A novel agricultural chemical, especially an insecticide or acaricide; and a substituted benzanilide compound represented by the general formula (1): (1) G-7 G-13 G-71 [wherein G represents a ring represented by G-7, G-13, G-71, etc.; W and W each independently represents oxygen or sulfur; X represents halogeno, etc.; Y represents C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R , R , and R each independently represents hydrogen, C1-12 alkyl, C1-6 alkylthio(C1-6 alkyl), etc.; R , R , R , and R each independently represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, phenyl optionally substituted by (Z )p1, etc.; R , R , and R each independently represents hydrogen, halogeno, etc.; Z represents halogeno, C1-6 haloalkoxy, C1-6 alkylsulfonyl, etc.; m and n each independently is an integer of 0 to 4; and p1 is an integer of 1 to 5] or a salt of the compound. The pest control agent contains either of the compound and salt.