The present invention relates to an aqueous composition of a pesticide and a certain carboxylic acid amide. The invention further relates to a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesirable plant growth and/or undesirable insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, the habitat thereof or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesirable plants and/or the crop plants and/or the habitat thereof. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the carboxylic acid amide as solvent for pesticides with no or low phytotoxicity.
