The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, compounds including those of formula (I) wherein cycle A is A1a or A2a formula (II) Wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 are independently C—H, or nitrogen and wherein #1 indicates the bond to X and #2 indicates the bond to cycle B cycle B is B1 formula (III) wherein #1 indicates the bond to cycle A, #2 indicates the bond to R7 and #3 indicates the bond to cycle C cycle C is phenyl R5 is chloro, bromo, CF3 or methyl R7 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl each R8 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl p is 1, 2 or 3 and X is selected from formula (P1 to P9). The methods are preferably for controlling and/or preventing infestation of stemborer, leaffolder, hoppers, Gall midge, whorl maggot, Rice bugs, and Black bugs.
