Provided is a method for controlling arthropod pests. The method includes: step A): a step of forming furrows in the soil step B): a step of placing, in the furrows formed in the previous step, seeds retaining one or more neonicotinoid compounds selected from Group I, on the surface or in the interior, and a step of applying an aqueous dispersion or an aqueous solution containing one or more neonicotinoid compounds selected from Group I to the furrows formed in the previous step and step C): a step of covering the furrows. In step B above Group I is a group selected from clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, and thiacloprid.
