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Essential oils from three Algerian medicinal plants (Artemisia campestris, Pulicaria arabica, and Saccocalyx satureioides) as new botanical insecticides?
Hendel NouiRoman PavelaSarri MadaniSarri DjamelDonato RomanoFilippo MaggiAngelo CanaleMaurizio BrunoSassoui AmmarGiovanni Benellisubject
InsecticidesCulex quinquefasciatus; Green pesticide; Insect pest; Mosquito vector; Musca domestica; Spodoptera littoralisHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisVolatileInsect pestArtemisia campestris010501 environmental sciencesMedicinal01 natural sciencesCulex quinquefasciatus . Insect pest . Mosquito vector . Musca domestica . Green pesticide . Spodoptera littoralislaw.inventionBorneolPulicariachemistry.chemical_compoundlawOils VolatileEnvironmental ChemistryAnimalsMedicinal plantsSpodoptera littoralisThymolEssential oil0105 earth and related environmental sciencesMosquito vectorPlants MedicinalbiologyTraditional medicineCulex quinquefasciatusGeneral MedicinePlantsSpodoptera littoralisbiology.organism_classificationPollutionGreen pesticideCulexchemistryGermacreneArtemisiaCulex quinquefasciatus; Green pesticide; Insect pest; Mosquito vector; Musca domestica; Spodoptera littoralis; Algeria; Animals; Larva; Artemisia; Culex; Insecticides; Oils Volatile; Plants Medicinal; PulicariaMyrceneAlgeriaLarvaMusca domesticaOilsdescription
Medicinal and aromatic plants represent an outstanding source of green active ingredients for a broad range of real-world applications. In the present study, we investigated the insecticidal potential of the essential oils obtained from three medicinal and aromatic plants of economic importance in Algeria, Artemisia campestris, Pulicaria arabica, and Saccocalyx satureioides. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to study the essential oil chemical compositions. The three essential oils were tested against a mosquito vectoring filariasis and arboviruses, i.e., Culex quinquefasciatus, a fly pest acting also as pathogens vector, Musca domestica, and an agricultural moth pest, i.e., Spodoptera littoralis, using WHO and topical application methods, respectively. The essential oil from A. campestris, containing β-pinene (15.2%), α-pinene (11.2%), myrcene (10.3%), germacrene D (9.0%) (Z)-β-ocimene (8.1%) and γ-curcumene (6.4%), showed remarkable toxicity against C. quinquefasciatus (LC50 of 45.8 mg L−1) and moderate effects (LD50 of 99.8 μg adult−1) against M. domestica. Those from P. arabica and S. satureioides, containing epi-α-cadinol (23.9%), δ-cadinene (21.1%), α-cadinol (19.8%) and germacrene D-4-ol (8.4%), and thymol (25.6%), α-terpineol (24.6%), borneol (17.4%) and p-cymene (11.4%), respectively, were more active on S. littoralis showing LD50 values of 68.9 and 61.2 μg larva−1, respectively. Based on our results, the essential oil from A. campestris may be further considered a candidate ingredient for developing botanical larvicides.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Environmental science and pollution research international |