Acylaminosalicylic acid amides and their uses as pesticides

A compounds of the formula (I):

• ##STR361## in which A represents a single linkage or optionally substituted alkylene,
• R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy,
• R.sup.2 represents in each case optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl or heterocyclyl having 3 to 8 rings atoms which are optionally benzo-fused, with the exception of the nitro group as substituent, and
• with the exception of the compounds:
• 3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-N-{4-[2,4,6-tris-(1-methylpropyl)-phenoxy]-phenyl }-benzamide,
• N-{4-[3,5-bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenoxy]-phenyl}-3-(formylamino)-2-hydrox y-benzamide,
• N-{4-[2,4-bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-phenyl}-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy -benzamide,
• N-{4-[2,6-bis-(1-methylpropyl)-phenoxy]-phenyl}-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-b enzamide,
• 3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-N-{4-[3-trifluoromethyl)-phenoxy]-phenyl}-benzami de,
• N-{4-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenoxy]-phenyl}-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-benz amide,
• 3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-N-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-benzamide,
• N-(4-butylphenyl)-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-benzamide,
• N-{3-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl}-3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-benzamide,
• 3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-N-(phenylmethyl)-benzamide,
• 3-formamido-salicylanilide, and
• 3-(formylamino)-2-hydroxy-N-(2-phenylethyl)-benzamide.