| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pesticidal agent which is highly safe and contains a compound which acts on a specific pest, particularly a diamondback moth as an active ingredient, And a plant that produces the compound. SOLUTION: General formula (I): And a pest-controlling agent containing a triterpene saponin compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a pest-resistant plant bred to produce or increase the compound. |