A tetrazolinone compound of formula (1):wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc.;R3 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, etc.; R4, R5, and R6 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; A represents a C6-C16 aryl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P, etc.; Q represents the following group Q1, etc.; andX represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, has excellent control activity against pests.