European Journal of Biology

SUBMITINFORMATION
EnglishTürkçe

Research Article


DOI :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015   IUP :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015    Full Text (PDF)

Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).

Ismahane Nabti, Mustapha Bounechada

Objective: The use of essential oils in mosquito control is considered as a potential alternative of synthetic insecticides. The current study aimed to assess the larvicidal activity of the essential oils extracted from five medicinal plants collected from northeastern Algeria against the Culiseta longiareolata larvae, a vector of the Plasmodium species in birds and one of the most abundant mosquito species in Algeria. Materials and Methods: The essential oils extracted from: Thymus vulgaris, Artemisia herba-alba, Juniperus phoenicea, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Eucalyptus globulus were tested against the 3rd and 4th instar Culiseta longiareolata larvae. The larvae were exposed to a series of concentrations of the tested essential oils for 24h. The concentrations that caused between 10% and 90% mortality were replicated four times, and the entire test was repeated three times. The collected data were used to determine the LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ values, Results: The tested oils revealed an efficient larvicidal activity. T. vulgaris showed 100% mortality at 80ppm final concentration, while the other tested oils showed 100% mortality at 200ppm. Furthermore, the lethal concentrations that caused 50% and 90% mortality (LC₅₀ and LC₉₀) were varying. T. vulgaris was the most efficient essential oil (LC₅₀=25.64ppm, LC₉₀=50.53ppm), followed by J. Phoenicea (LC₅₀=59.83ppm, LC₉₀=137.68ppm), R. officinalis (LC₅₀= 64.18ppm, LC₉₀= 96.55ppm), A. herba-alba (LC₅₀=86.67ppm, LC₉₀=139.55ppm), then E. globules (LC₅₀=95.83ppm, LC₉₀= 168.25ppm). Conclusion: The use of essential oils or their principal active components as α-pinene, 1,8-cineole and Camphor may serve as an eco-friendly method to control mosquito larvae. Nevertheless, the field application of essential oils and their principal components remains a fundamental step to evaluate the field efficacy of these botanic extracts and to note their possible secondary effects on non-targeted organisms.

Keywords: Aromatic medicinal plants, Culiseta longiareolata, Essential oil, Larvicidal activity, Mosquitoes

PDF View

References

  • 1. Mossa ATH, Mohafrash SM, Chandrasekaran N. Safety of Natural Insecticides: Toxic Effects on Experimental Animals. BioMed Research International. 2018; 2018: 1-17. google scholar
  • 2. Hemingway J, Ranson H. Insecticide resistance in insect vectors of human disease. Annu Rev Entomol. 2000; 45(1): 371-91. google scholar
  • 3. Benelli G. Research in mosquito control: current challenges for a brighter future. Parasitol Res. 2015; 114(8): 2801-5. google scholar
  • 4. Benelli G, Jeffries C, Walker T. Biological control of mosquito vectors: past, present, and future. Insects. 2016; 7(4): 52. google scholar
  • 5. Pavela R. Essential oils for the development of eco-friendly mosquito larvicides: a review. Industrial crops and products. 2015; 76: 174-87. google scholar
  • 6. Bakkali F, Averbeck S, Averbeck D, Idaomar M. Biological effects of essential oils–a review. Food Chem Toxicol. 2008; 46(2): 446-75. google scholar
  • 7. Bessah R, Benyoussef E-H. La filière des huiles essentielles Etat de l’art, impacts et enjeux socioéconomiques. Revue des Energies Renouvelables. 2015; 18(3): 513-28. google scholar
  • 8. Elimam AM, Elmalik KH, Ali FS. Efficacy of leaves extract of Calotropis procera Ait.(Asclepiadaceae) in controlling Anopheles arabiensis and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Saudi J Biol Sci. 2009; 16(2): 95-100. google scholar
  • 9. Park IK, Lee SG, Shin SC, Park JD, Ahn YJ. Larvicidal activity of isobutylamides identified in Piper nigrum fruits against three mosquito species. J Agric Food Chem. 2002; 50(7): 1866-70. google scholar
  • 10. Ghosh A, Chowdhury N, Chandra G. Plant extracts as potential mosquito larvicides. The Indian journal of medical research. 2012; 135(5): 581. google scholar
  • 11. Markouk M, Bekkouche K, Larhsini M, Bousaid M, Lazrek H, Jana M. Evaluation of some Moroccan medicinal plant extracts for larvicidal activity. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000; 73(1-2): 293-7. google scholar
  • 12. Al-Jaran TK, Katbeh-Bader AM. Laboratory studies on the biology of Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart)(Diptera: Culicidae). Aquat Insects. 2001; 23(1): 11-22. google scholar
  • 13. Kiflawi M, Blaustein L, Mangel M. Predation‐dependent oviposition habitat selection by the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata: a test of competing hypotheses. Ecol Lett. 2003; 6(1): 35-40. google scholar
  • 14. Valkiunas G. Avian malaria parasites and other haemosporidia: CRC press; 2004. google scholar
  • 15. Santiago‐Alarcon D, Palinauskas V, Schaefer HM. Diptera vectors of avian Haemosporidian parasites: untangling parasite life cycles and their taxonomy. Biological Reviews. 2012; 87(4): 928-64. google scholar
  • 16. Organization WH. Guidelines for laboratory and field testing of mosquito larvicides. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2005. google scholar
  • 17. Hosseinzadeh S, Kukhdan AJ, Hosseini A, Armand R. The application of Thymus vulgaris in traditional and modern medicine: a review. Global J Pharmacol. 2015; 9: 260-6. google scholar
  • 18. Knio K, Usta J, Dagher S, Zournajian H, Kreydiyyeh S. Larvicidal activity of essential oils extracted from commonly used herbs in Lebanon against the seaside mosquito, Ochlerotatus caspius. Bioresource technology. 2008; 99(4): 763-8. google scholar
  • 19. Lee H-S. Mosquito larvicidal activity of aromatic medicinal plant oils against Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens pallens. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006; 22(2): 292-6. google scholar
  • 20. Giatropoulos A, Pitarokili D, Papaioannou F, Papachristos DP, Koliopoulos G, Emmanouel N, et al. Essential oil composition, adult repellency and larvicidal activity of eight Cupressaceae species from Greece against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitol Res. 2013; 112(3): 1113-23. google scholar
  • 21. Conti B, Canale A, Bertoli A, Gozzini F, Pistelli L. Essential oil composition and larvicidal activity of six Mediterranean aromatic plants against the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitol Res. 2010; 107(6): 1455-61. google scholar
  • 22. Govindarajan M. Larvicidal and repellent properties of some essential oils against Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles and Anopheles subpictus Grassi (Diptera: Culicidae). Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2011; 4(2): 106-11. google scholar
  • 23. Lucia A, Gonzalez-Audino P, Seccacini E, Licastro S, Zerba E, Masuh H. Larvicidal effect of Eucalyptus Grandis essential oil and turpentine and their major components on Aedes Aegypti larvae. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007; 23(3): 299-303. google scholar
  • 24. Samir B, Benayache F, Benyahia S, Chalchat J-C, Garry R-P. Leaf Oils of some Eucalyptus Species Growing in Algeria. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 2001; 13(3): 210-3. google scholar
  • 25. Ilahi I, Ullah F. Larvicidal activities of different parts of Artemisia vulgaris Linn. against Culex quinquefasciatus Say.(Diptera: Culicidae). International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies. 2013; 2(2): 189-95. google scholar
  • 26. Govindarajan M, Benelli G. Artemisia absinthium-borne compounds as novel larvicides: effectiveness against six mosquito vectors and acute toxicity on non-target aquatic organisms. Parasitol Res. 2016; 115(12): 4649-61. google scholar
  • 27. Cetin H, Tufan-Cetin O, Turk A, Tay T, Candan M, Yanikoglu A, et al. Larvicidal activity of some secondary lichen metabolites against the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata Macquart (Diptera: Culicidae). Natural product research. 2012; 26(4): 350-5. google scholar
  • 28. Park B-S, Choi W-S, Kim J-H, Kim K-H, Lee S-E. Monoterpenes from thyme (Thymus vulgaris) as potential mosquito repellents. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005; 21(1): 80-3. google scholar
  • 29. Giordani R, Hadef Y, Kaloustian J. Compositions and antifungal activities of essential oils of some Algerian aromatic plants. Fitoterapia. 2008; 79(3): 199-203. google scholar
  • 30. Mazari K, Bendimerad N, Bekhechi C. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils isolated from Algerian Juniperus phoenicea L. and Cupressus sempervirens L. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 2010; 4(10): 959-64. google scholar
  • 31. Dob T, Benabdelkader T. Chemical composition of the essential oil of Artemisia herba-alba Asso grown in Algeria. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 2006; 18(6): 685-90. google scholar
  • 32. Djeddi DS, Bouchenah N, Settar I, Skaltsa H. Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis from Algeria. Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 2007; 43(4): 487-90. google scholar

Citations

Copy and paste a formatted citation or use one of the options to export in your chosen format


EXPORT



APA

Nabti, I., & Bounechada, M. (2019). Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).. European Journal of Biology, 78(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


AMA

Nabti I, Bounechada M. Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).. European Journal of Biology. 2019;78(2):133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


ABNT

Nabti, I.; Bounechada, M. Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).. European Journal of Biology, [Publisher Location], v. 78, n. 2, p. 133-138, 2019.


Chicago: Author-Date Style

Nabti, Ismahane, and Mustapha Bounechada. 2019. “Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)..” European Journal of Biology 78, no. 2: 133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


Chicago: Humanities Style

Nabti, Ismahane, and Mustapha Bounechada. “Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)..” European Journal of Biology 78, no. 2 (Dec. 2024): 133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


Harvard: Australian Style

Nabti, I & Bounechada, M 2019, 'Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).', European Journal of Biology, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 133-138, viewed 23 Dec. 2024, https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


Harvard: Author-Date Style

Nabti, I. and Bounechada, M. (2019) ‘Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).’, European Journal of Biology, 78(2), pp. 133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015 (23 Dec. 2024).


MLA

Nabti, Ismahane, and Mustapha Bounechada. “Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)..” European Journal of Biology, vol. 78, no. 2, 2019, pp. 133-138. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


Vancouver

Nabti I, Bounechada M. Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).. European Journal of Biology [Internet]. 23 Dec. 2024 [cited 23 Dec. 2024];78(2):133-138. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015 doi: 10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015


ISNAD

Nabti, Ismahane - Bounechada, Mustapha. “Larvicidal Activities of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Algerian Medicinal Plants against Culiseta longiareolata Macquart. Larvae (Diptera: Culicidae).”. European Journal of Biology 78/2 (Dec. 2024): 133-138. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0015



TIMELINE


Submitted17.09.2019
Accepted16.10.2019
Published Online06.12.2019

LICENCE


Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.


SHARE




Istanbul University Press aims to contribute to the dissemination of ever growing scientific knowledge through publication of high quality scientific journals and books in accordance with the international publishing standards and ethics. Istanbul University Press follows an open access, non-commercial, scholarly publishing.