An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having the controlling activity on a noxious arthropod, and a noxious arthropod controlling agent containing an amide compound of formula (I): wherein X represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group, p represents 0 or 1, A represents a tetrahydrofuranyl group or the like, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 represent a hydrogen atom or the like, n represents 1 or 2, Y represents an oxygen atom or the like, m represents any integer of 0 to 7, and Q represents a C1-8 chain hydrocarbon group optionally having a phenyl group or the like, has the excellent noxious arthropod controlling effect.本發明之目的係提供對有害節肢動物具有控制活性之化合物，及含有式(I)醯胺化合物之有害節肢動物控制劑：其中X表示氮原子或CH基，p表示0或1，A表示四氫呋喃基等等，R1、R2、R3、R4、R5、R6及R7表示氫原子等等，n表示1或2，Y表示氧原子等等，m表示0至7之整數，且Q表示隨意地具有苯基等等之C1-8鏈之烴基，具有優良之有害節肢動物控制效果。
