Compounds of the general formula or salts thereof in which R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, (C 1 -C 6) alkyl, (C 2 -C 6) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 8) cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 8) cycloalkenyl, (C 1 -C 6) alkoxy or (C 1 -C 6) alkylS p, where the latter seven radicals are unsubstituted or substituted by one already more radicals from the group of halogen, cyano, (C 1 -C 6) alkoxy and (C 1 -C 6) alkylS p, R 3 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6) alkyl, R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18) cyanoalkyl, (C 2 -C 18) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 18) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkylthio- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkylthio- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 2 -C 18) haloalkenyl, (C 2 -C 18) haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, aryl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxycarbonyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, and (C 1 -C 18) alkoxycarbonyl- (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 18) alkyl, or is a radical of the formula -NR a R b or-N=CR c R d, where, in the former 2 radicals, each of the R a, R b, R c and R d radicals is independently hydrogen, (C 1 -C 4) alkyl, (C 2 -C 4) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4) alkynyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl or R a and R b together with the nitrogen atom form a 3- to 8-membered heterocycle which, in addition to the nitrogen atom, may contain one or two further ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4) alkyl and (C 1 -C 4) haloalkyl, or R c and R d together with the carbon atom form a 3- to 8-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical which may contain 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S, where the carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4) alkyl and (C 1 -C 4) haloalkyl, n and m are independently a number from 0 to 5, and p is 0, 1 or 2, excluding ethyl [(1,5-diphenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)oxy]acetate (CAS). R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, (C 1 -C 6) alkyl, (C 2 -C 6) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 8) cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 8) cycloalkenyl, (C 1 -C 6) alkoxy or (C 1 -C 6) alkylS p, where the latter seven radicals are unsubstituted or substituted by one already more radicals from the group of halogen, cyano, (C 1 -C 6) alkoxy and (C 1 -C 6) alkylS p, R 3 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 6) alkyl, R 4 is hydrogen, (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18) cyanoalkyl, (C 2 -C 18) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 18) alkynyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxy- (C 1 -C 18) haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkylthio- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) haloalkylthio- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 2 -C 18) haloalkenyl, (C 2 -C 18) haloalkynyl, heterocyclyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, aryl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, (C 1 -C 18) alkoxycarbonyl- (C 1 -C 18) alkyl, and (C 1 -C 18) alkoxycarbonyl- (C 3 -C 12) cycloalkyl-(C 1 -C 18) alkyl, or is a radical of the formula -NR a R b or-N=CR c R d, where, in the former 2 radicals, each of the R a, R b, R c and R d radicals is independently hydrogen, (C 1 -C 4) alkyl, (C 2 -C 4) alkenyl, (C 2 -C 4) alkynyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl or R a and R b together with the nitrogen atom form a 3- to 8-membered heterocycle which, in addition to the nitrogen atom, may contain one or two further ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S and which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4) alkyl and (C 1 -C 4) haloalkyl, or R c and R d together with the carbon atom form a 3- to 8-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical which may contain 1 to 3 ring heteroatoms from the group of N, O and S, where the carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more radicals from the group of (C 1 -C 4) alkyl and (C 1 -C 4) haloalkyl, n and m are independently a number from 0 to 5, and p is 0, 1 or 2,