| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP96/01096 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 25, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 25, 1997 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/33975 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 31, 1996A pyridine derivative of the formula (I), or its oxide or salt: <IMAGE> (I) wherein R1 is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, etc., R2 is an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkenyloxycarbonyl group, etc., R3 is a hydrogen atom, etc., R4 is a halogen atom, a cyano group, a haloalkyl group, etc., each of R5 and R6 is a hydrogen atom, etc., Q is a methine group or a nitrogen atom, m is 0 or 1, n is 1 or 2 and r is 1 or 2. Such a compound is useful as a pesticide. The compound of the present invention is a pyridine derivative which is capable of killing or controlling various pests without adversely affecting crop plants and which is readily decomposable and presents no substantial acute toxity to mammals. |