Thiamethoxam Insecticides

Salient Features of Thiamethoxam Insecticides :-
Mode of Action : Insecticide with contact, stomach and systemic activity. Rapidly taken up into the plant and transported acropetally in the xylem.
Usage : Under develoment for control of aphids, whitefly, thrips, ricehoppers, ricebugs, mealybugs, white grubs, Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles, wireworms, ground beetles, leaf miners and some lepidopterous species, at application rates from 10 to 200 g/ha (R. Senn et al., loc. cit.). Major crops for foliar and soil treatments are cole crops, leafy and fruity vegetables, potatoes, rice, cotton, deciduous fruit, citrus for seed treatment use, maize, sorghum, cereals, sugar beet, oilseed rape, cotton, peas, beans, sunflowers, rice and potatoes.