A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1)wherein E represents the following group E16Y represents —O—CH2— Q represents the following group Q46R8 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group R3, R30 and R31 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom A represents a C6-C16 aryl group optionally having one or more atoms or groups selected from Group P1 R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group and X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, has excellent control activity against pests.
