Editing Sulfur (section)

===Fungicide and pesticide===<!--[[Wettable Sulfur]] redirs here-->
[[File:Sulphur Candle.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Sulfur candle originally sold for home fumigation]]
Elemental sulfur is one of the oldest fungicides and [[pesticide]]s. "Dusting sulfur", elemental sulfur in powdered form, is a common fungicide for grapes, strawberry, many vegetables and several other crops. It has a good efficacy against a wide range of [[powdery mildew]] diseases as well as black spot. In organic production, sulfur is the most important fungicide. It is the only fungicide used in [[organic agriculture|organically]] farmed apple production against the main disease [[apple scab]] under colder conditions. Biosulfur (biologically produced elemental sulfur with hydrophilic characteristics) can also be used for these applications.

Standard-formulation dusting sulfur is applied to crops with a sulfur duster or [[Aerial application|from a dusting plane]]. Wettable sulfur is the commercial name for dusting sulfur formulated with additional ingredients to make it water [[miscibility|miscible]].<ref name="Mohamed-2010" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3398227.pdf|title=Method for Preparation of Wettable Sulfur|access-date= 20 May 2010|author= Every, Richard L.|display-authors= etal|date= 20 August 1968}}</ref> It has similar applications and is used as a [[fungicide]] against [[mildew]] and other mold-related problems with plants and soil.

Elemental sulfur powder is used as an "[[organic farming|organic]]" (i.e., "green") [[insecticide]] (actually an [[acaricide]]) against [[tick]]s and [[mite]]s. A common method of application is dusting the clothing or limbs with sulfur powder.

A diluted solution of [[lime sulfur]] (made by combining [[calcium hydroxide]] with elemental sulfur in water) is used as a dip for pets to destroy [[ringworm|ringworm (fungus)]], [[mange]], and other [[cutaneous conditions|dermatoses]] and [[parasitism|parasites]].

Sulfur candles of almost pure sulfur were burned to [[fumigant|fumigate]] structures and wine barrels, but are now considered too toxic for residences.