Patent ID: 7838538

Claim:
A method for controlling an agricultural or horticultural pest, comprising applying an effective amount of a compound represented by formula (Ib) or an agriculturally or horticulturally acceptable salt thereof to a plant or soil: wherein Het 1 , represents 3-pyridyl, R 1 , represents hydroxyl, R 2 and R 3 represents propionyloxy or optionally substituted cyclic C 3-6 alkylcarbonyloxy, and R 4 represents hydroxyl, optionally substituted cyclic C 3-6 alkylcarbonyloxy, optionally substituted benzoyloxy, or optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated five- or six-membered heterocyclic carbonyloxy provided that a compound wherein Het 1 , represents 3-pyridyl, R 1 , represents hydroxyl, R 2 and R 3 , represents propionyloxy, and R 4 represents hydroxyl, is excluded.