Larvicidal Activity of Artemesia Campestris L Oil on Culex Pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758) and Ceratitis Capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Abstract

Essential oil of Artemisia campestris L (Asteraceae) collected in Ain Temouchent region, Algeria were evaluated for its chemical composition and  larvicidal toxicity on Culex  pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) and Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae. The main compounds of A. campestris oil were  β-pinene ,α-pinene, limonene, γ-terpinene and α-phellandrene. LC50 and LC90 values were 0.041 and 0.092 µl/L for C. pipiens and 0.063 and  0.139 µl/L for C. capitata, respectively. The active compounds of A. campestris oil are important to be used as natural alternative especially against Tephritidae.