PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pest control composition having a superior pest control effect and to provide a pest control method.SOLUTION: There is provided a pest control composition containing an ester compound represented by formula (1) (wherein R1 and R2, which are the same or different from each other, are hydrogen atoms, methyl groups, trifluoromethyl groups, or chlorine atoms, and R3 is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a methoxymethyl group), a glycol ether, and water, which pest control composition has a glycol ether content of 10-50 wt.% based on the entire weight of the composition and a water content of 20-85 wt.% based on the entire weight of the composition.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた害虫防除効力を有する害虫防除用組成物及び害虫防除方法を提供すること。【解決手段】式(1)〔式中、R1及びR2は同一または相異なり水素原子、メチル基、トリフルオロメチル基又は塩素原子を表し、R3は水素原子、メチル基又はメトキシメチル基を表す。〕で示されるエステル化合物、グリコールエーテル及び水を含有する害虫防除用組成物であって、グリコールエーテルの含有量が、組成物全量に対して10~50重量%であり、水の含有量が、組成物全量に対して20~85重量%である害虫防除用組成物。【選択図】なし
