An N-heteroaryl-4-(haloalkyl)nicotinamide derivative represented by formula (I):
[wherein R represents a C
1
-C
6
haloalkyl group; R
1
represents a hydrogen atom, a C
1
-C
6
alkyl group which may be substituted a C
2
-C
6
alkenyl group or an acyl group; X represents a group represented by formula C—R
2
, or a nitrogen atom; R
2
and R
3
each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C
1
-C
6
alkyl group which may be substituted, a C
3
-C
7
cycloalkyl group, a C
2
-C
6
alkenyl group, a C
3
-C
7
cycloalkenyl group, a formyl group, a group represented by formula CH═NOR
4
, a cyano group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, a C
1
-C
6
alkoxy group which may be substituted, a C
1
-C
6
alkylthio group or a phenoxy group]; or a salt thereof, a pesticide containing it as an active component, a method for producing it and intermediates thereof.