The present invention discloses hydrocarbylidene nitrohydrozinecarboximidamides and the use thereof as well as a method for making the same. The structural general formula of the compounds are shown in formula I, wherein, R1 is C1 - C10 saturated and/or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbonyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, halogenated picolyl, halogenated thiazolyl methyl, tetrahydrofuryl methyl or oxazolyl methyl; R2 is hydrogen, C1 - C5 saturated and/or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbonyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl; R3 is hydrogen, C1 - C10 saturated and/or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbonyl, furyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, benzyl or substituted benzyl. The tests of insecticidal activity show that the hydrocarbylidene nitrohydrozinecarboximidamides shown by formula (I) have high preventive efficiency against insect pests of plants, such as aphid, plant hopper, cotton bollworm, asparagus caterpillar, and the like, and can be used as plant insecticides.
