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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE: The present invention relates to an acaricidal compo-sition containing, as active ingredient, at least one organic sulphur-containing compound of the following general formula (I): (I) in which R represents a radical selected among the methyl, ethyl, propyl(such as n-propyl or isopropyl), butyl(such as tert.-butyl), heptyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl (such as metho-xyphenyl) and furyl-2 radicals and R1 represent a radical selected among the octyl, dodecyl, hexadecyl, benzyl and cyclohexyl radi-cals and the radicals of the following formula (II): -(CH2)6 - S - ? - R2 (II) in which R2 has the same meanings a R and R2 is identical to R, with the proviso that R does not represent a phenyl radical when R1 represents an octyl or benzyl radical. |