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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,981,091 B2 Natsuhara et a]. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 17, 2015

(54) PEST CONTROL COMPOSITION (52) US. Cl. CPC ...... A01N43/76 (2013.01); A01N 43/54 (75) Inventors: Katsuya Natsuhara, Tokyo (JP); Azusa (2013.01) Tanaka, Takarazuka (JP) USPC ...... 544/319 (58) Field of Classi?cation Search (73) Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, USPC ...... 544/319 Limited, Tokyo (JP) See application ?le for complete search history. ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (56) References Cited patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 5,478,855 A 12/1995 Suzuki et al. (21) App1.No.: 14/233,561 5,578,625 A 11/1996 Suzuki et al. 2010/0216738 A1 8/2010 Fischer et a1. (22) PCT Filed: Jul. 20, 2012 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (86) PCT No.: PCT/JP2012/069071 CN 102228055 A 11/2011 § 371 (0X1)’ EP 0326329 A2 8/1989 (2), (4) Date: Jan. 17, 2014 W0 WO 93/22297 A1 11/1993 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (87) PCT Pub. No.: WO2013/012099 The International Preliminary Report on Patentability (PCT/ IB/ 373), PCT Pub. Date: Jan. 24, 2013 dated Jan. 21, 2014, issued in the corresponding International Appli cation No. PCT/JP2012/069071. (65) Prior Publication Data Primary Examiner * Kristin Vajda US 2014/0187778A1 Ju1.3, 2014 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & (30) Foreign Application Priority Data Birch, LLP (57) ABSTRACT Jul. 21,2011 (JP) ...... 2011-159711 Disclosed is a pest control composition having an excellent controlling effect on pests, Which comprises etoxazole and (51) Int. Cl. fenazaquin. A01N 43/76 (2006.01) A01N 43/54 (2006.01) 6 Claims, No Drawings US 8,981,091 B2 1 2 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITION Etoxazole is a known compound and can be produced by a process described in, for example, WO93/22297. TECHNICAL FIELD Fenazaquin is described in, for example, EP0326329A and can be produced by a process described therein. The present application is ?led claiming the priority of the In the pest control composition of the present invention, the Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-15971 1, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is, for example, from The present invention relates to a pest control composition 500011 to 115000, from 50011 to 115000, from 30011 to and a pest control method. 114100, from 25011 to 114097, from 10011 to 11100, from 1611 to 1116 and from 113 to 1116. BACKGROUND ART The pest control composition of the present invention may be a simple mixture of etoxazole and fenazaquin. However, Etoxazole, 2-(2,6-di?uorophenyl)-4-[4-(1,1-dimethyl the pest control composition of the present invention is gen ethyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl]-4,5-dihydrooxazole) is known as an erally prepared by mixing etoxazole and fenazaquin and an active ingredient of a pest control agent (see, e.g., Patent Literature 1). inert carrier, and if necessary a surfactant and the other for Also, fenazaquin, 4-tert-butylphenethquuinazolin-4-yl mulation additives, and then formulating the mixture into a ether, is known as an active ingredient of a pest control agent formulation such as oil solution, emulsi?able concentrate, (see, e.g., Patent Literature 2). suspension concentrate, wettable powder, water dispersible granules, dusts, or granules. CITATION LIST 20 The pest control composition of the present invention con tains etoxazole and fenazaquin in a total amount of generally Patent Literature 0.01 to 90% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 80% by weight. Examples of the inert carrier include solid carriers, liquid Patent Literature 11 WO93/22297 carriers and gaseous carriers. Patent Literature 21 EP0326329A 25 Examples of the solid carrier include ?ne powders and SUMMARY OF INVENTION granules of minerals (e.g. kaolin clay, attapulgite clay, ben tonite, montmorillonite, acidic white clay, pyrophylite, talc, Technical Problem diatomaceous earth, and calicite), natural organic substances (e.g. corncob ?our, and walnut shell ?our), synthetic organic An object of the present invention is to provide a pest 30 substances (e.g. urea, and urea formaldehyde resin), salts control composition having an excellent control effect on (e.g. calcium carbonate, and ammonium sulfate), and syn pests and a pest control method. thetic inorganic substances (e.g. synthetic hydrated silicon Solution to Problem oxide). 35 Examples of the liquid carrier include aromatic hydrocar The present inventors have intensively studied and ?nally bons (e.g. xylene, alkylbenzene, and methyl naphthalene), found that a combination of etoxazole and fenazaquin has an alcohols (e.g. 2-propanol), ketones (e.g. acetone, cyclohex excellent control effect on pests. Thus, the present invention anone, and isophorone), vegetable oils (e.g. soybean oil, and has been completed. cotton oil), petroleum-based aliphatic hydrocarbons, esters, Namely, the present invention includes the followings: 40 dimethylsulfoxide, acetonitrile, and water. [1] A pest control composition comprising etoxazole and Examples of the gaseous carrier include ?uorocarbon, fenazaquin. butane gas, lique?ed petroleum gas (LPG), dimethyl ether, [2] The pest control composition according to the above [1], and carbon dioxide. wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from Examples of the surfactant include anionic surfactants (e.g. 500011 to 115000. [3] The pest control composition according to the above [1], 45 alkyl sulfate ester salts, alkylaryl sulfonates, dialkyl sulfos wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from uccinates, polyoxyethylene alkylaryl ether phosphate ester 30011 to 114100. salts, ligninsulfonates, naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde [4] A pest control method, which comprises applying effec polycondensates, styrene-acrylate copolymers, and methyl tive amounts of etoxazole and fenazaquin to a pest or an oleyl taurate sodium salts), nonionic surfactants (e.g. poly area where a pest lives. 50 oxyethylene alkylaryl ethers, polyoxyethylene alkylpolyox [5] The pest control method according to the above [4], ypropylene block copolymers, and sorbitan fatty acid esters), wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from and cationic surfactants (e.g. alkyl trimethyl ammonium 500011 to 115000. salts). [6] The pest control method according to the above [4], Examples of the other formulation additives include water wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from 55 soluble polymers (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl pyr 30011 to 114100. rolidone), polysaccharides [e.g., gum arabic, alginic acid and [7] Use of etoxazole and fenazaquin as a pest control agent. a salt thereof, CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose), and xanthane gum], inorganic substances (e.g. aluminum magnesium sili Effects of Invention cate, smectite, and alumina-sol), preservatives (e.g. 5-chloro 60 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 1,2-benzothiazolin-3-one, The pest control composition of the present invention has and 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol), colorants, and stabi an excellent control effect on pests. lizers [e.g. PAP (isopropyl acid phosphate), and BHT (2,6 di-tert-butyl-4 -methylphenol)]. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Examples of the pest on which the pest control composi 65 tion of the present invention has a controlling effect include The pest control composition of the present invention con such as and mites, and Nemathelminthes tains etoxazole and fenazaquin. such as nematodes, as listed below. US 8,981,091 B2 3 4 Hemiptera: pulrescenliae; Pyroglyphidae such as Dermalophagoides Delphacidae such as Laodelphax slrialellus, Nilaparvala farinae, and Dermalophagoides plrenyssnus; Cheyletidae lugens, and Sogalella furcifera; Dellocephalidae such as such as Cheylelus erudilus, Cheylelus malaccensis, and Nepholellix cincliceps, and Nepholellix virescens; Aphididae Chelacaropsis moorei; etc. such as Aphis gossypii, Myzus persicae, Brevicoryne brassi Nematoda: cae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Aulacorlhum solani, Rho Aphelenchoides besseyi, Nolholylenchus acris, etc. palosiphum padi, and Toxoplera cilricidus; Pentatomidae The pest control method of the present invention comprises such as Nezara antennala, Riplorlus clavelus, Leplocorisa applying effective amounts of etoxazole and fenazaquin to a chinensis, Eysarcorisparvus, Halyomorpha misla, and Lygus pest or an area where a pest lives. lineolaris; Aleyrodidae such as Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Herein, the “effective amounts” mean the total amount of Bemisia Zabaci, Bemisia argenlifolii, and Aleurocanlhus etoxazole and fenazaquin in which amount the application of spiniferus; Coccidae such as Aonidiella auranlii, Comslock both compounds can make a pest controlled. aspis perniciosa, Unaspis cilri, Ceroplasles rubens, Icerya Examples of the area where a pest lives include crops and purchasi, and Pseudaulacaspis pentagona; Tingidae; Psyl soil where crops are grown. lidae; etc. The pest control method of the present invention can be : carried out by applying the pest control composition of the Pyralidae such as Chilo suppressalis, Tryporyza incerlu present invention to a pest or an area where a pest lives. The las, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Nolarcha derogala, Plodia pest control method of the present invention can be also inlerpunclella, Oslrinia furnacalis, Oslrinia nubilalis, Hel carried out by applying etoxazole and fenazaquin separately lula undalis, and Pediasia Zelerrellus; Nocluidae such as 20 to a pest or an area where a pest lives. Spodoplera lilura, Spodoplera exigua, Pseudalelia separala, In the pest control method of the present invention, the Mameslra brassicae, Agrolis ipsilon, Plusia nigrisigna, weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is, for example, from Thoricoplusia spp., Heliolhis spp., and Helicoverpa spp.; 5000:1 to 1:5000, from 500:1 to 1:5000, from 300:1 to Pieridae such as Pieris rapae; such as Adoxophyes 1:4100, from 250:1 to 1:4097, from 100:1 to 1:100, from 16:1 spp., Grapholila molesla, Leguminivora glycinivorella, Mal 25 to 1:16 and from 1:3 to 1:16. sumuraeses azukivora, Adoxophyes orana fasciala, Adoxo In the pest control method of the present invention, appli phyes sp., magnanima, Archipsfuscocupreanus, and cation of etoxazole and fenazaquin can be carried out by, for Cydia pomonella; Gracillariidae such as Caloplilia lheivora, example, spraying the foliage of crops with etoxazole and and Phyllonorycler ringoneella; Carposinidae such as Car fenazaquin, irrigating soil where crops are grown with etox posina niponensis; Lyonetiidae such as Lyonelia spp.; 30 azole and fenazaquin, or treating the seeds of crops with Lymantriidae such as Lymanlria spp., and Euproclis spp.; etoxazole and fenazaquin. Yponomeutidae such as Plutella xylostella; Gelechiidae such When etoxazole and fenazaquin are applied to the foliage as Pectinophora gossypiella, and Phlhorimaea operculella; of crops or the soil where crops are grown, the application rate Arctiidae such as Hyphanlria cunea; Tineidae such as Hnea is generally from 0.1 to 1000 g per 10000 m2, preferably from Zranslucens, and Hneola bisselliella; etc. 35 1 to 200 g per 10000 m2, in terms of the total amount of Thysanoptera: etoxazole and fenazaquin, although it may be varied depend Thripidae such as Frankliniella occidentalis, Thripspalmi, ing on the kinds of crops to be protected from pests, the kinds Scirlolhrips dorsalis, Thrips Zabaci, Frankliniella inlonsa, of target pests, the population size of target pests, the type of and Frankliniellafusca; etc. a formulation, the application period, and climate conditions. Diptera: 40 When the seeds of crops are treated with etoxazole and Musca domestica, Culex pipiens pallens, Tabanus trigo fenazaquin, the treatment rate is generally from 0.001 to 20 g, nus, Hylemya antiqua, Hylemyaplalura, Anopheles sinensis, preferably from 0.01 to 10 g per 1 kg of seeds, in terms of the Agromyza oryzae, Hydrellia griseola, Chlorops oryzae; total amount of etoxazole and fenazaquin. AgromyZidae such as Liriomyza lrifolii; Dacus cucurbilae, When etoxazole and fenazaquin are formulated into emul Ceralilis capilala; etc. 45 si?able concentrate, wettable powder or suspension concen Coleoptera: trate, the formulation is generally diluted with water and then Epilachna viginlioclopunclala, Aulacophora femoralis, sprayed. In this case, the formulation is diluted so that the Phyllolrela slriolala, Oulema oryzae, Echinocnemus squa total concentration of etoxazole and fenazaquin becomes meus, Lissorhoplrus oryzophilus, Anthonomus grandis, Cal generally from 1 to 10000 ppm, preferably from 10 to 500 losobruchus chinensis, Sphenophorus venalus, Popillia 50 PPm japonica, Anomala cuprea, Diabrolica spp., Leplinolarsa When etoxazole and fenazaquin are formulated into dusts decemlineala, Agrioles spp., Lasioderma serricorne, Anthre or granules, the formulation is generally applied as it is with nus verbasci, Tribolium caslaneum, Lyclus brunneus, Ano out diluting it. plophora malasiaca, Tomicuspiniperda, etc. The pest control composition of the present invention can Orthoptera: 55 be used in pest control for plants including, but not limited to, Locusla migraloria, Gryllolalpa a?icana, Oxya yezoensis, “crops” listed below. Oxyajaponica, etc. “Crops”: Hymenoptera: Agricultural crops: corn, wheat, barley, rye, oat, sorghum, Alhalia rosae, Acromyrmex spp., Solenopsis spp., etc. cotton, soybean, kidney bean, azuki bean, rice, peanut, sar Blattodea: 60 raZin, sugar beet, rapeseed, sun?ower, sugar cane, tobacco Blallella germanica, Periplanela fuliginosa, Periplanela etc.; americana, Periplanela brunnea, Blalla orientalis, etc. Vegetables: Solanaceae vegetables (, tomato, Acarina: green pepper, hot pepper, potato, etc.), Cucurbitaceae veg Tetranychidae such as Telranychus urticae, Panonychus etables (cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, watermelon, melon, cilri, and Oligonychus spp.; Eriophyidae such as Aculops 65 etc.), Cruciferae vegetables (Japanese radish, turnip, horse pelekassi; Tarsonemidae such as Polyphagolarsonemus latus; radish, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, brown mustard, Tenuipalpidae; Tuckerellidae; Acaridae such as Zj/rophagus broccoli, cauli?ower, etc.), Compositae vegetables (burdock, US 8,981,091 B2 5 6 garland chrysanthemum, artichoke, lettuce, etc.), Liliaceae gum, plane tree, zelkova, Japanese arborvitae, ?r tree, Japa vegetables (Welsh onion, onion, garlic, asparagus, etc.), nese hemlock, needle juniper, pine, spruce, yew), etc. Umbelliferae vegetables (carrot, parsley, celery, parsnip, The above-described “crops” include plants having the etc.), Chenopodiaceae vegetables (spinach, chard, etc.), resistance to herbicides which is imparted by a classic breed Labiatae vegetables (Japanese basil, mint, basil, etc.), straw ing method or a genetic engineering technique. berry, sweat potato, yam, aroid etc.; In the present invention, etoxazole and fenazaquin may be Flowers and ornamental plants: acanthus, morning glory, used in admixture with or in combination with other active azalea, hydrangea, anemone raddeana, rhodohypoxis baurii; ingredients such as other insecticides, acaricides, nemato anemone, polygonatum odoratum, amaryllis, iris, alyssum, cides, fungicides, herbicides, plant hormones, and plant armeria, arctotis, China aster, edible ?ower, Bauera ruibio growth regulators; synergists; safeners; pigments, fertilizers; ides, Cuban lily, Hosta montana, Mexican aster, four o’clock, soil conditioners; and/ or feed. Hypericum, oriental poppy, gentiana makinoi, Hosta aureo EXAMPLES marginata, Japanese iris, clematis patens, gazania, Casa Blanca, carnation, showy lily, gerbera, kalanchoe, cal Hereinafter, the present invention is described speci?cally ceolaria, curry plant, Carolina jasmine, canna, chrysanthe by way of Formulation Examples and Test Examples to which mum, Brugmansia, yellow cosmos, plantain lily, KimJon the present invention is not limited. gilia, tea tree (Manuka), pot marigold, myrtle, nasturtium, First, Formulation, Examples are described. In Examples, gladiolus, Siam tulip, clematis, cockscomb, shrimp plant, the term “part(s)” means part(s) by weight. midday ?ower, cosmos, Hosta sieboldii, Convolvulus arven sis, Hosta sagae, primrose, saffron crocus, salvia, cyclamen, 20 Formulation Example 1 moss phlox, Paeonia lacti?ora, Anemone hupehensis, Bletilla striata, sweet pea, lily of the valley, snow?ake, portulaca, Five parts of etoxazole, 5 parts of fenazaquin, 8 parts of violet, of Sharon, yarrow, Chinese pink, zephyranthes, polyoxyethylene styrylphenyl ether, 2 parts of calcium dode pelargonium, geum, zepher lily, dahlia, tithonia, tulip, choco cylbenzenesulfonate, and 80 parts of xylene are mixed to obtain an emulsi?able concentrate. late cosmos, Vinca major, scilla, downy myrtle, German iris, 25 passion?ower, dianthus, rape blossom, Madagascar peri Formulation Example 2 winkle, soft wind?ower, nemophila, Nerine, swamp chrysan themum (North pole), Japanese water iris (iris ensata var. A mixture of 20 parts of etoxazole, 4 parts of fenazaquin, 3 spontanea), verbena, hibiscus, Joseph’s coat, coral ?ower, parts of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 3 parts of sodium Japanese water iris (Iris ensata), eastern redbud, spring star 30 ligninsulfonate, and 70 parts of diatomaceous earth is pulver ?ower, wavyleaf sea-lavender, California poppy, pansy, Vir ginia stock, daisy, corn poppy, Himalayan creeping saxifrage, ized in a jet air mill to obtain a wettable powder. sun?ower, hyacinth, crape-myrtle, Geranium, fuchsia, free Formulation Example 3 sia, primula, garden balsam, ground-cherry, , Tricyrtis, marguerite, marigold, Gymnaster savatieri, straw?ower, 35 One part of etoxazole, 0.5 parts of fenazaquin, 48.5 parts of muscari, Japanese kerria, lily, ranunculus, lantana, gentian, talc, and 50 parts of clay are mixed to obtain dusts. Lupinus, lobelia, etc.; Ornamental foliage plants: ivy, cat tail, aglaonema, adian Formulation Example 4 tum, asparagus, asplenium, ananas, aphelandra, alocasia, anthurium, Indian rubber tree, nepenthes, aechmea, 40 A mixture of 1 part of etoxazole, 4 parts of fenazaquin, 5 aeschynanthus, episcia, strelitzia augusta, spiders plant, Chi parts of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 30 parts of bento nese banyan, kapok, caladium, calathea, velvet plant (Gy nite, and 60 parts of clay is stirred with an appropriate amount nura), Guzumania, Ctenanthe, gum tree, crassula, croton, of water, granulated in a granulator, and then dried under Alocasia odora, orange jessamine, coffee tree, massangeana, ventilation to obtain granules. conifers, coleus, cordyline, columnea, sansevieria, sansevi 45 eria, Chinese ixora, sche?lera, cissus, cyperus, reed rhapis, Formulation Example 5 silk jessamine, syngonium, strelitzia, spathiphyllum, senecio, zebrina, Japanese sago palm, tillandsia, tupidanthus, coral To a mixture of 5 parts of polyoxyethylene styrylphenyl tree, dizygotheca, die?enbachia, duranta, bottle palm, dra ether sulfate, 20 parts of a 1% aqueous xanthan gum solution, caena, tradescantia, neoregelia, nephrolepis, hearts vine, 50 3 parts of a smectite mineral, and 60 parts of water are added hibiscus, pachypodium, Guiana chestnut (Pachira), ponytail, 5 parts of etoxazole and 5 parts of fenazaquin. The mixture is staghom fern, pilea, fatshedera, ?cus pumila, philodendron, stirred and then wet ground in a sand mill to obtain a suspen bougainvillea, phoenix, ?ttonia, pteris, bridal veil, vriesea, sion concentrate. plectranthus, begonia, peperomia, heliconia, benjamina, poinsettia, pothos, hoya, maranta, Belgian evergreen, milk 55 Formulation Example 6 bush, oyster plant, monstera, palm, yucca, lantana, etc.; Fruit trees: pomaceous fruits (, common , Japa Firstly, 0.1 part of etoxazole and 0.02 parts of fenazaquin nese pear, Chinese quince, quince, etc.), stone fruits (peach, are solved in 10 parts of acetone. Then, the solution is uni plum, nectarine, Japanese plum, cherry, apricot, prune, etc.), formly mixed with 99.88 parts of animal solid feed powder plants (Satsuma mandarin, orange, lemon, lime, grape 60 (CE-2: a solid powdery diet for growing and breeding manu fruit, etc.), nuts (chestnut, walnut, hazel nut, almond, pista factured by CLEA Japan, Inc.), and then the acetone is chio, cashew nut, macadamia nut, etc.), berry fruits (blue removed by air drying to obtain a poison bait. berry, cranberry, blackberry, raspberry, etc.), grape, persimmon, olive, loquat, banana, coffee, date, coconut, etc.; Formulation Example 7 Trees other than fruit trees: tea, mulberry, ?owering trees 65 and shrubs, street trees (ash tree, birch, dogwood, eucalyptus, Firstly, 0.1 part of etoxazole and 0.1 part of fenazaquin are ginkgo, lilac, maple tree, oak, poplar, cercis, Chinese sweet solved in 5 parts of xylene and 5 parts of trichloroethane. US 8,981,091 B2 7 8 Then, the solution is mixed with 89.8 parts of deodorized ume of a spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered kerosene to obtain an oil solution. trademark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] Next, Test Examples for pest control by the present inven so that the concentration of fenazaquin became 50 ppm. tion are described. The water dilution of etoxazole, the water dilution of fenazaquin, and water containing 0.02% by volume of a Test Example 1 spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered trade mark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] were Kidney beans (Nagauzura saitou) were planted (one plant mixed to prepare a test solution with a predetermined con per container) in plastic containers (volume: 90 ml) and centration of etoxazole and fenazaquin. grown until the primary leaves had fully expanded. Only one Four days after the release of the insects, each test solution leaf of each kidney bean plant was left on the plant and all the was sprayed onto the leaves of kidney bean plants and the other leaves were removed from the plant. Then, 5 adults of leaves were air-dried. Three days after the treatment, the Telranychus urticae were released on each leaf. tested insects were observed for life or death. An death A suspension concentrate containing 10.0% by weight of rate was calculated according to the following equation. For etoxazole [product name: Baroque (registered trademark) each treatment there are duplicates. Results are shown in ?owable, manufactured by Kyoyu Agri Co., Ltd.] was diluted Table 2. with water containing 0.02% by volume of a spreading agent Insect death rate (%):100><(number of dead insects/ [product name: Sindain (registered trademark), manufac number of tested insects) tured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] so that the concen tration of etoxazole became 12.5 ppm. 20 A reference standard containing 99.9% by weight of TABLE 2 fenazaquin was diluted with water containing 0.02% by vol Etoxazole Fenazaquin ume of a spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered Concentration Concentration Insect death trademark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] (ppm) (ppm) rate (%) so that the concentration of fenazaquin became 50 ppm. 25 The water dilution of etoxazole, the water dilution of 0.8 i 15 i 3.2 40 fenazaquin, and water containing 0.02% by volume of a i 12.5 50 spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered trade 0.8 3.2 60 mark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] were 0.8 12.5 95 mixed to prepare a test solution with a predetermined con 30 centration of etoxazole and fenazaquin. Three days after the release of the insects, each test solution Test Example 3 was sprayed onto the leaves of kidney bean plants and the leaves were air-dried. Two days after the treatment, the tested Cabbages (Green ball) were planted (one plant per con insects were observed for life or death. An insect death rate 35 tainer) in plastic containers (volume: 90 ml) and grown until was calculated according to the following equation. For each the third to fourth leaf stage. Only one leaf of each cabbage treatment there are duplicates. Results are shown in Table 1. plant was left on the plant and all the other leaves were Insect death rate (%):100><(number of dead insects/ removed from the plant. The plastic containers were put into number of tested insects) a net cage containing a lot of living Bemisia labaci and 40 allowed to stand for 24 hours.After that, the plastic containers TABLE 1 were taken out from the cage and the number of living insects (Bemisia labaci) on the cabbage seedlings was determined Etoxazole Fenazaquin (This is called the “number of insects before treatment”). Concentration Concentration Insect death A suspension concentrate containing 10.0% by weight of (PPIH) (PPIH) raw (%) 45 etoxazole [product name: Baroque (registered trademark) 0.000781 i 10 ?owable, manufactured by Kyoyu Agri Co., Ltd.] was diluted i 3.2 40 with water containing 0.02% by volume of a spreading agent 0.000781 3 .2 90 [product name: Sindain (registered trademark), manufac tured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] so that the concen 50 tration of etoxazole became 800 ppm. Test Example 2 A reference standard containing 99.9% by weight of fenazaquin was diluted with water containing 0.02% by vol Kidney beans (Nagauzura saitou) were planted (one plant ume of a spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered per container) in plastic containers (volume: 90 ml) and trademark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] grown until the primary leaves had fully expanded. Only one 55 so that the concentration of fenazaquin became 50 ppm. leaf of each kidney bean plant was left on the plant and all the The water dilution of etoxazole, the water dilution of other leaves were removed from the plant. Then, 10 adults of fenazaquin, and water containing 0.02% by volume of a Telranychus urticae were released on each leaf. spreading agent [product name: Sindain (registered trade A suspension concentrate containing 10.0% by weight of mark), manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] were etoxazole [product name: Baroque (registered trademark) 60 mixed to prepare a test solution with a predetermined con ?owable, manufactured by Kyoyu Agri Co., Ltd.] was diluted centration of etoxazole and/ or fenazaquin. with water containing 0.02% by volume of a spreading agent Then, each test solution was sprayed onto the plastic con [product name: Sindain (registered trademark), manufac tainers to suf?ciently soak cabbage seedlings, and allowed to tured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.] so that the concen stand for room temperature (about 25° C.). Two days after the tration of etoxazole became 50 ppm. 65 treatment, the number of living insects (Bemisia labaci) on A reference standard containing 99.9% by weight of the cabbage seedlings was determined (This is called the fenazaquin was diluted with water containing 0.02% by vol “number of insects after treatment”). US 8,981,091 B2 10 An insect death rate was calculated according to the fol The invention claimed is: lowing equation. For each treatment there are duplicates. 1. A pest control composition comprising etoxazole and Results are shown in Table 3. fenazaquin. Insect death rate (%):100—(nurnber of insects after 2. The pest control composition according to claim 1, treatment/number of insects before treatrnent)>< 100 wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from 500011 to 115000. TABLE 3 3. The pest control composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from Etoxazole Fenazaquin 300:1 to 114100. Concentration Concentration Insect death (PPIH) (PPIH) raw (%) 4. A pest control method, which comprises applying effec tive amounts of etoxazole and fenazaquin to a pest or an area 50 i 15 200 i 17 where a pest lives. 800 i 32 5. The pest control method according to claim 4, wherein i 3 .2 1 1 i 50 64 the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from 500011 to 50 3 .2 65 115000. 200 3 .2 82 800 3 .2 63 6. The pest control method according to claim 4, wherein 50 50 100 the weight ratio of etoxazole to fenazaquin is from 300:1 to 20 200 50 100 114100. 800 50 100