(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2016/162371 Al 13 October 2016 (13.10.2016) P O P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A 37/46 (2006.01) A01P 7/04 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/EP2016/057502 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, 6 April 2016 (06.04.2016) KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (25) Filing Language: English PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (26) Publication Language: English SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 62/143,847 7 April 2015 (07.04.2015) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 15201358.7 18 December 201 5 (18. 12.2015) EP kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (71) Applicant: BASF AGROCHEMICAL PRODUCTS TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, B.V. [NL/NL]; Groningensingel 1, 6835 EA Arnhem (NL). TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventors: SIKULJAK, Tatjana; Sophien Str. 18, 68165 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Mannheim (DE). REINHARD, Robert; Berwartsteinstr. 6, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 671 17 Limburgerhof (DE). DAESCHNER, Klaus; GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Turmstr. 1, 67487 Maikammer (DE). AREVALO, Ale¬ jandro; 369 Bridgegate Drive Cary, New York, New York Published: 2751 (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agent: KOSTER, Reinhold; Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein (DE). (54) Title: USE OF AN INSECTICIDAL CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUND AGAINST PESTS ON CULTIVATED PLANTS v (57) Abstract: The present invention relates to agricultural methods for controlling pests on and/or increasing the plant health of a o cultivated plant, with at least one modification, using a pesticidal carboxamide compound or a mixtures thereof. In particular, the in - vention relates to methods of controlling harmful insects, which are resistant to an insecticidal trait of the plant. This invention also relates to the use of a pesticidal carboxamide compound or mixtures thereof for protecting a plant, plant propagation material, seeds o or the locus of growth, against the attack or infestation by pests, wherein the plant has been modified by mutagenesis or genetic en - gineering, and for controlling pests that are resistant to an insecticidal trait of the plant. Use of an insecticidal carboxamide compound against pests on cultivated plants In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a method for controlling pests on and/or in creasing the plant health of a cultivated plant with at least one modification (hereinafter abbrevi- ated as "cultivated plant") as compared to a respective non-modified control plant. The method comprises the application of a pesticidal carboxamide compound (alone or in the form of a mixture comprising such pesticidal carboxamide compound) to a cultivated plant, parts of such plant, plant propagation material, or at its locus of growth. In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a method for controlling pests and/or in- creasing the plant health of a cultivated plant with at least one modification as compared to the respective non-modified control plant, comprising the application of an pesticidal carboxamide compound (again, alone or in the form a mixture comprising such pesticidal carboxamide com pound) to a cultivated plant, parts of such plant, plant propagation material, or at its locus of growth, wherein said cultivated plant is selected from a group of certain plants with specific modifications as defined further below. The methods of the invention relating to cultivated plants are particularly suitable for efficiently controlling arthropodal pests such as arachnids, myriapedes and insects as well as nematodes on cultivated plants. Preferably, the term pests embrace animal pests (such as insects, acarids or nematodes). Relevant animal pests of different genera and species are provided further be- low. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a pesticidal carboxamide com pound alone or in the form of a pesticidal mixture comprising such pesticidal carboxamide com pound for protecting a cultivated plant, modified plant propagation material, or its locus of growth, against the attack or infestation by pests. In still another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a pesticidal carboxamide compound in pesticidally effective amounts for protecting cultivated plants from row crops such as cotton, corn or soybean plants, the plant propagation material thereof or their locus of growth. In still another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for controlling pests, which method comprises the application of a pesticidally effective amount of an pesticidal carbox amide compound to a row crop plant (such as corn, cotton or soybean plant), the plant propaga tion material thereof or at its locus of growth, also on the pests or their food supply, habitat or breeding grounds. In still another aspect, the present invention relates to the method of application or the use of a pesticidal carboxamide compound in pesticidally effective amounts for protecting cultivated plants from row crops such as cotton, corn or soybean plants, the plant propagation material thereof or their locus of growth from the infestionsby pests, wherein the pests are selected from the orders of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera or Thysanoptera, and combinations thereof. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of an pesticidal carboxamide compound in pesticidally effective amounts for protecting a soybean plant, the plant propagation material thereof, or its locus of growth, against the attack or infestation by pests selected from the group consisting of Ant/cars/a gemmatalis, Chrysodeixis includens (=Pseudoplusia in- cludens), Spodoptera cosmioides, Spodoptera eridania, Spodoptera frugiperda, and combina tions thereof. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for controlling pests, which method comprises the application of a pesticidally effective amount of an pesticidal carbox- amide compound to a soybean plant, the plant propagation material thereof or its locus of growth; the pests or their food supply, habitat or breeding grounds, wherein the pests are se- lected from the group consisting of Anticarsia gemmataiis, Chrysodeixis includens Pseudoplu sia includens), Spodoptera cosmioides, Spodoptera eridania, Spodoptera frugiperda, and com binations thereof. Pests, in particular insects from the order of Lepidoptera, destroy growing and harvested crops and attack wooden dwelling and commercial structures, thereby causing large economic loss to the food supply and to property. A particular important threat in connection with Lepidoptera, particular leaf eating caterpillars, is defoliation of the plants, which typically results in a decrease of the yield. In connection with soybean, it has e.g. been found that, when the pods begin to form and fill out, any foliage loss greater than 20% will decrease the yield (G. Andrews et al., In- sect control guides for cotton, soybeans, corn, grain sorghum, wheat, sweet potatoes and pas tures, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication 2471 , 64 pp. (2009)). It is known in the art that row crops, such as wheat, maize, rice, soybean, and cotton, in partic ular soybean, are particularly vulnerable in terms of the attack or infestation by Lepidoptera s e lected from the group consisting Anticarsia (=Thermesia) spp., Chrysodeixis (=Pseudoplusia) spp., Helicoverpa pp., and Spodoptera (=Lamphygma) spp.. The most important species in clude Anticarsia gemmataiis, Chrysodeixis includens (=Pseudoplusia includens), Helicoverpa armigera (=Heliothis armigera), Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera eridania, and Spodoptera cosmioides. The relevance Anticarsia gemmataiis, Pseudoplusia includens, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera eridania, and Spodoptera cosmioidesTor defoliation of soybean genotypes is ana lyzed by R. C. O. de Freitas Bueno et al. in Pest Manag. Sci. 201 1; 67: 170-174. It is said therein that Anticarsia gemmataiis was originally the most important defoliator insect occurring on soybean crops, but that nowadays Pseudoplusia includens, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodop tera eridania, and Spodoptera cosmioides also considered to be key pests by Brazilian soy- bean growers. In recent years, there were also numerous reports in the media regarding the growing threat of Helicoverpa armigera o Brazilian cotton, corn and soybean crops. According to O. Bernardi et al. (Crop Protection 2014; 58: 33-40), it has been observed that Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera eridania, and Spodoptera cosmioides have caused signifi- cant damage on soybean in Brazil. It has been found that these Spodoptera species also have a low susceptibility to genetically modified soybeans