Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam 24% (w/v)
– A systemic insecticide belonging to the neonicotinoid group.
– Used as a foliar spray or soil application.
– A systemic insecticide with contact and stomach action, it is highly effective against the following insects:
1. Piercing-sucking insects such as whiteflies, thrips, mealybugs, and aphids.
2. Biting insects such as beetles, leaf miners, cutworms, leafminers, and leafhoppers.
It is proven and highly effective against insect strains that have acquired resistance to other chemical groups. It:
– Works in a new and unique way, blocking neurochemical communication between nerve cell endings within the nervous system at sites where other insecticides from different chemical groups do not work.
It acts as an acetylcholine receptor agonist on target insects, causing damage to the nervous system, paralyzing the insect and rendering it unable to feed, walk, or fly, resulting in death.
- Symptoms begin to appear 15 minutes after treatment.
- It affects all stages of the insect (larva, pupa (the transitional stage from larva to adult), nymph, and adult), except for the egg stage.
- It is rapidly absorbed by all parts of the plant, including seeds (cotyledons), buds, newly developing leaves, and pollen grains. It is characterized by rapid translocation in the xylem vessels.
- It has a systemic effect when added to the soil with irrigation water to control all the aforementioned insects.
- It produces a crop free of viral diseases and achieves strong, optimal vegetative growth with abundant, high-quality yields.
- It is characterized by its long-lasting effect after treatment and low application rates compared to other pesticides.
– It should be sprayed during the early stages of insect infestation.
- The pesticide's effectiveness is not affected by temperature and humidity changes, and it does not wash off with rainwater.
- Suitable for integrated pest management programs.
- Flexible use with various spraying devices, drip irrigation systems, or sprinkler systems.
- Safe for humans and the environment.
- Light to moderate toxicity to most beneficial insects. It is also safe for predatory mites, according to the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) classification, under field conditions.
