Novel cyclopropane carboxylic acid esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine and bromine, X.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, X.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine and R is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## and benzyl optionally substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyloxy of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkadienyl of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, methylenedioxy, benzyl and halogens, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aryl and --CH.sub.2 --C.tbd.CH,R.sub.3 is an aliphatic of 2 to 6 carbon atoms having at least one double bond, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --CN and --C.tbd.CH, R.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and methyl, n is 0, 1 or 2, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and methyl and S/I indicates that the ring may be aromatic, dihydro or tetrahydro having pesticidal properties, and a process for their preparation.