Novel bicyclic-carboxamide compounds useful as pesticides

A compound of the formula (I)

• wherein:
• A is O or S;
• X is —CH2— or —CH2CH2—;
• R1 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkyl, cyano-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, N—C1-C4 alkoxy-imidoyl, N—C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl-imidoyl, C4-C8-bicycloalkyl, 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, phenyl-C1-C6-alkyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl-C1-C3-alkyl;
• wherein any of said 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl contains 1 or 2 heteroatoms or -groups individually selected from N, O, S, S═O, or SO2, with the proviso that no more than one is O, S, S═O, or SO2;
• wherein any of said phenyl, phenyl-C1-C6-alkyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl-C1-C3-alkyl contains 1 or 2 heteroatoms individually selected from N or O;
• wherein any of said 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-C3 alkyl, C1-C3 haloalkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkyl;
• wherein any of said phenyl and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl, or C1-C4alkoxy;
• and wherein any of said C3-C6-cycloalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from cyano, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl;
• or
• R1 is selected from a heterocycle of formula (W)
• wherein the staggered line denotes the position, which is attached to the nitrogen of the amide-group of compound of the formula (I) and wherein Y is selected from O, carbonyl, or C1-C2 alkyl;
• and wherein R8 is selected form hydrogen, C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C3-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C3-alkoxy, C3-C6-halocycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C3-alkyl, or phenyl;
• wherein said phenyl is unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 substituents independently selected from halogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• R2 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl;
• R3 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• R4 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• R5 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkyl;
• R6 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy C1-C6-alkyl, cyano-C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C6-alkoxycarbonyl;
• and
• R7 is selected from C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C4-haloalkylsulfonyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkylsulfonyl;
• wherein said cycloalkyl is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-C3-alkyl, or C1-C3-haloalkyl;
• or a salt, or an N-oxide thereof.