Sulfluryl Fluoride

Pronunciation: /SOULF-lur-ril FLUOR-ide/

Category: Insecticide

Singular: Sulfluryl Fluoride

Plural: Sulfluryl Fluorides

Definition

A fumigant used primarily for the treatment of drywood termites. It disrupts substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation by inhibiting aconitase in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and enolase in the glycolytic cycle.

Etymology

From the Latin 'sulfur' and 'fluoride'.

Example

Sulfluryl fluoride is used to treat drywood termites in structures.

Related Terms

Fumigation
Termites

Usage Notes

Sulfluryl Fluoride is a colorless, odorless gas and requires the use of Chloropicrin as a warning agent for its effectiveness.