abstract |
A compound of the formula <IMAGE> in which R is ethyl or propyl, is used to control insects from the order Homoptera or Lepidoptera, with the proviso that (2r,4S)-2-ethyl-4-(4-phenoxy)phenoxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane in fully enantiomerically pure form and in predominantly enantiomerically pure form is excepted. |