Amide compounds and use thereof

An amide compound given by formula [I]:

• 10
• wherein R1 represents a C1-C10 haloalkyl group, C2-C10 haloalkenyl group, C3-C10 haloalkynyl group, C3-C8 halocycloalkyl group or C3-C10 alkynyl group;
• R2 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-C3 alkyl group;
• X represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom;
• Y represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom;
• Ar represents an aromatic group;
• A represents an ethylene group or trimethylene group, said ethylene group and trimethylene group may be substituted by one or more selected from halogen atom, amino group, hydroxy group, cyano group, nitro group, C1-C6 alkyl group, C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, C3-C6 cycloalkenyl group, C1-C6 alkoxy group, C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, C1-C6 alkylthio group, C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, C2-C6 (alkoxycarbonyl) group and tri(C1-C6 alkyl)silyl group;
• Z1 and Z2 are the same or different and represents a halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group, C1-C6 haloalkyl group, C2-C6 alkenyl group, C2-C6 alkynyl group, C3-C6 cycloalkyl group, C1-C6 alkoxy group, C1-C6 haloalkoxy group, C2-C6 (alkoxyalkoxy) group, C4-C6 (cycloalkylalkoxy) group, C3-C6 alkenyloxy group, C3-C6 haloalkenyloxy group, C3-C6 alkynyloxy group, C3-C6 haloalkynyloxy group, C3-C6 cycloalkoxy group, C3-C6 cycloalkenyloxy group, cyano C1-C5 alkoxy group, C1-C6 alkylthio group, C1-C6 haloalkylthio group, (C1-C5 alkoxy)carbonyl group, phenoxy group, benzyloxy group, hydroxy group or cyano group, the benzene ring of said phenyl group and benzyloxy group may be substituted by one or more selected from halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl group, C1-C6 alkoxy group, trfluoromethyl group, amino group and nitro group;
• and Z1 and Z2 may represents C2-C6 alkylenedioxy group together.