A method of controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs which comprises applying to a pest, to a locus of a pest, or to a plant susceptible to attack by a pest an insecticidally, acaricidally, nematicidally or molluscicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I)
- wherein
- P is selected from P1 and P2, or P and R5 together are P3
- or P is a heterocycle H, selected from H1 to H9
- Y1, Y2, and Y3 are independently of each other C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen;
- G1 is oxygen or sulfur;
- G2 is oxygen or sulfur;
- G3 is oxygen or sulfur;
- R1 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl;
- R2 is C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to five R12, C3-C10cycloalkyl or C3-C10cycloalkyl substituted by one to five R13, C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene or C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene substituted by one to five R13, aryl-C1-C4alkylene- or aryl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- or heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R14, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five R14, C1-C8alkylaminocarbonyl-C1-C4alkylene, C1-C8haloalkylaminocarbonyl-C1-C4alkylene, C3-C8cycloalkyl-aminocarbonyl-C1-C4 alkylene, aryl-CH2-aminocarbonyl-C1-C4alkylene or aryl-CH2-aminocarbonyl-C1-C4alkylene wherein the aryl is substituted by one to five R14, C1-C8alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C8haloalkylaminocarbonyl, C3-C6cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6alkyl-O—N═CH—, or C1-C6haloalkyl-O—N═CH—;
- R3 is C1-C8haloalkyl;
- R4 is aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R15, or heteroaryl or heteroaryl substituted by one to five R15;
- each R5 is independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8alkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, C3-C10cycloalkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, or C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl, or two R5 on adjacent carbon atoms together form a —CH═CH—CH═CH— bridge or a —N═CH—CH═CH— bridge;
- R6a and R6b are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, or C3-C8cycloalkyl, or R6a and R6b together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form a 3 to 6-membered carbocyclic ring;
- R7 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl;
- R8 is C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to five R12, C3-C10cycloalkyl or C3-C10cycloalkyl substituted by one to five R13, C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene or C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene substituted by one to five R13, aryl-C1-C4alkylene- or aryl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- or heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R14, or heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five R14,
- each R9 is independently hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl;
- R10 is C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to five R12, C3-C10cycloalkyl or C3-C10cycloalkyl substituted by one to five R13, C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene or C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene substituted by one to five R13, aryl-C1-C4alkylene- or aryl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- or heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene- substituted by one to five R14, aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R14, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five R14;
- each R11 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, hydroxy, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl;
- each R12 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, C1-C8alkylamino, (C1-C8alkyl)2amino, C1-C8alkylcarbonylamino, C1-C8haloalkylcarbonylamino, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, aryloxy or aryloxy substituted by one to five R16, aryloxy-C1-C4alkylene or aryloxy-C1-C4alkylene wherein the aryl moiety is substituted by one to five R16, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl, aryl-C1-C4alkylthio or aryl-C1-C4alkylthio wherein the aryl moiety is substituted by one to five R16;
- each R13 is independently halogen, cyano, C1-C8alkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, or C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8akoxycarbonyl, or two R13 are together R19—O—N═;
- each R14 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C1-C8cyanoalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, C3-C10cycloalkyl, C3-C10cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkylene, hydroxy, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C8alkylaminosulfonyl, (C1-C8alkyl)2aminosulfonyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, C1-C8haloalkylcarbonyl, C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl, C8haloalkoxycarbonyl, aryl or aryl substituted by one to five R16, heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl substituted by one to five R16, aryl-C1-C4alkylene or aryl-C1-C4alkylene wherein the aryl moiety is substituted by one to five R16, heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene or heterocyclyl-C1-C4alkylene wherein the heterocyclyl moiety is substituted by one to five R16, aryloxy or aryloxy substituted by one to five R16, or aryloxy-C1-C4alkylene or aryloxy-C1-C4alkylene wherein the aryl moiety is substituted by one to five R16 or two R14 are together ═O;
- each R15 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8haloalkyl, C2-C8alkenyl, C2-C8haloalkenyl, C2-C8alkynyl, C2-C8haloalkynyl, hydroxy, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C8alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C8alkoxycarbonyl;
- each R16 is independently halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, or C1-C4haloalkoxy;
- each R19 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8haloalkyl;
- each Z is independently halogen, cyano, C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkyl substituted by one to five R12, nitro, hydroxyl, C1-C8alkoxy, C1-C8haloalkoxy, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio, C1-C8haloalkylthio, C1-C8alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C8alkylsulfonyl, or C1-C8haloalkylsulfonyl;
- k is 0, 1, or 2;
- n is 1 or 2;
- p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;
- or a salt or N-oxide thereof.