The present invention provides: a pest control agent which has a high activity of being delivered by a pest, has little adverse side effects on other ecological systems, and can control pests effectively; and a method for controlling a pest using the pest control agent. The present invention relates to a pest control agent characterized by comprising (A) an artificial egg which mimics an egg of a pest and comprises an egg recognition pheromone coated on the surface of a granular base and (B) particles each having a pest control active ingredient contained on the surface or in the inside thereof, wherein the components (A) and (B) are present in a mixed state.根據本發明提供一種害蟲驅除劑及使用該劑之害蟲之驅除方法,其特徵在於害蟲之搬運活性高、對其他生態系之壞影響小、且可有效進行害蟲驅除。本發明係有關於一種害蟲驅除劑,其特徵在於:模擬害蟲之卵的擬似卵(A)以及表面或內部含有害蟲驅除用活性成分之粒子(B)係以混合狀態存在,且該擬似卵係在粒狀基材表面包覆有卵識別費洛蒙者。