Abstract: Novel pesticide, especially insecticides or miticides are provided. Pyrazole derivative and pesticides represented by the formula (1): wherein A1 is —N(O)m2 or —CR1, each of R1, R3, R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, Ra is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, Rb is —C(O)R7, —C(O)N(R8a)R8 or the like, each of R7, R8, R8a is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, and m1 is an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: Novel herbicides are provided. A haloalkylsulfonanilide derivative represented by the formula (1) or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof: the formula (1): wherein Z is —C(R9)(R10)— or —N(R11)—, A is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N(R12)—, W is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, m is an integer of from 0 to 3, n is an integer of from 0 to 3, m+n is from 1 to 3, R1 is halo C1-C6 alkyl, R2 is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, each of R3 and R4 is independently a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, each of R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 is independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen, C1-C6 alkyl or the like, each of R11 and R12 is a hydrogen atom, C1-C6 alkyl, halo C1-C6 alkyl or the like, and X is independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for predicting about the carcinogenicity of a substance of interest in a rodent, which comprises the steps of: administering a solution of the substance to a test group and administering a solvent used in the solution to a control group; extracting mRNA from each of the test group and the control group, and measuring the expression level of mRNA for each of genes obtained by selecting at least one gene from (A) genes each comprising a nucleotide sequence depicted in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 5, (B) genes each comprising a nucleotide sequence depicted in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 6 to 8 and (C) genes each comprising a nucleotide sequence depicted in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 9 to 32; determining whether or not a significant difference in the level of mRNA expressed from the gene is observed between the test group and the control group; and determining that the substance has carcinogenicity when a significant difference in the level of the expression of mRNA from any one of the genes is observ