Acrylate/methacrylate-based star copolymer/anthranilic diamide compositions for propagle coating

An insecticidal composition comprising by weight based on the total weight of the composition:

• (a) from about 9 to about 91% of one or more anthranilic diamide insecticides;
• and
• (b) from about 9 to about 91% of an acrylate/methacrylate-based star copolymer component having a water solubility of at least 5% by weight at 20° C., a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of at least or about 5, and an average molecular weight ranging from about 1,500 to about 150,000 Daltons;
• wherein component (a) comprises at least one compound selected from anthranilic diamides of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, herein
• X is N;
• R1 is CH3, Cl, Br or F;
• R2 is H, F, Cl, Br or —CN;
• R3 is F, Cl, Br, C1-C4 haloalkyl or C1-C4 haloalkoxy;
• R4a is H, C1-C4 alkyl, cyclopropylmethyl or 1-cyclopropylethyl;
• R4b is H or CH3;
• R5 is H, F, Cl or Br;
• R6 is H, F, Cl or Br;
• wherein component (b) is selected from acrylate/methacrylate-based star copolymers of Formula 2,
• wherein:
• 5≦q≦600;
• 5≦y≦600;
• each R7 is independently selected from H and CH3;
• 2≦S≦10;
• Q is selected from the group consisting of benzyl, glycidyl, C1-C20 straight chain alkyl, C3-C20 branched alkyl, 2-phenoxyethyl;
• Y is hydroxyethyl or 3-hydroxy propyl, or
• Y is a functional group derived from the reaction of a glycidyl group with, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, or 1,6-hexanediol, or
• Y is methoxy ethylene glycol polymers or ethylene glycol polymers with a degree of polymerization of 1 to 113;
• and
• T is a functional group selected from the group consisting of T1-T4:
• wherein the ratio of component (b) to component (a) is about 1:10 to about 10:1 by weight.