Figure 1. Image of Caryocar Brasiliense. (A) pequi tree (Caryocar brasilense); (B) Cut fruit with exocarp (skin), thick outer mesocarp, and five pyrenes. (C) longitudinal section of a pequi pyrene showing the inner mesocarp (yellow pulp) that covers the endocarp composed of a resistant layer of thorns where it houses the almond. (D) Globose fruit with exocarp or peel. Source: Authors.

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Larvicidal Potential of Pequi (Caryocar Brasiliense Cambess) in Aedes Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): An Ecological Alternative

Raquel da Silva Vieira, Eduardo José de Arruda, Antônio Pancrácio de Souza, Danilo Tófoli, Rosângela Assis Jacques, Patrick da Silva Mirowski, Ana Cristina Jacobowski, Maria Lígia Rodrigues Macedo, Valter Aragão do Nascimento, Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães, Paulo Roberto Haidamus de Oliveira Bastos, Danielle Bogo

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