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Published at 1170 × 2080 in A Mandibleful of Plastic: Study Assesses if Microplastic Consumption Harms Mosquitoes

four white wire shelves in an incubator, each with several rows of small clear 50 milliliter beakers. the beakers each have a small rectangular label affixed, either red, yellow, green, or blue.

he authors reared 120 mosquito larvae individually in glass beakers to isolate the effects of different microplastic concentrations on their development. (Photo courtesy of Markus Thormyer)

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