Control of pests in cotton by ginkgolides and bilobalides

摘要

The invention relates to a method for controlling pests of a cotton plant, comprising the step of contacting the cotton plant, parts of it, or its propagation material with components of the ginkgo tree selected from bilobalide, ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J, ginkgolide M, and mixtures thereof; and to the uses of said components of the ginkgo tree for controlling pests in said cotton plant, parts of it, or its propagation material.