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Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 42, Issue 9, 26 February 2001, Pages 1619-1621
Tetrahedron Letters

Identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus

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Abstract

Sexually mature females of an important agricultural pest, the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus, produce the monoterpene (S)-lavandulol and the corresponding ester, (S)-(+)-lavandulyl senecioate. The racemic ester was highly attractive to mature male mealybugs, whereas lavandulol was not. The naturally produced 2:5 blend of lavandulol and the ester also was no more attractive than the ester alone.

(S)-(+)-Lavandulyl senecioate was identified as the sex phermone of the vine mealybug. (S)-Lavandulol is also produced, but has no obvious phermonal activity.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Foothills Agricultural Research, Corona, CA, USA, for providing the mealybug crawlers used in this research.

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