| abstract |
The present invention provides a composition for controlling pests comprising, as active ingredients, ethaboxam and a neonicotinoid compound represented by formula (1) (see formula 1) wherein A represents a 6-chloro-3-pyridyl group, a 2-chloro-5-thiazolyl group, a tetrahydrofuran-2-yl group or a tetrahydrofuran-3-yl group; Z represents a methyl group, an NHR2 group, an N(CH3)R2 group or an SR2 group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; or R1 and R2 together may form a CH2CH2 group or a CH2OCH2 group; X represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group; and Y represents a cyano group or a nitro group. |