| abstract |
methods for combating or controlling insects, arachnids or nematodes, to protect crops and growing plants from attack or infestation of insects, arachnids or nematodes, to protect seeds from soil insects and roots and saplings from soil and leaf insects, and to treat, control, prevent or protect animals against parasite infestation or infection, compost, agricultural or veterinary composition, and seed. The present invention relates to novel insecticidal methods of using 4-amino-5-chloro-thieno [2,3-d] -pyrimidine compounds of formula (I), wherein R 1, R 2, r ^ 3 ^ and a are defined as in the report. The present invention relates to insecticidal methods of applying such compounds of formula (I), and to novel derivatives of compounds of formula (I). |