THE PRESENT INVENTION GENERALLY RELATES TO AQUEOUS SEED TREATMENT FORMULATIONS COMPRISING A PESTICIDAL AGENT, A POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA), A GRAFT COPOLYMER, AND A PLASTICIZER. IN ONE EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION, PVA-COMPATIBLE POLYMER EMULSIONS ARE EMPLOYED. THE PRESENT INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO USES OF THE DISCLOSED COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTING SEEDS FROM PESTS. (NO SUITABLE FIGURE)