| abstract |
The present invention relates to an insecticidal coating for a seed comprising one or more binders selected from the group consisting of polymers and copolymers of polyvinyl acetate, methyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, vinylidene chloride, acrylic, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone and polysaccharide and an insecticide and filler wherein the binder forms a matrix for the insecticide and filler resulting in a substantially non-phytotoxic seed coating; methods for producing said coating and the seed treated with the above described coating. Additionally the invention concerns a method of controlling soil-borne insect pests, particularly from the order of Coleoptera, such as Diabrotica spp., comprsing applying to a seed an insecticidal coating as described above. |