More than 1,350 visitors came to meet the bugs and our scientists at the School’s first ever appearance at Bloomsbury Festival last weekend (October 21-22).
A team of entomological experts told people about vectors and the School’s work to tackle the diseases they transmit.
Families, Bloomsbury residents and tourists all enjoyed meeting blood-sucking insects, dressing up as their favourite bugs, making their own mosquitoes and learning some science along the way.
Comments from the public included:
“Great stand, really informative with valuable facts”
“Intelligent amusement. Made an unglamorous subject colourful and exciting”
“Really cool, brilliant that you bought the live bugs”
“Fascinating bugs, and I liked finding out if mosquitoes liked me”
“A good find as I’m about to travel to a tropical country – great advice”
“I learnt that you shouldn’t leave containers of water around as they attract mosquitoes”
“I learnt loads! I know what a proboscis is (aged 6)”
“You communicated well to children”
Research Degree Student, Julie Bristow, with a box of mosquitoes
Public Engagement Coordinator, Vickie Bazalgette, shows children how to make their own mosquito from pipe cleaners
Many visitors dressed up as their favourite bug
Our busy tent was abuzz at Bloomsbury Festival
Children colouring in pictures of insects
Visitors posted comments about our tent
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(All photos credit: LSHTM.)
