COMPOSÉ HÉTÉROCYCLIQUE FUSIONNÉ POSSÉDANT UN GROUPE OXIME OU SELS DE CELUI-CI, ET PESTICIDE À USAGE AGRICOLE ET HORTICOLE COMPRENANT CES COMPOSÉS AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN UVRE DE CE PESTICIDE
In crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, the damage caused by insect pests etc. is still immense, and insect pests resistant to existing insecticides have emerged. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to develop and provide a novel agricultural and horticultural insecticide. The present invention provides an oxime group-containing condensed heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1):{wherein R<;sup>;1<;/sup>;represents an alkoxy group, R<;sup>;2<;/sup>;represents a haloalkyl group, R<;sup>;3<;/sup>;represents a haloalkylthio group, A represents an oxygen atom, A<;sup>;1<;/sup>;represents a CH group, m represents 2, and n represents 1}, or a salt thereof; an agricultural and horticultural insecticide comprising the compound or the salt as an active ingredient; and a method for using the insecticide.