| abstract |
The invention relates to the use of phenylsemicarbazones of formula (I); wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, CN, C1- C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl or C1-C4 haloalkoxy and R3 is C1- C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl or C1-C4 haloalkoxy, or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof for seed treatment and corresponding methods of seed treatment for controlling arthropod pests. The invention also relates to seed treatment formulations comprising phenylsemicarbazones of formula (I) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and to seeds treated therewith. |