Novel carboxamide and sulfonamide pesticidal compounds

A compound of the formula (I)

• wherein:
• X is CH or N;
• R1 is selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, cyano-C1-C4-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylsulfonyl-C1-C4-alkyl, cyano-C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C4-C8-bicycloalkyl, 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered heterocycloalkyl, phenyl-C1-C4-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 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl-C1-C3-alkyl contains 1 or 2 heteroatoms individually selected from N, S and O, with the proviso that no more than one is O, or S;
• wherein any of said C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C4-C8-bicycloalkyl, and 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, and wherein any of said phenyl, or said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, or C1-C4 alkoxy;
• R2 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, cyano-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl;
• R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• or R3 and R4 together with the carbon to which they are attached represent a C3-C5-cycloalkyl group;
• R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• or R5 and R6 together with the carbon to which they are attached represent a C3-C5-cycloalkyl group;
• R7 is selected from C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, phenyl, or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 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;
• wherein any of said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl contains 1 or 2 heteroatoms individually selected from N, S and O, and wherein any of said phenyl, and said 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, or C1-C4-alkoxy;
• R8 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, cyano-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C3-C5-cycloalkylcarbonyl, or C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl;
• and
• R9 is selected from halogen, or C1-C3-alkyl;
• or a salt or an N-oxide.