An N-heteroaryl-4-(haloalkyl)nicotinamide derivative represented by formula (I): ##STR1##

[wherein R represents a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group; R¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆alkyl group which may be substituted a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group or an acyl group; X represents a group represented by formula C—R², or a nitrogen atom; R² and R³ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group which may be substituted, a C₃-C₇ cycloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₃-C₇ cycloalkenyl group, a formyl group, a group represented by formula CHNOR⁴, a cyano group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy group which may be substituted, a C₁-C₆ 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.