home.social

#mosquito — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mosquito, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🦟 NEW: Researchers tested how three South #Florida mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus, responded to 119 human volunteers using a device that let #insects approach without biting.

    They matched each species to specific #skin odors and bacterial communities. Each #mosquito favored different #microbes, and no single person attracted all three species.

    👉 theconversation.com/mosquitoes

    #science #biology #microbiome #research #nature #animals #dengue #westnile #health #insects #study

  2. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  3. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  4. Meet the 2026 Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free ; using to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton and the of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  5. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  6. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  7. Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.

    On This Day 21st January 2006. Winglet Wednesday 21st January 2026. Bonus Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.

    mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/01/21/ph

  8. Researchers document mosquito species in Puerto Rico that launches eggs aerially, one at a time, into the pools of water that collect between bracts of a plant. See figure 2. Seriously, see figure 2. So cool. #PuertoRico #mosquito #diptera #culex #oviposition #nature #heliconiaceae nature.com/articles/s41598-025

  9. Second, set out bins of water laced with mosquito Kryptonite: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), a harmless bacterial species that kills their larvae and lasts for weeks. Buy some for all your neighbors, too. 2/n #mosquito #mosquitoes #bti #bacteria #ipm #water colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bt