噻虫嗪是第二代新烟碱类杀虫剂的代表性品种,由先正达公司(原Ciba公司)于1991年研究开发。噻虫嗪可用于防除刺吸性和咀嚼性害虫,如飞虱、叶蝉、蚜虫、地下害虫和螨类。该产品于1998年上市以来,销售额逐年上升,2003年2.15亿美元, Thiamethoxam, a representative of the second generation neonicotinoid insecticide, was researched and developed in 1991 by Syngenta (formerly Ciba). Thiamethoxam can be used to control pricking and chewing pests such as planthoppers, leafhoppers, aphids, underground pests and mites. Since the product was launched in 1998, sales have risen year by year, reaching 215 million U.S. dollars in 2003,