Finally, the present invention further relates to seed treated with the composition according to the invention.

(a.1) the treatment of a seed with a pesticide to produce a treated seed,

The combination comprises a First seed treated with one or more insecticides; and a Second seed for attracting and/or directing soil insect pests to the First seed.

treated seed” means a seed that, as a result of being treated, is coated with or contains one or more pesticides; (“semence traitée”)

A method of improving the results of a plant breeding program, a method of marketing plant seed, and a seed that has been treated by the method are also described.

The invention proposes that this drying should be accomplished by drying the treated seed in situ during or after the treatment.

8.1 (1) A treated seed is a Class 12 pesticide if it is a corn seed or soybean seed that is treated with a pesticide that contains imidacloprid, clothianidin or thiamethoxam.

(3) No person shall use a treated seed that is a Class 12 pesticide except in accordance with the directions that are required to be set out on the label or tag for the treated seed that is the Class 12 pesticide, as described in subsection (4).

All the solvent/water then has to be evaporated off to get the treated seed 'dry' enough for storage and subsequent use.

Seedling diseases are normally not a problem if treated and certified seed is used.