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PURPOSE:To provide an insecticide having broad insecticidal spectrum, and having strong repelling effect to noxious insects and effects to inhibit the ingestion, ovioposition and growth of insects, containing an aromatic compound having a specific substitution group as an effective component. CONSTITUTION:An insecticide containing an aromatic compound of the formula (R1 is 3-6C alkyl, alkenyl having a branch at alpha-position; R2,4,6 are H, OH, lower aklyl, lower alkoxy, lower aliphatic acyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower aliphatic acyloxy, hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl, aldehyde, halogen, provided that R2,4,6 are not H at the same time; R3,5 are H, methyl, ethyl, hydroxy-substituted lower alkyl, aldehyde, halogen), e.g. 6-tert-butyl-3-methylphenol. |