Thiamethoxam

When encountering pests in your home or garden, it’s best to have an insecticide that makes quick work of the insects so they don’t continue to cause damage and multiply their population. One such active ingredient that does a great job of this is a neonicotinoid known as Thiamethoxam.

Here on this page, you can shop products containing this powerful neonicotinoid active ingredient and learn some interesting facts about the origins of Thiamethoxam and why it works so well in controlling pesky insects in and around the home.

What is Thiamethoxam?

Thiamethoxam is a common active ingredient in several broad-spectrum insecticides for pest control. It is synthetic and known as a second-generation neonicotinoid compound belonging to the chemical subclass Thianicotinyls. Much like nicotine, Thiamethoxam acts on certain types of receptors in the nerve synapse, affecting insects' normal bodily functions.

Thiamethoxam is a general insecticide That can also be used as a foliar application, a soil treatment, and a seed treatment. It is systemic, meaning it can be rapidly taken up by the plant, moving from the leaves down to the roots.

Thiamethoxam was first developed by Syngenta in 2002. Thiamethoxam effectively controls sucking and chewing insects, including aphids, whitefly, thrips, ricehoppers, rice bugs, mealybugs, white grubs, potato beetles, flea beetles, wireworms, ground beetles, and leaf miners, among others.

How Does Thiamethoxam Work?

Thiamethoxam is a neonicotinoid insecticide. This means that the chemical behaves like the addictive drug nicotine. Thiamethoxam’s mode of action is achieved by disrupting the targeted insect's nervous system when it either ingests or absorbs the poison into its body. An exposed insect loses control of their body and suffers symptoms such as twitching and convulsions, paralysis, and eventual death.

Benefits of Thiamethoxam

As a neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam is effective against a wide range of insects and is less likely to experience resistance from insects. It does well against sap-sucking insect plants and can be applied directly to the plant foliage or the soil.

Thiamethoxam's systemic action and transfer effect to other insects also make it beneficial in protecting plants from insect damage.

Drawbacks of Thiamethoxam

Thiamethoxam can be harmful to non-intended targets and beneficial insects like honeybees, so you must be careful where you apply it and avoid areas where bees are active.

Is Thiamethoxam Safe?

Thiamethoxam is safe to use when applied according to label directions. When handling Thiamethoxam products, we recommend using gloves and protective clothing when spraying such products. Please use the product according to the instructions on the label and closely follow the safety measures when applying the product.

What To Expect

As quickly as 30 minutes after the insect comes into contact with Thiamethoxam, it begins to experience overstimulation, then paralysis, and finally death. Thiamethoxam is much more toxic to invertebrates, like insects, than mammals, birds, and other higher organisms.

Thiamethoxam works at all insect development stages, whether an egg, larvae, or adult. Insects are mainly affected by ingestion and may be affected by some forms of contact.

Featured Products

Tandem Insecticide - A microencapsulated insecticide with dual modes of action to control a wide range of indoor and outdoor pests. Tandem insecticide combines the power of two proven active ingredients, lambda-cyhalothrin and thiamethoxam, to provide a double assault on pests with one product. Formulated with proprietary iCAP technology, Tandem provides quick knockdown and long-lasting control of various pests.

Optigard Flex Liquid Insecticide - Non-repellent chemistry with low use rates and flexible application methods to control indoor and outdoor pests. Optigard Flex, with the active ingredient thiamethoxam, is a non-repellent liquid insecticide that is active against insects by contact and ingestion and can be used indoors and out.