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Burkart, Susan E.

Roush, David M.

Phillips, Richard B.

Susan E Burkart

Richard B Phillips

David M Roush

Kathryn A Lutomski

Gary A Meier

Steven G Davis

Cesar Rodriguez

Ignatius J Turchi

Ethynylbenzothiophene compounds of the following formula are effective as pesticides. ##STR1## wherein R is selected from ##STR2## R.sup.1 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, and phenylethynyl;

Ethynylbenzothiophene pesticides

Bithienyl compounds of the following structural formula are phototoxic insecticides and acaricides: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, haloalkenoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, nitro, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, and alkylthio provided R.sub.4 is other than hydrogen;

Photoactive bithienyl pesticides

Acaricidal aryl arylthien-2-yl ethenes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each an optionally substituted phenyl or thienyl group are disclosed and claimed.

Acaricidal aryl arylthien-2-yl ethenes

Oxazole and thiazole compounds of the following formula are photodynamic insecticides and acaricides as well as nematicides: ##STR1## wherein W is selected from O and S;

Photoactive azole pesticides

Thiophene derivatives of the following formula are effective as acaricides: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.A is selected from -hydrogen, -halogen, -lower alkyl, hydroxy, -lower alkoxy, -lower alkylthio, -lower alkoxyalkoxy, -lower alkoxycarbonyl, -aryloxycarbonyl, -lower alkoxycarbonyloxy, -lower alkylsulfonyl, -lower alkylsulfonyloxy, -arylsulfonyloxy, and -lower alkyl phosphonyloxy;

2-(2,2-dihaloethenyl)-5-arylthiophene pesticides

Bithienyl compounds of the following structural formula are phototoxic insecticides and acaricides: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, and haloalkoxy;

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