Phoxim raw material: an important force in agricultural pest control

09/13/2025 09:02:56

In recent years, with the continuous development of global agriculture, the demand for efficient and low toxicity pesticides has been increasing. As an important organic phosphorus insecticide, phoxim raw material plays a key role in the agricultural field due to its excellent performance, and the market demand shows a stable growth trend.
Phoxim has the characteristics of high efficiency, low toxicity, and wide insecticidal spectrum. It has significant contact and stomach toxicity against various pests such as Lepidoptera larvae, insect eggs, rice planthoppers, cotton aphids, etc. It can control both aboveground and underground pests, and is one of the few low toxicity and low residue organic phosphorus insecticides. This makes it still highly favored by farmers and a key product in the agricultural inputs market, despite the gradual ban of highly toxic organophosphate pesticides.
In agricultural production, the application range of phoxim raw material is very wide. In terms of grain crops, corn, wheat, and soybeans are the main targets of its use. According to statistics, the global corn planting area in 2024 is about 320 million hectares, and the use of phoxim is about 120000 tons; The wheat planting area is about 210 million hectares, and the usage of phoxim is about 90000 tons. In the field of economic crops, phoxim is also commonly used for pest control in cotton, fruit trees, and vegetables. For example, in citrus cultivation, the use of phoxim can effectively control related pests, make the fruit skin smooth, improve fruit quality and purchase price. In terms of horticultural crops, there is also a certain demand for phoxim in sub fields such as greenhouse flowers, outdoor vegetables, and fruit trees.
Its usage methods are diverse. It can be mixed for pest control, such as mixing 50 pounds of seeds with 100 milliliters of 50% phoxim emulsion, mixing evenly with water, and then burying for 3 hours before sowing, which can effectively prevent underground pests such as grubs. It can also be used to make poisonous soil to kill insects. Before plowing, mix 250ml of 40% emulsion with 20kg of fine soil and sprinkle it in the ground. After plowing, it can kill nematodes, ground tigers, etc. It can also be used for root irrigation first aid. When fruit seedlings are eaten by ground tigers, watering the roots with 50% phoxim 1000 times solution can quickly make the pests emerge from the soil and die from poisoning.
It is worth mentioning that although phoxim raw material is easily decomposed under light, this characteristic is an advantage for pesticide residues. After being sprayed into the soil, its effective ingredients are relatively stable in a dark environment, with a residual period of about 90 days, making it very suitable as an underground pest control agent. At the same time, due to its easy decomposition under light, grains treated with phoxim have almost no pesticide residues after drying. With the gradual ban of highly toxic stored grain pesticides such as aluminum phosphide, phoxim is expected to play a greater role in the field of stored grain insecticide in the future.
With the acceleration of agricultural modernization, especially in Asia and Africa, the demand for phoxim in agriculture is expected to further increase. The global market size of phoxim in 2024 is approximately 450000 tons, with agricultural consumption accounting for as much as 82%, reaching about 370000 tons. It is expected that by 2030, the demand for phoxim in the agricultural sector will further increase to about 400000 tons, with a compound annual growth rate of about 3.2%.
However, with the increasingly strict environmental regulations and the growing awareness of food safety among consumers, the traditional pesticide industry is facing enormous challenges. The market for phoxim raw materials also needs to constantly adapt to this trend, and in the future, more attention will be paid to the research and application of green and environmentally friendly products to achieve sustainable development in agriculture.