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Notes: Sexually mature females of an important agricultural pest, the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus, produces the monoterpene (S)-lavandulol and the corresponding ester, (S)-(+)-lavandulyi senecicate. 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.