The present invention relates to pesticidal methods for the use and application of substituted 3-pyridyl thiazole compounds and the stereoisomers, salts, tautomers and N-oxides thereof and to compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to insecticidal substituted 3-pyridyl thiazole compounds or of the compositions comprising such compounds for combating invertebrate pests and uses thereof. The substituted 3-pyridyl thiazole compounds of the present invention are defined by the following general formula (I), wherein R