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Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2025
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Arab Journal of Plant Protection

A Regional Scientific Journal Published Four Times a Year by the Arab Society for Plant Protection

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The Effect of Essential Oil from White Wormwood, Artemisia herba alba on Black Bean Aphid, Aphis fabae and Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae

Nouichi1*, S. Chibani1, S. Nouichi3, M. Boukabache1,2, A. Othmani4 and N. Marhoun5

(1) Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Constantine 1, Algeria; (2) Laboratory for Development and Valorization of Plant Genetic Resources, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Constantine 1, Algeria; (3) Abdelhafid Boussouf University Center, Mila, Algeria; (4) Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Béjaïa, 06000 Béjaïa, Algeria; (5) Laboratory of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Constantine 1, Algeria.

*Email address of the corresponding author: [email protected]

Received: 4/4/2024; Accepted: 6/8/2024

DOI https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001348

Abstract

This study was conducted on the white wormwood plant Artemisia herba alba Asso growing in Algeria. Hydrodistillation yielded an extract of 1.5%. Chemical analysis of the essential oils, using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), revealed a chemical profile rich in diverse compounds. The primary constituents obtained were: Camphor (26.51%), Chrysanthenone (25.49%), 1,8-Cineole (8.08%), Thujone (6.77%), and Δ-3-Carene (5.03%). The essential oil of white wormwood demonstrated high efficacy in controlling aphids, with lethal concentration values of LC50 = 0.68 μL/ml against Myzus persicae and LC50 = 0.77 μL/ml against Aphis fabae. Statistical analysis of the data obtained indicated significant differences between the concentrations used during the first 24 hours of exposure. The results obtained from this study provides an effective and natural solution for aphids control. This contribution significantly promotes sustainable agriculture and mitigates the adverse effects of chemical pesticides on both the environment and human health.

Keywords:

Wormwood, Artemisia herba–alba, Hydrodistillation, GC-MS, Myzus persicae, Aphis fabae.