METHODS OF CONTROLLING INSECTS

The present invention provides a method comprising applying to a crop of cotton plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I) wherein -Bl-B2-B3-is -C=N-0-, - C=N-CH2-, or -N-CH2-CH2-;R1 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or chlorodifluoromethyl; R2 is group X formula (X) X2 is C-X6 or nitrogen; XI, X3 and X6 are independently hydrogen, halogen or trihalomethyl, wherein at least one of XI, X3 and X6 is not hydrogen; A is selected from A1 to A (A5) B is C-R6, CH or nitrogen;lY2 and Y3 are independently CH or nitrogen; wherein no more than two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 are nitrogen and wherein Y2 and Y3 are not both nitrogen; R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, NH2, C1- ~4alkIy, C1-C4haloalky1, C3-C5 cycloal kyl, C3-C5 halocycloalkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy, or C1-C2 haloa1koxy;provided that when A is A3 or A4 R5 is not hydrogen; R6 when present together with R5 forms a -CH=CH-CH=CH-bridge; R7 is C1-C4 alkyl; ) R8 is C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1- C4 alkoxy(C1- C4)alkyl, C1-C4 alkylthio(C1-C4)alkyI, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl(C1-C4)alkyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl(C1-C4) alkyl, C3- C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl(C1-C4)alkyl-, or tetrahydrofurany1;Rg is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalky1, C1-C4 alkyl-0-CH2-, CC4 haloalkyl-0-CH2-,C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-CH2-, C1-C4 alkyl-S-CH2-, C1-C4 alkyl-S(0)-CH2-,or C1-C4 alkyl- S(02)-CH2; each Z is independently halogen, C1-C12 alkyl or C1-C12 alkyl substituted by one to five R12, nitro, C1-C12 alkoxy or C1-C12 alkoxy substituted by one to five R12cyano, C1-C12alkylsulfinyl, C1-C-12alkylsulfonyl, C1-C12haloalkylsulfiyl, C1-C12haloalkylsulfonyl,hydroxyl or thiol;each R12 is halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C1-C8alkoxy-, C1-C8haloalkoxy-, mercapto, C1-C8alkylthio-, or C1-C8haloalkylthio; and k is 0, 1,2 or 3. The methods are preferably for the control of Anthonomus grandis.