; and (e) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

[0207] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing the insecticidal composition.

[0208] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing an insecticidal composition, the process comprising: a) adding at least one insecticide and other ingredients sequentially under constant stirring to obtain a mixture; b) stir the mixture until complete homogenization; c) grind the mixture to obtain the required particle size; d) adding sufficient amount of water to obtain granules, and e) drying the granules to obtain the insecticidal composition.

[0209] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing an insecticidal composition, the process comprising: a) adding at least two insecticides and other ingredients sequentially under constant stirring to obtain a mixture; b) stir the mixture until complete homogenization; c) grind the mixture to obtain the required particle size; d) adding sufficient amount of water to obtain granules, and e) drying the granules to obtain the insecticidal composition.

[0210] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing an insecticidal composition, the process comprising: a) adding the combination of insecticides and other ingredients sequentially under constant stirring to obtain a mixture; b) stir the mixture until complete homogenization; c) grind the mixture to obtain the required particle size; d) adding sufficient amount of water to obtain granules, and e) drying the granules to obtain the insecticidal composition.

[0211] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing an insecticidal composition, the process comprising: a) adding the combination of insecticides and a plant growth regulator sequentially under constant stirring to obtain a mixture; b) stir the mixture until complete homogenization; c) grind the mixture to obtain the required particle size; d) adding sufficient amount of water to obtain granules, and e) drying the granules to obtain the insecticidal composition.

[0212] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a process for preparing an insecticidal composition, the process comprising: a) adding acetamiprid, bifenthrin and gibberellic acid sequentially under constant stirring to obtain a mixture; b) stir the mixture until complete homogenization; c) grind the mixture to obtain the required particle size; d) adding sufficient amount of water to obtain granules, and e) drying the granules to obtain the insecticidal composition.

[0213] According to one embodiment, the particle size of the WDG composition comprises D90 in a range of about 1 µm to about 20 µm.

[0214] According to one embodiment, the particle size of the WDG composition comprises D90 in a range of about 13 µm.

[0215] According to one embodiment, in step e) the granules are dried at a temperature in a range of about 20°C to about 50°C.

[0216] According to one embodiment, in step e) the granules are dried at a temperature in a range of about 40°C to about 45°C.

[0217] According to another embodiment, the agrochemical formulation of the present disclosure is considered highly active against a wide variety of chewing, piercing and sucking insects in crops.

[0218] In one embodiment, crops may be selected from, but not limited to, cereals such as wheat, oats, barley, spelt, triticale, rye, corn, millet, rice, crops such as sugar cane, beans soybeans, sunflower, rapeseed, canola, tobacco, sugar beet, fodder beet; tuber crops like potatoes, sweet potatoes etc., crops like asparagus, hops etc.; fruit plants such as apples, pears, stone fruits such as peaches, nectarines, cherries, plums, apricots, citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, limes, lemons, quincans, mandarins, bergamots; oil fruits such as pistachios, almonds, pecans, tropical fruits such as mango, papaya, pineapple, dates, bananas etc., grapes, vegetables such as endive, lettuce, fennel, globular and loose leaf salad, chard, spinach, chicory, cauliflower, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, kale (winter cabbage or kale), kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, white cabbage and savoy cabbage, fruity vegetables such as eggplant, cucumbers, paprika, zucchini, tomatoes, courgettes, sweet corn, root vegetables like celery, turnips, carrots, rutabagas, radishes, horseradish, beetroot, salsify, celery, pulses like peas, beans etc., bulbous vegetables like leeks, onions etc., oil crops such as mustard, poppy, olives, sunflowers, coconut, castor oil plants, cocoa beans, peanuts; fiber crops like cotton, jute, flax, hemp, plantations like tea, coffee, rubber, ornamental plants including shrubs and flowering plants, vines, pasture land and pastures.

[0219] In one embodiment, the target insect pest is a lepidopteran, a coleopteran, a hemipteran or a homopteran.

[0220] In one embodiment, lepidopteran pest species that negatively affect agriculture include, but are not limited to, Achoea janata, Adoxophyes spp., Adoxophyes orana, Agrotis spp. (caterpillars), Agrotis ipsilon (thread caterpillar), Alabama argillacea (Cotton leafworm), Amorbia cuneana, Amyelosis transitella (Amyelosis transitella), Anacamptodes defectaria, Anarsia lineatella (Peach needleworm), Anomis sabulifera (Jute caterpillar), Anticarsia gemmatalis (Jute caterpillar), soybean), Archips argyrospila (fruit tree leafroller), Archips rosana (leafroller), Argyrotaenia spp. (tortricidae moth), Argyrotaenia citrana (citrus fruit moth), Autographa gamma, Bonagota cranaodes, Borbo cinnara (rice leaf bender), Bucculatrix thurberiella (leafminer), Caloptilia spp. (leaf miners), Capua reticulana, Carposina niponensis (peach moth), Chilo spp., Chlumetia transversa (mango shoot borer), Coristoneura rosaceana (oblique banded leafroller), Chrysodeixis spp., Cnaphalocerus medinalis (leafworm -winder), Colias spp., Conpomorpha cramerella, Cossus cossus (Goat Moth), Crambus spp. (grass weaver caterpillar), Cydia funebrana (plum moth), Cydia molesta (oriental moth), Cydia nignicana (pea moth), Cydia pomonella (apple moth), Darna diducta, Diaphania spp. (stem borers), Diatraea spp. (stem borers), Diatraea saccharalis (sugar cane borer), Diatraea graniosella (southwestern corn borer), Earias spp. (Caterpillars), Earias insulata (spiny caterpillar), Earias vitella (painted caterpillar), Ecdytopopha aurantianum, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (elasmus caterpillar), Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple caterpillar), Ephestia spp (meal moths) , Ephestia caution (cocoa moth), Ephestia elutella (tobacco moth), Ephestia kuehniella (cereal moth), Epimeces spp., Epinotia aporema, Erionota thrax (banana hesperid), Eupoecilia ambiguella (raspberry moth ), Euxoa auxiliaris (army caterpillar), Feltia spp. (cutworms), Gortyna spp. (stem borers), Grapholita molesta (oriental moth), Hedylepta indicata (bean caterpillar), Helicoverpa spp. (moths of the Noctuidae family); Helicoverpa armigera (old world caterpillar); Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm); Heliothis spp. (moths of the family Noctuidae), Heliothis virescens(apple caterpillar), Hellula undalis (cabbage borer), Indarbela spp (root borers), Keiferia lycopersicella(tomato moth), Leucinodes orbonalis (eggplant borer), Leucoptera malifoliella, Lithocollectis spp., Lobesia botrana (grape moth), Loxagrotis spp. (moths of the family Noctuoidea), Loxagrotis albicosta (western bean threadworm), Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth), Lyonetia clerkella (apple leaf miner), Mahasena corbetti (oil palm caterpillar), Malacosoma spp. (tent caterpillars), Mamestra brassicae (cabbage bug), Maruca testulalis (pod borer), Metisaplana (basket borer), Mythimna unipuncta (grassland caterpillar), Neoleucinodes elegantalis (small pod borer), tomato moth), Nymphula depunctalis (bovine caterpillar), Operophthera brumata (winter moth), Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer), Oxydia vesulia, Pandemis cerasana (fruit tree moth), Pandemis heparana (brown apple moth) , Papilio demodocus, Pectinophora gossypiella (pink caterpillar), Peridroma spp. (stem caterpillar), Peridroma saucia (variegated caterpillar), Perileucoptera coffeella (coffee leaf miner), Phthorimaea operculella (potato moth), Phyllocnisitis citrella, Phyllonorycter spp. (leaf miner), Pieris rapae (small cabbage butterfly), Plathypena scabra, Plodia interpunctella (Indian flour moth), Plutella xylostella (Cowder moth), Polychrosis viteana (berry caterpillar of grape), Prays endocarpa, Prays oleae (olive moth), Pseudaletia spp. (wheat caterpillars), Pseudaletia unipunctata (army caterpillar), Pseudoplusia includens (Miscellaneous caterpillar), Rachiplusia nu, Scirpophaga incertulas, Sesamia spp. (stem borers), Sesamia inferens (pink rice borer), Sesamia nonagrioides, Setora nitens, Sitotroga cerealella (cereal tinea), Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera cosmioides (Lepidoptera), Spodoptera spp. (army armyworm), Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm), Spodoptera fugiperda (fall armyworm), Spodoptera oridania eridania (pod caterpillar), Spodoptera littoralis Diaphania nitidalis, Synanthedon spp. (root borers), Thecla basilides, Thermisia gemmatalis, Tineola bisselliella (Clothes moth), Trichoplusia ni (Span caterpillar), Tuta Absolute, Yponomeuta spp., Zeuzera coffeae (Red Coffee Borer) and Zeuzera pyrina(leopard moth).

[0221] In yet another embodiment, the insect pests are from the order Orthoptera, such as Anabrus simplex (mormon cricket), Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets), Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus spp. (grasshoppers), Microcentrum retinerve (angle-winged grasshopper), Pterophylla spp. (hopes), Chistocerca gregaria, Scudderia furcata (fork-tailed shrub hope) and Valanga nigricorni.

[0222] In yet another embodiment, the insect pests are of the order Thysanoptera, such as Frankliniella fusca (tobacco thrips), Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips), Frankliniella shultzi, Frankliniella wiliamsi (corn thrips), Heliothrips hororrhaidalis (thrips greenhouse), Riborotrips cruzus, Scirtothrips spp., Scirtothrips citri (citrus thrips), Scirtothrips dorsalis (yellow tea thrips), Taeniothrips rhopalantennalis and Thrips spp., Diloboderus abderus (coleoptera) and Diabrotica speciosa (coleoptera).

[0223] In one embodiment, coleopterous insect pests can be selected from, but are not limited to, Acanthoscelides spp. (weevils), Acanthoscelides obtectus (woodworm), Agrilus planipennis (green beetle), Agriotes spp. (wireworm), Anoplophora glabripennis (Asian beetle), Anthonomus spp. (weevils), Anthonomus grandis (cotton boll weevil), Aphidius spp., Apion spp. (weevils), Apogonia spp. (coró), Ataenius spretulus (dung beetle), Atomaria linearis (silky fungus beetle), Aulacophore spp., Bothynoderes punctiventris (beet root weevil), Bruchus spp. (weevils), Bruchus pisorum (pea weevil), Cacoesia spp., Callosobruchus maculatus (bean weevil), Carpophilus hemipterus (dried fruit beetle), Cassida vittata, Cerosterna spp, Cerotoma spp. (chrysomelids), Cerotoma trifurcata (kitty), Ceutorhynchus spp. (weevils), Ceutorhynchus assimilis (cabbage seed weevil), Ceutorhynchus napi (cabbage weevil), Chaetocnema spp. (chrysomelids), Colaspis spp. (little cow weevil), Conoderus scalaris, Conoderus stigmosus, Conotrachelus nenuphar (plum weevil), Cotinus nitidis (green June beetle), Crioceris asparagi (asparagus beetle), Cryptolestes ferrugineus (dung beetle), Cryptolestes pusillus (asparagus beetle), grain beetle), Cryptolestes turcicus (Turkish grain beetle), Ctenicera spp. (wire larva), Curculio spp. (weevil), Cyclocephala spp. (larvae), Cylindrocpturus adspersus (sunflower stem weevil), Deporaus marginatus (mango leaf weevil), Dermestes lardarius (pantry beetle), Dermestes maculatus (leather beetle) , Diloboderus abderus (coleoptera), Diabrotica speciosa (coleoptera), Diabrotica spp. (chrysomelids), Epilachna varivestis (Mexican bean beetle), Faustinus cubae, Hylobius pales (pine weevil), Hypera spp. (alfalfa weevil), Hypera postica (alfalfa weevil), Hyperdoes spp. (Hyperodes weevil), Hypothenemus hampei (coffee borer), Ips spp. (ambrosia beetle), Lasioderma serricorne (tobacco beetle), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle), Liogenys futscus, Liogenys suturalis, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus (North American root screwworm), Lyctus spp. (wood borers), Maecolaspis joliveti, Megascelis spp., Melanotus communis, Meligethes spp., Meligethes aeneus (pollen beetle), Melolontha melolontha (European common Melonta beetle), Oberea brevis, Oberea linearis, Oryctes rhinoceros ( Asian rhinoceros beetle), Oryzaephilus mercator (grain merchant weevil), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (barley beetle), Otiorhynchus spp. (weevils), Oulema melanopus (cereal leaf aphid), Oulema oryzae, Pantomorus spp. (weevils), Phyllophaga spp. (May/June beetle), Phyllophaga cuyabana, Phyllotreta spp.(chrysomelids), Phynchites spp., Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle), Prostephanus truncates(greater grain borer), Rhizopertha dominica -grain-minor), Rhizotrogus spp. (European ladybird), Rhynchophorus spp. (weevils), Scolytus spp. (bark beetle), Sphenophorus spp. (boll weevils), Sitona lineatus (pea leaf weevil), Sitophilus spp. (cereal weevil), Sitophilus granaries (grain weevil), Sitophilus oryzae (rice weevil), Stegobium paniceum (bread weevil), Tribolium spp. (flour beetle), Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle), Tribolium confusum (confused flour beetle), Trogoderma variabile (warehouse beetle) and Zabrus tenebioides.

[0224] In one embodiment, the insect pests are from the order Hemiptera, such as Acrosternum hilare (acrosterno stink bug), Blissus leucopterus (common stink bug), Calocoris norvegicus (potato capsid bug), Cimex hemipterus (bed bug), Cimex lectularius (bed bug), Diaphorina citri and Tibraca limbativentris(hemiptera), Dagbertus fasciatus, Dichelops furcatus, Dichelops melacanthus, Dysdercus suturellus (cotton bug), Edessa meditabunda, Eurygaster maura(tortoise bug), Euschistus heros, Euschistus servus (brown stink bug), Helopeltis antonii, Helopeltis theivora (tea midge), Lagynotomus spp. (bed bugs), Leptocorisa oratorius, Leptocorisa varicornis, Lygus spp. (phytophagous stink bugs), Lygus hesperus (Western spotted stink bug), Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Neurocolpus longirostris, Nezara viridula (soybean stink bug), Paratrioza cockerelli, Phytocoris spp. (phytophagous stink bugs), Phytocoris californicus, Phytocoris relativus, Piezodorus guildinii, Poecilocapsus lineatus (four-striped plant bug), Psallus vaccinicola, Pseudacysta perseae, Scaptocoris castanea and Triatoma spp. (barber).

[0225] In one embodiment, the insect pests are of the order Homoptera, such as Acrythosiphon pisum (pea aphid), Adelges spp. (adelgids), Aleurodes proletella (cabbage whitefly), Aleurodicus disperses, Aleurothrixus floccosus (citrus whitefly), Aluacaspis spp., Amrasca bigutella, Aphrophora spp. (leafhopper), Aonidiella aurantii (red scale insect), Aphis spp. (aphids), Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid), Aphis pomi (apple aphid), Aulacorthum solani (foxglove aphid) , Bemisia spp. (whitefly), Bemisia argentifolii, Bemisia tabaci (sweet potato whitefly), Brachycoleus noxius (Russian aphid), Brachycorynella asparagi (asparagus aphid), Brevennia rehi, Brevicoryne brassicae ( -kale), Ceroplastes spp. (mealybugs), Ceroplastes rubens (red waxy mealybug), Chionaspis spp. (mealybugs), Chrysomphalus spp. (mealybugs), Coccus spp. (mealybugs), Dalbulius maidis (homoptera), replace Mahanarva fimbriolata with Mahanarva sp. Dysaphis plantaginea(pink apple aphid), Empoasca spp. (green leafhopper), Eriosoma lanigerum (apple woolly aphid), Icerya purchasi (white leafhopper), Idioscopus nitidulus (mango leafhopper), Laodelphax striatellus (small brown grasshopper), Lepidosaphes spp., Macrosiphum spp., Macrosiphum euphorbiae(potato aphid), Macrosiphum granarium(ear aphid), Macrosiphum rosae(purple rose aphid), Macrosteles quadrilineatus(aster leafhopper), Mahanarva frimbiolata, Metopolophium dirhodum(potato aphid), leaf), Mictis longicornis, Myzus persicae(green peach aphid), Nephotettix spp. (lilybug), Nephotettix cinctipes (green leafhopper), Nilaparvata lugens (brown leafhopper), Parlatoria pergandii (root mealybug), Parlatoria ziziphi (blackscale mealybug), Peregrinus maidis (corn planthopper), Philaenus spp . (leafhoppers), Phylloxera vitifoliae (vine phylloxera), Physokermes piceae (spruce mealybug), Planococcus spp. (white cochineal), Pseudococcus spp. (white mealybug), Pseudococcus brevipes (pineapple mealybug), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (São José louse), Rhapalosiphum spp. (aphids), Rhapalosiphum maida (corn aphid), Rhopalosiphum padi (corn aphid) - leaves), Saissetia spp. (cochineal), Saissetia oleae (black mealybug), Schizaphis graminum (green cereal aphid), Sitobion avenae (cob aphid), Sogatella furcifera (white-backed planthopper), Therioaphis spp. (aphid), Toumeyella spp. (cochineal), Toxoptera spp. (aphid), Trialeurodes spp. (whitefly), Trialeurodes vaporariorum (greenhouse whitefly), Trialeurodes abutiloneus (striped-wing whitefly), Unaspis spp. (scale insects), Unaspis yanonensis (arrow scale insect) and Zulia entreriana.

[0226] In one embodiment, the preferred controlled insect pest is from the Pentatonidae family.

[0227] In one embodiment, the preferred controlled insect pest is a bed bug.

[0228] In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides the use of an agrochemical composition to control insects.

[0229] According to one aspect, the present combinations/compositions are useful for controlling pests, particularly bed bugs.

[0230] In one embodiment, the present combinations/compositions are useful for controlling adult insects and stink bugs in the nymph stage, particularly on soybean plants.

[0231] In one embodiment, the compositions according to the disclosure are applied to any and all stages of development, such as egg, larva, pupa and adult, for preventing or controlling insect pests.

[0232] In one embodiment, pests can be controlled by contacting the target pest, its food supply, habitat, breeding site or its locus with an insecticide-effective amount of the compositions described herein.

[0233] According to another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling or preventing unwanted pests on plants or propagating material thereof, said method comprising applying an agrochemically effective amount of the present combinations/compositions to the pests or plants or its locus.

[0234] In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for predominantly controlling insect infestation at a locus, said method comprising administering to the locus the present combinations/compositions.

[0235] In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for increasing productivity in an agricultural crop through the application of the present method, using the present insecticide combinations/compositions as described herein.

[0236] Yet another object of the present invention provides a method for improving the health of agricultural crops through the application of the insecticide combination/composition.

[0237] In another aspect, the present invention provides a complete strategy for the management and control of target insects for agricultural sustainability, as well as for increasing agricultural crop productivity rates.

[0238] In one embodiment, the present combinations/compositions are effective for controlling stink bugs in soybean plants.

[0239] In one embodiment, the present combinations/compositions are effective for controlling adult insects and stink bugs in the nymph stage on soybean plants.

[0240] Stink bugs feed on various plants, which include native and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, weeds, and other cultivated crops such as corn and cotton, as well as numerous uncultivated plants, and their preferred hosts are almost all wild plants.

[0241] Bed bugs (order Hemiptera, family Pentatomidae) are animal pests and true insects found as green stink bugs or brown stink bugs. These insects are one of the most common pest problems in soybean plants. Among brown stink bugs, Euschistus heros is currently considered to be the most abundant species in Brazil, and is a significant problem in soybeans. Therefore, stink bug control in soybeans is often vital to preventing significant economic damage. However, there are increasing problems with insecticide resistance.

[0242] Thus, in this embodiment, the present disclosure may provide a method for controlling insect infestation at a locus, said method comprising placing the target insect in contact with the present combinations/compositions comprising: (a) at least one selected insecticide from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, fertilizer, nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0243] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be performed by applying the present combinations/compositions to the locus of infestation.

[0244] Suitable application methods include, among others, soil treatment, seed treatment, furrow application, and foliar application. Soil treatment methods include soaking the soil, drip irrigation (drip application onto the soil), soaking roots, tubers or bulbs, or soil injection. Seed treatment techniques include seed covering, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed pelleting. Furrow applications typically include the steps of making a furrow in cultivated land, sowing the furrow with seeds, applying the composition to the furrow, and closing the furrow. Foliar application refers to the application of the composition to the foliage of the plant, for example, by means of spray equipment. For foliar applications, it may be advantageous to modify pest behavior by using pheromones in combination with the compounds of the present invention. Pheromones suitable for specific agricultural crops and pests are known to one skilled in the art.

[0245] For use in treating agricultural crop plants, for example, by foliar application, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of 0.0001 grams per hectare (g/ha) to 4,000 g/ha.

[0246] In another embodiment, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of about 1 g/ha to about 4000 g/ha.

[0247] In another embodiment, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of about 50 g/ha to about 3500 g/ha.

[0248] In another embodiment, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of about 100 g/ha to about 3000 g/ha.

[0249] In another embodiment, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of about 500 g/ha to about 2500 g/ha.

[0250] In another embodiment, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of about 1000 g/ha to about 2000 g/ha.

[0251] Concentrations of the active substance in ready-to-use formulations, which can be obtained after two- to ten-fold dilution, are preferably from about 0.01 w/w to about 80% w/w, by weight. total formulation.

[0252] Preferably, the method for controlling insects comprises applying/administering to an agricultural crop, its locus or its propagation material an insecticide-effective amount of the present combinations/compositions, the method being to control and/or prevent infestation of agricultural crops by insects, preferably Euschistus heros. Administration is preferably by application when the first signs of infestation are seen or when insect pests begin to reappear.

[0253] In a further aspect, the invention provides a method for controlling and/or preventing Euschistus heros infestation in soybeans, which comprises applying to an agricultural crop of soybean plants, its locus or propagation material thereof, the composition comprising : (c) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (d) at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0254] The present invention also relates to a method of protecting plants against attack or infestation by Euschistus heros comprising placing the plant or the soil in which the plant is growing in contact with the present agrochemical combinations/compositions.

[0255] The invention also provides a method for protecting plant propagation material, preferably seeds, and seedling roots and shoots against Euschistus heros, which comprises placing the plant propagation material, e.g. as seeds before sowing and/or after pre-germination in contact with the combinations/compositions of the present invention.

[0256] In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects, said method comprising simultaneously or sequentially applying insecticide-effective amounts of at least two insecticides, directly or indirectly to target insects, in the presence of at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0257] In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for preventing or controlling insects, said method comprising applying, simultaneously or sequentially, to a locus of an agricultural crop plant, of the present combination comprising: (a ) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, fertilizer, nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0258] Preferably, the method comprises applying at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide with a sequential application comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations of the same; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, fertilizer, nutrient or combinations thereof, to effectively protect plants against attack or infestation by Euschistus heros.

[0259] In one embodiment, the method of the present invention significantly controls target insects within a period of about 0 days to about 30 days.

[0260] In one embodiment, the method of the present invention significantly controls target insects within a period of about 0 days to about 15 days.

[0261] In one embodiment, the method of the present invention significantly controls target insects within a period of about 1 day to about 14 days.

[0262] In one embodiment, the method of the present invention significantly controls target insects within a period of about 2 days to about 12 days.

[0263] In one embodiment, the method of the present invention significantly controls target insects within a period of about 3 days to about 10 days.

[0264] In one embodiment, the method comprises applying an insecticide-effective amount of the combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, fertilizer, nutrient, or combinations thereof, within a period of about 0 days to about 30 days from the date of application of the insecticide(s) .

[0265] In one embodiment, the method comprises applying the agrochemical composition comprising: (a) about 1% w/w to about 80% w/w of the insecticide; (b) a fertilizer or nutrient comprising from about 5% w/w to about 40% w/w phosphorus, and from about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of a soluble potassium salt in water, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition; and (c) about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w of the plant growth regulator, of the total weight of the agrochemical composition; wherein the insecticide is selected from pyrethroid insecticide, neonicotinoid insecticide or combinations thereof.

[0266] In one embodiment, the method comprises applying any of the compositions, as mentioned in the examples.

[0267] In one embodiment, the method comprises applying an insecticide-effective amount of the combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient, or combinations thereof, simultaneously or sequentially within a period of from about 0 days to about 15 days.

[0268] In one embodiment, the method comprises applying an insecticide-effective amount of the combination comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient, or combinations thereof, simultaneously or sequentially within a period of about 3 days to about 10 days.

[0269] In accordance with the method of the present invention, adults and nymphs of Euschistus heros were best controlled with the sequential application of an insecticidal combination/composition comprising: (a) at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, an insecticide neonicotinoid, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and (b) at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient, or combinations thereof, within a period of about 3 days to about 7 days.

[0270] The present combinations can be applied to the locus of the plant, in an amount effective as an insecticide. Selection of appropriate effective amounts depends on the density of the insect infestation.

[0271] In one embodiment, insecticides can be used in an amount of about 1 g/ha to about 5000 g/ha.

[0272] In one embodiment, insecticides can be used in an amount of about 5 g/ha to about 500 g/ha.

[0273] Therefore, in one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects at a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, to the locus; and (b) within about 3 days to about 15 days, apply at least one insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus.

[0274] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects in a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, to the locus; and (b) apply at least one insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus, said application being at least about 3 days after the application of at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide.

[0275] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects in a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, to the locus; and (b) apply at least one insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof; and at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus, said application being at least about 7 days after the application of at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide.

[0276] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying a combination of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and a fertilizer composition, sequentially to the plants or parts thereof or to the locus or surface of the plant propagation material, being that a subsequent application of the fertilizer is carried out at a time interval of at least about 7 days.

[0277] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying a combination of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and a fertilizer composition, sequentially to the plants or parts thereof or to the locus or surface of the plant propagation material, being that a subsequent application of the fertilizer is carried out at a time interval of at least about 10 days.

[0278] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by an application of a combination of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and a subsequent application of a fertilizer, with the subsequent application of the fertilizer being carried out in a time interval of at least approximately 10 days after the previous application.

[0279] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by an application of a combination of acetamiprid, bifenthrin, and a subsequent application of at least one component selected from a fertilizer, a nutrient, a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof, with the subsequent application of at least one component selected from a fertilizer, a nutrient, a plant growth regulator, being carried out within a time interval of at least about 10 days after the previous application.

[0280] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying a composition of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and an agrochemical ingredient selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer and a nutrient, said agrochemical ingredient being selected of a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer and a nutrient, is applied sequentially, at a time interval of at least about 10 days after the previous application.

[0281] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects in a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying at least two insecticides selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof to the locus; (b) applying at least one insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof and at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus; and (c) apply at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide, with each application occurring at an interval of about 10 days.

[0282] In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects in a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying acephate and bifenthrin to the locus; and (b) applying acetamiprid and bifenthrin and at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus, said application being at least about 3 days after the application of acephate and Bifenthrin.

[0283] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects at a locus, the method comprising: (a) applying acephate and bifenthrin to the locus; (b) applying acetamiprid and bifenthrin and at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus, said application being at least about 3 days after the application of acephate and bifenthrin ; and (c) applying acephate to the locus, said application being at least 3 days after the application of acetamiprid and bifenthrin, and at least one component selected from a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof.

[0284] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling insects in a locus of a plant, the method comprising: (a) applying acephate and bifenthrin to the locus; and (b) applying the combination of at least one insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof and at least one plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof, to the locus, the said application is at least about 10 days after the application of at least one insecticide selected from an organophosphate insecticide.

[0285] In one embodiment, the insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof is applied from about 0.5 g/ha to about 3000 g/ha.

[0286] In one embodiment, the insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof is applied from about 0.5 g/ha to about 1500 g/ha.

[0287] In another embodiment, the insecticide selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof is applied from about 1.0 g/ha to about 1200 g/ha.

[0288] In another embodiment, the agrochemical composition comprises at least two insecticides selected from a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide and the pyrethroid insecticide or a combination thereof are applied in a weight ratio of about 1 to about 1000.

[0289] In one embodiment, the neonicotinoid insecticide is acetamiprid and the pyrethroid insecticide is bifenthrin.

[0290] In one embodiment, the present composition comprises the insecticides, acetamiprid and bifenthrin in a weight ratio of about 1:1000 to about 1000:1.

[0291] In another embodiment, the present composition comprises the insecticides, acetamiprid and bifenthrin in a weight ratio of about 1000:1, from about 1:500 to about 500:1, from about 1:300 to about from 300:1, from about 1:100 to about 100:1, from about 1:50 to about 50:1 or from about 1:25 to about 25:1, from about 1:10 to about 10:1, from about 1:5 to about 5:1, from about 1:3 to about 3:1, from about 1:2.5 to about 2.5:1 or preferably about 1:1.

[0292] In one embodiment, the present disclosure can be carried out by an application of a composition comprising a fertilizer in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 50% w/w, of the total weight of the composition.

[0293] The combinations of the invention or the pesticide compositions comprising them can be used to protect growing plants and crops from attack or infestation by animal pests, especially bed bugs, in particular Euschistus, more particularly E. heros, by contacting the plant/crop with an insecticide-effective amount of compositions of the invention.

[0294] Described herein are pesticide compositions for controlling Pentatomidae pests, particularly bedbugs, comprising an agrochemical pesticide in combination with at least one other active component selected from a plant growth regulator, fertilizer, micronutrients or combinations thereof.

[0295] Therefore, in one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the compositions to the locus of infestation.

[0296] In one embodiment, the composition is applied at an application rate of about 1000 g/ha.

[0297] Typically, the active ingredient concentration is 62.5 g a.i./ha of bifenthrin and 62.5 g a.i./ha of acetamiprid.

[0298] The method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the compositions to soil or foliar applications at a preferred application rate of about 50 L/ha to about 200 L/ha. In one embodiment, the application rate is preferably about 100 L/ha to about 150 L/ha.

[0299] The method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the compositions to the soil, at a preferred application rate of about 0.10 L/ha to about 10 L/ha.

[0300] The method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the compositions to the soil, at a preferred application rate, which is from about 1 L/ha to about 4 L/ha.

[0301] The method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the compositions to the soil, at a preferred application rate, which is from about 1 L/ha to about 3 L/ha.

[0302] In one embodiment, the method comprises the use of the compositions of the invention, including those prepared by premixing before application, for example, as a ready mix or tank mix, or by simultaneous application or sequential application to the plant.

[0303] For use in treating agricultural crop plants, for example, by foliar application, the application rate of the composition of this invention can be in the range of 0.0001 g/ha to 4000 g/ha.

[0304] Typically, the composition according to the disclosure is applied from a pre-dosing device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane or an irrigation system. Typically, the agrochemical composition is prepared with water, buffer and/or additional auxiliaries, to the desired application concentration, and the ready-to-use spray liquor or agrochemical composition according to the disclosure is thus obtained.

[0305] In one embodiment, the method of the present disclosure can be carried out by applying the combination sequentially or together, in the form of a tank mix or a pre-formulated (pre-mixed) composition.

[0306] The application method comprises contacting the pests, their food supply, habitat or breeding site with a pesticide composition comprising an agrochemical active ingredient and at least one plant growth regulator or fertilizer or a micronutrient.

[0307] Administration is preferably applied when the first signs of infestation are seen or when insect pests begin to reappear.

[0308] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for improving the productivity of a plant, said method comprising applying compositions of the present disclosure to the locus of the plant, so that the combination controls harmful insects.

[0309] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a kit of parts comprising a component of an insecticide comprising a neonicotinoid, a pyrethroid or a combination thereof; a second component comprising an agrochemical ingredient comprising a nutrient or a fertilizer or a plant growth regulator or combinations thereof.

[0310] In another aspect, the present disclosure may provide a multipackaging insecticidal product for controlling insects at a locus, said product comprising: (a) a first container comprising one or more insecticides, (b) a second container comprising a composition of plant health regulator, fertilizer, micronutrient or combination thereof; and (c) an instruction manual instructing a user to mix the contents of said first and second containers, and administer the mixture to the locus.

[0311] The method of the present disclosure may offer some particular advantages over the prior art. The new method of the present disclosure helps to improve productivity and promotes plant health and has no measurable phytotoxicity.

[0312] In view of the above, it will be seen that the various advantages of the invention are obtained and other advantageous results are also obtained. Although the present invention has been disclosed in its entirety, it will be understood that numerous additional modifications and variations could be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The embodiments can be combined together to better understand the invention, without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0313] In another embodiment, alternative or multiple embodiments of the invention disclosed herein should not be construed as limitations. Each embodiment may be referenced and claimed individually or in any combination with other embodiments of the invention. One or more embodiments of the invention may be included or excluded from the invention for reasons of convenience and/or patentability.

[0314] The invention will now be described with reference to the following examples. Although the foregoing written description of the invention permits one skilled in the art to make and use what is presently considered to be the best mode thereof, those skilled in the art will understand and recognize the existence of variations, combinations and equivalents of the embodiment, method and of the specific examples of the present invention. The invention, therefore, should not be limited by the embodiment and method described above, and by the following examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention. Examples: Example 1: Acetamiprid-Bifentrine-Gibberellic Acid WDG Composition

[0315] Process: Acetamiprid, bifenthrin, gibberellic acid and other ingredients were added sequentially under constant stirring. The mixture was stirred until complete homogenization. The mixture was then ground in the air mill. The dough was prepared by adding a sufficient amount of water to obtain granules. The granules thus obtained were dried to obtain the WDG composition. Example 2: Acetamiprid-Bifentrine-Gibberellic Acid WDG Composition

[0316] The process of preparing the composition in Example 2 is the same as that in Example 1. Example 3: Acetamiprid-Bifentrine-Gibberellic Acid WDG Composition

[0317] The preparation process of the composition in Example 3 is the same as that in Example 1. Example 4: Bioefficacy study - % insect pest control of Euschistus heros nymphs in soybeans

[0318] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling Euschistus heros in soybeans. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied at a dose rate (spray volume) of around 150 L/ha. Methodology:

[0319] 3 sprays (ABC) with an interval of 10 days, the first (A) at the beginning of the infestation (1 stink bug/round/field). Pest infestation, before the first spray (0 DA-A) and 3 and 10 days after each spray (BC). Table 1: % E. Heros Pest Control *Total insect control refers to the control of adult bed bugs and nymphs.

[0320] It was concluded that treatment with a combination of acetamiprid and bifenthrin and fertilizers effectively controlled stink bugs in the nymph stage, as well as improving plant health and crop productivity. Example 5: Bioefficacy study - % of Euschistus heros nymph insect pest control in soybeans

[0321] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling Euschistus heros in soybeans. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied to them. Table 2: % E. Heros Pest Control

[0322] It was concluded that treatment with a combination of acetamiprid, bifenthrin, acephate and fertilizers effectively controlled stink bugs in the nymph stage in soybean crops. Example 6: Bioefficacy study - % Control of pests of adult insects and nymphs of Euschistus heros in soybeans

[0323] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling Euschistus heros in soybeans. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied to them. Table 3: % E. Heros Pest Control

[0324] It was concluded that treatment with a combination of acephate + bifenthrin, followed by acetamiprid + bifenthrin, followed by fertilizers effectively controlled stink bugs in the nymph stage and adult stage in soybean crops.

Example 7: Bioefficacy study - % of Euschistus heros nymphal insect pest control in soybeans

[0325] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling Euschistus heros in soybeans. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied to them. Table 4: % E. Heros Pest Control

[0326] It was concluded that treatment with the combination of acephate + bifenthrin; followed by acetamiprid + bifenthrin; and the fertilizers effectively controlled stink bugs in the adult stage along with controlling the total number of insects in the soybean crop.

Example 8: Bioefficacy study - % of Euschistus heros insect pest control in soybeans

[0327] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling Euschistus heros in soybeans. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied to them. Table 5: % E. Heros Pest Control

[0328] It was concluded that treatment with the combination of acephate + bifenthrin; followed by acetamiprid + bifenthrin; followed by acephate; and fertilizers effectively controlled stink bugs in terms of the total number of insects in the soybean crop.

Example 9: Bioefficacy Study - % Adult Insect Pest Control

[0329] Trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of controlling adult insect pests. The components of the agrochemical combinations were applied to them. Table 6: % Adult Insect Pest Control

[0330] It was concluded that treatment with a combination of acephate and bifenthrin, acetamiprid and bifenthrin; acephate; and fertilizers effectively controlled adult insect pests. Example 10: WDG Composition of Acetamiprid-Bifentrine-Gibberellic Acid

[0331] Process: Acetamiprid, bifenthrin, gibberellic acid and other ingredients were added sequentially under constant stirring. The mixture was stirred until complete homogenization. The mixture was then ground in the air mill. The dough was prepared by adding a sufficient amount of water to obtain granules. The granules thus obtained were dried to obtain the WDG composition.

Example 11: Physicochemical stability study

[0332] The composition in Example 10 was evaluated for its physicochemical stability under accelerated thermal stability (AHS) conditions. Table 7: Physicochemical stability study

[0333] It was observed that the composition presents physicochemical stability under AHS conditions. The composition is stable for 14 days in AHS at 54°C.

Example 12: Evaluation of gibberellic acid in soybean productivity

[0334] Tests were conducted to evaluate soybean productivity for compositions of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and gibberellic acid, with the compositions comprising different concentrations of gibberellic acid. The compositions were applied at a dosage rate (spray volume) of about 150 L/ha, for single spray application (A). Table 8: Soybean productivity (bags/ha)

[0335] It was concluded that treatment with the composition comprising acetamiprid + bifenthrin + gibberellic acid provided improved productivity in soybean crops.

Example 13: Assessment of gibberellic acid on the weight of a thousand grains (TKW) of soybeans

[0336] Tests were conducted to evaluate the weight of a thousand soybean grains for compositions of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and gibberellic acid, with the compositions comprising different concentrations of gibberellic acid. The compositions were applied at a dosage rate (spray volume) of about 150 L/ha, for single spray application (A). Table 9: TKW of soybeans

[0337] It was concluded that treatment with the composition comprising acetamiprid + bifenthrin + gibberellic acid provided improved TKW in soybean crops.

Example 14: Evaluation of gibberellic acid in terms of controlling nymphs + adult insects in soybean

[0338] Tests were conducted to evaluate % control of nymphs + adult insects in soybeans for compositions of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and gibberellic acid, with the compositions comprising different concentrations of gibberellic acid. The compositions were applied at a dosage rate (spray volume) of about 150 L/ha, for application in three sprays (ABC). The first at the beginning of the infestation; the second and third at 3 and 10 days after each spraying. Table 10: % control of nymphs + adult insects in soybeans

[0339] It was concluded that treatment with the composition comprising acetamiprid + bifenthrin + gibberellic acid provided % improved control of nymphs + adult insects.

Example 15: Evaluation of gibberellic acid for % of undamaged grains

[0340] Tests were conducted to evaluate the % of undamaged grains for compositions of acetamiprid, bifenthrin and gibberellic acid, with the compositions comprising different concentrations of gibberellic acid. The compositions were evaluated based on the tetrazolium test. The compositions were applied at a dosage rate (spray volume) of about 150 L/ha, for application in three sprays (ABC). The first at the beginning of the infestation; the second and third at 3 and 10 days after each spraying. Table 11: % of undamaged grains

[0341] It was concluded that treatment with the composition comprising acetamiprid + bifenthrin + gibberellic acid provided an improved % of undamaged grains.

Claims (16)

1. Agrochemical combination for insect control, wherein the combination is characterized by comprising: (a) at least one insecticide; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof. 2. Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the insecticide is selected from the group comprising an organophosphate insecticide, a neonicotinoid insecticide, a pyrethroid insecticide or combinations thereof. 3. Combination, according to claim 2, characterized in that the insecticide is selected from the group comprising acephate, acetamiprid, imidacloprid, bifenthrin or combinations thereof. 4. Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the plant growth regulator is selected from the group comprising auxin, gibberellin, gibberellic acid, cytokinin, abscisic acid, ethylene or combinations thereof. 5. Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the fertilizer is selected from the group comprising phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus trioxide, phosphorus monoxide, organophosphates, potassium phosphate, monopotassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, chloride potassium, potash, potassium oxide, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, urea, lime, nitrogen, sulfur, magnesium or combinations thereof. 6. Combination according to claim 1, characterized in that the nutrient is selected from the group comprising zinc, nickel, molybdenum, copper, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, magnesium sulfate monohydrate or combinations thereof. 7. Combination, according to claim 1, wherein the combination is characterized by comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; and (b) at least one agrochemically active ingredient comprising a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a nutrient or combinations thereof. 8. Agrochemical composition for insect control, wherein the composition is characterized by comprising: (a) at least two insecticides; (b) a plant growth regulator; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient. 9. Composition, according to claim 8, wherein the composition is characterized by comprising: (a) at least two insecticides comprising acetamiprid and bifenthrin; (b) the plant growth regulator comprising gibberellic acid; and (c) at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient. 10. Composition according to claim 8, characterized in that the insecticide is present in an amount of about 1% w/w to about 70% w/w of the total weight of the composition. 11. Composition according to claim 8, characterized in that the plant growth regulator is present in an amount of from about 0.0001% w/w to about 10% w/w of the total weight of the composition. 12. Composition according to claim 9, characterized in that acetamiprid and bifenthrin are present in a weight ratio of about 1:10 to about 10:1. 13. Composition according to claim 8, characterized in that the composition is present in the form of water-dispersible granules. 14. Use of the agrochemical composition, as defined in claim 8, characterized in that it is to control insects. 15. Method for controlling insects, characterized by applying to the insects, or their locus, an agrochemical composition comprising at least two insecticides; and a plant growth regulator. 16. Method according to claim 15, characterized in that the composition is applied in a range of about 500 g/ha to about 2500 g/ha.