Fertilizer/pesticide composition and method of treating plants

A method of delivering a pesticide to plants over an extended period of time comprising:

• providing a composition, said composition comprising a slow release fertilizer component including plant nutrients, said composition further including a pesticidal component, said pesticidal component including a pesticide having a desired effect on plant growth or health when released to a plant over an extended period of time, said fertilizer component being combined with said pesticidal component to form an occulusion of said fertilizer component and said pesticidal component, said occlusion having less than about 10% by weight of material shaving a solubility in water in excess of about 1 parts in 100 so that when said occlusion is placed in the solid said plant nutrients and said pesticide are released to the soil over a period of at least one year,
• placing said composition in the soil adjacent to a plant, whereby said plant nutrients and said pesticide are released into the soil over a period of at least one year.

The method of claim 31, in which the pesticide is 1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4, triazol-1yl)-2-butanone.

A method of delivering a pesticide to plants over an extended period of time comprising:

• providing a composition comprising a slow release nitrogen source and a pesticide having a desired effect on plant growth or health when released to a plant over an extended period of time, said nitrogen source being combined with said pesticide to form an admixture of said nitrogen source and said pesticide, said admixture being compressed to form an occlusion of said nitrogen source and said pesticide, said occlusion having less than about 10% by weight of material shaving a solubility in water in excess of about 1 part in 100 so that when said occlusion is placed in the soil said nitrogen source and said pesticide are released to the soil over a period of at least one year,
• placing said composition in the soil adjacent to a plant, whereby said nitrogen source and said pesticide are released into the soil over a period of at least one year.