O-Benzyloxime ethers of the formula I ##STR1## where 5 x is substituted or unsubstituted CH.sub.2, NOalkylY is O, S, NR.sup.5R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.5 are H, alkylZ.sup.1, Z.sup.2 are H, halogen, methyl, methoxy, cyanoR.sup.3, R.sup.4 are hydrogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, benzylthio, alkylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenylcarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenoxycarbonyl substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl,N(R.sup.6).sub.2, where R.sup.6 is H, alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl,--CO--N(R.sup.7).sub.2, where R.sup.7 is H, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl,substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted arylthio, substituted or unsubstituted hetaryl, substituted or unsubstituted hetaryloxy, substituted or unsubstituted hetarylthio, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyloxy,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together may form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring which is substituted or unsubstituted, andR.sup.3 or R.sup.4 may be halogen, or ##STR2## may be ##STR3## where n is an integer from 1 to 4, andR.sup.8 is, or, when n>1, the R.sup.8 's are identical or different and are each, H, halogen, cyano, nitro or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, benzyloxy, hetaryl or hetaryloxy.and crop protection agents containing these compounds.