A method for the synergistic plant nematode control in sugar cane with a mixture of fipronil and abamectin comprising fipronil and abamectin in a ratio by weight of from 1:10 to 10:1 wherein the mixure is applied to sugar cane in furrow a method for the synergistic plant nematode control in sugar cane with a mixture of fipronil and abamectin comprising fipronil and abamectin in a ratio by weight of from 1:10 to 10:1 wherein the mixture is applied to plant propagation materials of sugar cane and a method which combines synergistic plant nematode control with (preferably synergistic) improvement of the plant health of sugar cane plants.
