The present invention relates to methods and uses for controlling non crop pests (especially of the orders Blattodea Diptera Hemiptera Hymenoptera Isoptera Orthoptera) and/or populations of social insects and non social solitary or gregarious insects especially ants wasps termites and cockroaches with the carboxamide compounds broflanilide (formula (I)) or desmethyl broflanilide (formula (Ia)) their mixtures and compositions comprising these carboxamides and further insecticides especially dinotefuran alpha cypermethrin or chlorfenapyr.
