ʻO Thiamethoxam kahi lāʻau insecticide systemic i ka papa o neonicotinoids.Nui kona ʻano hana e kūʻē i nā ʻano pepeke.ʻOiai ke koi nei nā huahana neonicotinoid ʻē aʻe i ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka ikaika o ka mea kanu, hāʻawi ʻo thiamethoxam i ka ulu ikaika o nā mea kanu a me nā hua kiʻekiʻe ma ka hoʻohālikelike pololei me nā huahana hoʻokūkū.No ka mālama ʻana i nā aphids, whiteflies, thrips, ricehoppers, ricebugs, mealybugs, white grubs a pēlā aku.