Thiamethoxam ndi mankhwala ophera tizilombo m'gulu la neonicotinoids.Lili ndi zochita zambiri zolimbana ndi tizilombo tambirimbiri.Ngakhale mankhwala ena a neonicotinoid anganene kuti mbewuyo ndi yamphamvu kwambiri, thiamethoxam imapereka kukula kwa mbewu molimbika komanso zokolola zambiri poyerekezera mwachindunji ndi zinthu zomwe zimapikisana.Pofuna kuthana ndi nsabwe za m'masamba, whiteflies, thrips, ricehoppers, ricebugs, mealybugs, whitefly grubs ndi zina zotero.