An object of the present disclosure is to provide a novel substituted pyrazole compound or a salt thereof as represented by formula (1) that controls pests:wherein, Q represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, or the like; R represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, C1-C12alkyl, or the like; R1represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C12alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C12alkoxycarbonyl, or the like; R2and R3each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C12alkyl, or the like; R4and R5each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C12alkyl, or the like; and X1, X2and X3represent C-R8, C-R9and C-R10, respectively, wherein R8, R9and R10each independently represent hydrogen, halogen, methyl, ethyl or the like.本揭示的一標的是提供一種控制害蟲的如由下列化學式(1)所代表的新穎之經取代吡唑化合物或它的一鹽類:其中,Q代表一氧原子或一硫原子,或類似之物;R代表經取代的或未經取代的芳基、C1-C12烷基,或類似之物;R1代表氫、經取代的或未經取代的C1-C12烷基羰基、經取代的或未經取代的C1-C12烷氧基羰基,或類似之物;R2和R3各個獨立地代表氫、經取代的或未經取代的C1-C12烷基,或類似之物;R4和R5各個獨立地代表氫、經取代的或未經取代的C1-C12烷基,或類似之物;以及X1、X2和X3分別地代表C-R8、C-R9和C-R10,其中R8、R9和R10各個獨立地代表氫、鹵素、甲基、乙基或類似之物。