A MICROCAPSUIE CAN BE PRODUCED READILY BY (A) PULVERIZING A SOLID PESTICIDAL COMPOUND IN TERPINEOL, DIHYDROTERPINEOL, TERPINEL ACETATE, DIHYDROTERPINEL ACETATE OR A MIXTURE THEREOF TO FORM A SUSPENSION, (B) MIXING THE RESULTING SUSPENSION AND WATER TO PREPARE A LIQUID DROPLET, AND (C) FORMING A COATING FILM OF A RESIN AROUND THE LIQUID DROPLET. THE MICROCAPSULE OBTAINED BY SUCH A METHOD CONTAINS MOST OF THE SOLID PESTICIDAL COMPOUND WITHIN THE MICROCAPSULE.