A method for controlling invertebrate pests of the order of Homoptera which method comprises treating the pests, their food supply, their habitat or their breeding ground or a plant, seed, soil, area, material or environment in which the pests are growing or may grow, or the materials, plants, seeds, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from pest attack or infestation with a pesticidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or (II), or a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof or a salt of an N-oxide thereof,
- where the radical A is of the formula (A):
- wherein:
- # denotes the point of attachment to the remainder of formulae I or II, and
- wherein
- A1 is N or C—RA1;
- A2 is N or C—RA2;
- A3 is N or C—RA3;
- A4 is N or C—RA4;
- A5 is N or C—RA5;
- provided that one or two of the variables A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 is N;
- RA1, RA5 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO2, ORa1, C(Y)Rb1, S(O)mRd1 with m being 0, 1 or 2,
- C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, wherein the 3 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may be partially or fully halogenated,
- C1-C5-alkylen-CN, C1-C5-alkylen-ORa, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)Rb, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)ORc C3-C10-cycloalkyl-C1-C5-alkyl, C5-C10-cycloalkenyl-C1-C5-alkyl, 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl-C1-C5-alkyl, saturated or unsaturated 3 to 10 membered heterocyclyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl and C5-C10-cycloalkenyl, wherein cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and heterocyclyl in the 6 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents Ry;
- RA2, RA4 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO2, ORa2, C(Y)Rb2, S(O)mRd2 with m being 0, 1 or 2,
- C1-C10-alkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, wherein the 3 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may be partially or fully halogenated,
- C1-C5-alkylen-CN, C1-C5-alkylen-ORa, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)Rb, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)ORc C3-C10-cycloalkyl-C1-C5-alkyl, C5-C10-cycloalkenyl-C1-C5-alkyl, 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl-C1-C5-alkyl, saturated 3 to 10 membered heterocyclyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl and C5-C10-cycloalkenyl, wherein cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and heterocyclyl in the 6 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents Ry;
- RA3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO2, ORa3, C(Y)Rb3, S(O)mRd3 with m being 0, 1 or 2, C1-C10-alkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, wherein the 3 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may be partially or fully halogenated,
- C1-C5-alkylen-CN, C1-C5-alkylen-ORa, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)Rb, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)ORc C3-C10-cycloalkyl-C1-C5-alkyl, C5-C10-cycloalkenyl-C1-C5-alkyl, 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl-C1-C5-alkyl, saturated 3 to 10 membered heterocyclyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl and C5-C10-cycloalkenyl, wherein cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and heterocyclyl in the 6 last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents Ry;
- and where
- W is N or C—RW;
- V is N or C—RV;
- provided that one of the variables W or V is N;
- Rt and Rw are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, methyl, methoxy, methylthio, methylsulfinyl, methylsulfonyl, C1-haloalkyl, C1-haloalkoxy, C1-haloalkylthio, C1-haloalkylsulfinyl and C1-haloalkylsulfonyl;
- Ru and Rv are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C3-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio, C1-C3-haloalkylthio, C1-C4-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C3-haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C3-haloalkylsulfonyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl and C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl;
- X1 is S, O or NR1a, wherein
- R1a is selected from hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C10-halocycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-haloalkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, C1-C10-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, ORa, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl, heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d, wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, wherein
- R2a is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy, and wherein
- R2b, R2c are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulfonyl, phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylsulfonyl, hetaryl, hetarylcarbonyl, hetarylsulfonyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the ring in the twelve last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy, or
- R2b and R2c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a 5- or 6-membered, saturated or unsaturated heterocycle, which may carry a further heteroatom being selected from the group consisting of O, S and N as a ring member atom and wherein the heterocycle may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy, and wherein
- R2d is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- R1 is hydrogen, CN, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10-haloalkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C10-halocycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-haloalkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, C3-C10-haloalkynyl, ORa, C(Y)Rb, C(Y)ORc, S(O)2Rd, NReRf, C(Y)NRgRh, S(O)mNReRf, C(Y)NRiNReRf, C1-C5-alkylen-ORa, C1-C5-alkylen-CN, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)Rb, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)ORc, C1-C5-alkylen-NReRf, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)NRgRh, C1-C5-alkylen-S(O)2Rd, C1-C5-alkylen-S(O)mNReRd, C1-C5-alkylen-C(Y)NRiNReRf, phenyl, hetaryl, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyl,
- phenyl-C1-C5-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C5-alkyl, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyl-C1-C5-alkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl-C1-C5-alkyl and C5-C10-cycloalkenyl-C1-C5-alkyl, wherein the ring in the last ten mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 identical or different substituents Ry and wherein m is 0, 1 or 2;
- Y is O or S;
- Ra, Rb, Rc are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- Rd is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- Re, Rf are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulfonyl, phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylsulfonyl, hetaryl, hetarylcarbonyl, hetarylsulfonyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, heterocyclylsulfonyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the ring in the twelve last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which, independently of each other, are selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- or
- Re and Rf together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a 5- or 6-membered, saturated or unsaturated heterocycle, which may carry a further heteroatom being selected from O, S and N as a ring member atom and wherein the heterocycle may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which are independently of each other selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and
- C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- Rg, Rh are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or substituents which are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl and phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl wherein the phenyl ring in the two last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- Ra1, Ra2 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl and C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl;
- Rb1, Rb2 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl,
- C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, and C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl;
- Rd1, Rd2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkylmethyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl, hetaryl-C1-C4-alkyl and heterocyclyl-C1-C4-alkyl, wherein the ring in the six last mentioned radicals may be unsubstituted or may carry 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 substituents which are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy and C1-C4-haloalkoxy;
- Ra3 has one of the meanings given for Ra, except for hydrogen;
- Rb3 has one of the meanings given for Rb;
- Rd3 has one of the meanings given for Rd;
- Ry is selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkylthio, C1-C4-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulfonyl, SO2NH2, C1-C4-alkylaminosulfonyl, di-(C1-C4-alkyl)aminosulfonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylaminosulfonyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-haloalkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl and C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl;
- except for the compounds of the formula I,
- wherein R1 is hydrogen and A is selected from the group consisting of 2,6-difluoro-4-pyridyl, 2,6-dichloro-4-pyridyl, 2,6-dibromo-4-pyridyl and 2,6-diiodo-4-pyridyl, furthermore, except for the compound of the formula I, wherein R1 is n-propyl, Rt is H, Ru is Cl, V is N, W is C—Cl, and A is 3,6-dichloro-4-pyridazinyl,
- and except for the compound of the formula I, wherein W is N, V is C—CH3, Ru is H, Rt is Cl and A is 2-(ethylthio)-3-pyridyl.