Pest control agents
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a composition for use as a pest control agent, comprising a compound represented by formula (I) or an agriculturally and horticulturally acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient and an agriculturally and horticulturally acceptable carrier:
1. A method for controlling an agricultural or horticultural pest, comprising applying an effective amount of a compound represented by formula (Ib) or an agriculturally or horticulturally acceptable salt thereof to a plant or soil:
wherein
Het 1 , represents 3-pyridyl,
R 1 , represents hydroxyl,
R 2 and R 3 represents propionyloxy or optionally substituted cyclic C 3-6 alkylcarbonyloxy, and
R 4 represents hydroxyl,
optionally substituted cyclic C 3-6 alkylcarbonyloxy,
optionally substituted benzoyloxy, or
optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated five- or six-membered heterocyclic carbonyloxy provided that
a compound wherein
Het 1 , represents 3-pyridyl,
R 1 , represents hydroxyl,
R 2 and R 3 , represents propionyloxy, and
R 4 represents hydroxyl,
is excluded.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said agricultural or horticultural pest is selected from a group consisting of a hemipteran pest, a dipteran pest and a coleoptera pest.