how lovely - a loveliness of ladybirds. 🐞🐞🐞 my linguistic horizon keeps expanding. #alwaysLearning #perpetualBeginner #entomology

National Trust@nationaltrust.org.uk · 2w ago

One of our favourite nature facts is that a group of ladybirds is called a 'loveliness'. 📷 Rob Coleman

Excited to dive into this research using 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿. This tool will help us answer key questions in 𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and advance 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 🦟 Great to work with an interdisciplinary team led by Chris Jones @lstmnews.bsky.social, with colleagues @lund-university.bsky.social.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine@lstmnews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A cutting-edge laser system will be used for the first time in the UK to track and help identify invasive mosquito species. Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-t... (image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/

Register now for our In-Person Open Event, taking place Wednesday 19 November 2025, 1-4pm. Thinking of studying with us? Join us at our Liverpool campus and find out why we are ranked 1st overall in the UK for student satisfaction (PTES 2025). Register now for your free place: lstm.ac/OpeneventNov25

We're less than two weeks away from Professor Euphemia Sibanda's inaugural lecture - and it's not too late to book your place! The lecture will be live at LSTM and streamed online on Wednesday October 22 (5-7pm, UK time). For more information, and to reserve a spot: lstm.ac/EuphemiaLect...

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor David Lalloo has been at the Labour party conference, here in Liverpool, making the case for how global health investment supports the UK economy and life sciences sector, as well as saving lives around the world.

Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

Researchers from LSTM and partners in Cameroon and Kenya have contributed to a new study that shows how the Anopheles funestus mosquito is evolving in response to malaria control efforts. Read more: lstm.ac/4nAqd6y

Yesterday, we hosted the E3 Research Showcase, a celebration of how UKRI investment is driving innovation across LSTM. From new drugs and diagnostics to disease elimination strategies and snakebite research, talks showed how E3 is growing capacity and delivering science with global health impact.

It's not always the brilliant scientists in the lab who come up with creative solutions to everyday problems. Sometimes, it's the ingenuity of everyday people that truly shines. Here's to a cool, mosquito-free home! 💡🦟🪭👏

Mexico News@mexiconews.bsky.social · last yr.

@Rainmaker1973 A Chinese man has come up with the most ingenious anti-mosquito device: he put a net on a fan and attached a UV light to the back. All mosquitoes fly towards the light, after which they are sucked into the bag. Save for summer. x.com/Rainmaker197...