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Acta Trop June 2019 PMID 30922800

The electronic song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti.

Hamady Dieng, Ching Chuin The, Tomomitsu Satho, Fumio Miake, Erida Wydiamala, Nur Faeza A Kassim, Nur Aida Hashim, Ronald E Morales Vargas, Noppawan P Morales

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Many discussions express support or fascination, such as users noting that playing Skrillex can make mosquitoes go away or bite less, while others critique the study's design. The tone varies from playful to analytical, reflecting both curiosity and skepticism, which suggests broad interest combined with some engagement about the potential applications.

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Most discussions support or accept the idea that music, specifically Skrillex's song, affects mosquito behavior as described in the study.

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Many participants show curiosity or find the research amusing, indicating high interest in the topic.

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Users actively discuss implications, share experiences, and examine the study’s methodology, demonstrating meaningful engagement.

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The discussions acknowledge the potential for using music as a control strategy, highlighting some perceived real-world significance.

Abstract in brief

  • Sound plays a vital role in the reproduction and survival of many animals, including insects like mosquitoes, where low-frequency vibrations aid in mating, but noise can hinder communication.
  • This study investigated the effects of electronic music (specifically "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" by Skrillex) on the foraging, host attack, and mating behavior of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti.
  • The findings showed that when exposed to music, female Ae. aegypti delayed host visits, had reduced blood feeding, and copulated less frequently compared to those in a silent environment, suggesting potential for music-based strategies in controlling mosquito populations and the diseases they spread.
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Yasser Qureshi
@yasserqureshi0 · X

@spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 17, 2022 · 192 likes · 13 shares · 231 followers View post →
Miguel Rodmen
@MiguelRodmen · X

@pasadelimon Dato random, los mosquitos odian Skrillex... https://t.co/AWpiUHOGxh

Jan 5, 2025 · 36 likes · 36 followers View post →
Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
@clairezagorski.bsky.social · Bluesky

Play Skrillex at your next outdoor event, it’s science.

Oct 6, 2025 · 11 likes · 5 shares View post →
كـاتالـيا ||
@Cattalia_a · X

هذا كل شي تقريبا ✌️ أتمنى تكونوا استمتعتوا واستفدتوا المصادر من الأوراق العلمية

Dec 2, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,856 followers View post →
Owshteen
@_aspookyghost · X

@sloanwolfmusic Hey look at the bright side tho https://t.co/pEDilw5EXe

May 18, 2023 · 3 likes · 117 followers View post →
Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
@clairezagorski.bsky.social · Bluesky

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30922800/

Oct 6, 2025 · 3 likes View post →

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
@clairezagorski.bsky.social · Bluesky

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30922800/

Oct 6, 2025 · 3 likes View post →
Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
@clairezagorski.bsky.social · Bluesky

Play Skrillex at your next outdoor event, it’s science.

Oct 6, 2025 · 11 likes · 5 shares View post →
Pony Boy is home
@edmhorse.bsky.social · Bluesky

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30922800/ personally it works for me the second I hear them I either play it on my bluetooth speakers or studio monitors and it really does make them either go away or just not bite as much.

Oct 2, 2025 · 1 like View post →
zoe hackshaw
@theastrozo.bsky.social · Bluesky

Funding science is very important for a lot of reasons. One of those reasons is that you get papers like this

Sep 2, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Flyin' Buddha
@flyinbuddha · X

@newstart_2024 Apparently, local Columbians could stop him by blasting Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex near his breeding ponds. https://t.co/jFeAH8trwC

Sep 1, 2025 · 417 followers View post →
Plummy
@PlummyTV · X

https://t.co/K0s9IVeq0J its because they didn't use a DAC to play those sweet toans....

Aug 14, 2025 · 12 followers View post →
ਅਜੀਤ
@mahjawala · X

Thinking about the study that found that playing skrillex was a good mosquito repellent https://t.co/ko66SD3Yyf

Aug 5, 2025 · 167 followers View post →
Miguel Rodmen
@MiguelRodmen · X

@pasadelimon Dato random, los mosquitos odian Skrillex... https://t.co/AWpiUHOGxh

Jan 5, 2025 · 36 likes · 36 followers View post →
TheEternalPostdoc
@PostdocEthernal · X

The effects of electronic music on foraging, host attack, sexual activities of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti! Adults exposed to music attacked host much later and copulated far less often than their counterparts without music! https://t.co/LsfaWcxIRx

Jun 27, 2024 · 6 followers View post →
Owshteen
@_aspookyghost · X

@sloanwolfmusic Hey look at the bright side tho https://t.co/pEDilw5EXe

May 18, 2023 · 3 likes · 117 followers View post →
Daniel Lobato
@dLobatog · X

#TIL @Skrillex "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" reduces host attack and mating success in mosquitos. It’s not just a dubstep anthem anymore

Jan 9, 2023 · 1 like · 662 followers View post →
Heaton Moor Park
@heatonmoorpark · X

Mosquitoes and the park: The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti ....... https://t.co/c4W93TDRNY #mosquitoes #dengue #dubstep

Nov 17, 2022 · 1,688 followers View post →
@LevelUp@corteximplant.com
@LevelUpPup · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 19, 2022 · 13 shares · 410 followers View post →
RiscV
@MKVRiscy · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 19, 2022 · 13 shares · 10,202 followers View post →
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@_lyraaaa_ · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 19, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,631 followers View post →
† lucia scarlet
@luciascarlet · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 19, 2022 · 13 shares · 22,933 followers View post →
Nora⁷
@gender_blob · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 19, 2022 · 13 shares · 1,287 followers View post →
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@hitoeknee · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 18, 2022 · 13 shares · 364 followers View post →
Cont_nu_ty ♣
@KritzMedic · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 18, 2022 · 13 shares · 653 followers View post →
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@hjheekki · X

RT @yasserqureshi0: @spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 18, 2022 · 13 shares · 125 followers View post →
Yasser Qureshi
@yasserqureshi0 · X

@spicykiro @daisandconfused I actually found the research paper on this! Hilarious! https://t.co/IZdlLsmv30

Sep 17, 2022 · 192 likes · 13 shares · 231 followers View post →
Ophélie
@ysianthus · X

I guess I know what to listen to in summer now xD this is both absurd, oddly specific as to the song and could be incredibly useful

Aug 5, 2022 · 36 followers View post →
indigo awning
@oncillmusic · X

@alecviera @Skrillex YEAH . heres the article https://t.co/D8V4jAqeHx

Dec 16, 2021 · 1 like · 681 followers View post →
IJO
@raiku132 · X

RT @SEI3triangle: skrillex聴くと蚊が弱って交尾しなくなるとかいう論文が発表されたとかマジかよ しかもソースがPubMed(大学のゼミで散々お世話になりました)だしそこそこ信憑性ありそうで草 https://t.co/tplfpb53Lr https:…

Nov 27, 2021 · 1 share · 1,585 followers View post →
Garreth Mitchell
@FilmdailyT · X

RT @WhatTheFFacts: @CarrieEHawryluk Here's the link to the study, if it helps: https://t.co/ehla2IQJxN

Oct 13, 2021 · 1 share · 45 followers View post →
wealthyman
@SeenCantBeUnsee · X

WhatTheFFacts: @CarrieEHawryluk Here's the link to the study, if it helps: https://t.co/2bAE9TyQmf

Oct 13, 2021 · 2,115 followers View post →
LibKey
@libkey_io · X

@WhatTheFFacts @CarrieEHawryluk Access the paywalled article from your library: https://t.co/T2ov6yQ82f Promote scholarly access to content by simply adding https://t.co/SXSePSX5De to the DOI URL

Oct 13, 2021 · 556 followers View post →
What The F*** Facts
@WhatTheFFacts · X

@CarrieEHawryluk Here's the link to the study, if it helps: https://t.co/ehla2IQJxN

Oct 13, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,244,700 followers View post →
Gohsuke Takama
@gohsuket · X

(。-∀-)ﾆﾔﾘ ICYMI Mar 2019 Skrillexの曲がデング熱媒介の蚊の活動を妨害するという研究論文 The electronic song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti - PubMed - https://t.co/pA5GjFDrM7

Feb 24, 2021 · 2,990 followers View post →
كـاتالـيا ||
@Cattalia_a · X

هذا كل شي تقريبا ✌️ أتمنى تكونوا استمتعتوا واستفدتوا المصادر من الأوراق العلمية

Dec 2, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,856 followers View post →
MaxInWeb
@MaxInWeb82 · X

RT @Hi_News_ru: Видео дня: фейк/не фейк, выпуск 2 Насколько профессионалы "устойчивы" к фейкам https://t.co/NOFA3ZDLSE

Jan 29, 2020 · 1 share · 172 followers View post →
Hi-News.ru
@Hi_News_ru · X

Видео дня: фейк/не фейк, выпуск 2 Насколько профессионалы "устойчивы" к фейкам https://t.co/NOFA3ZDLSE

Jan 29, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 32,519 followers View post →
Lab Fund Espectros
@spectre_fq · X

Falta el sonido (scary monsters and nice spirits) y leer el paper :| DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.03.027 https://t.co/3KJM15kXkp

Apr 16, 2019 · 56 followers View post →
Neville Park (inactive)
@neville_park · X

Today in entomology: Æ. ægypti mosquitoes feed and mate less when this Skrillex track is on. ("The study did not examine the effects of the Skrillex song on nearby humans.") https://t.co/UfjVKAYNEI Paper: https://t.co/FCNB0uHCoN

Apr 5, 2019 · 4,798 followers View post →
virgiliocorrado
@virgiliocorrado · X

@drkiki show topic? The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti https://t.co/ABaJEx4VRX

Apr 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1,189 followers View post →
virgiliocorrado
@virgiliocorrado · X

@CaraSantaMaria The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti https://t.co/ABaJEx4VRX

Apr 2, 2019 · 1,189 followers View post →
virgiliocorrado
@virgiliocorrado · X

@milesobrien The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti https://t.co/ABaJEx4VRX

Apr 2, 2019 · 1,189 followers View post →
virgiliocorrado
@virgiliocorrado · X

@BillNye The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti https://t.co/ABaJEx4VRX

Apr 2, 2019 · 1,189 followers View post →
virgiliocorrado
@virgiliocorrado · X

@StarTalkRadio @neiltyson The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti https://t.co/ABaJEx4VRX

Apr 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1,189 followers View post →
ねむり
@nemu_ri · X

RT @papasan_bbltk: スクリレックスの曲を聞かせると、黄熱やデング熱を媒介する蚊(ネッタイシマカ)が、交尾しなくなるって論文(https://t.co/xq0J58O5Nt)が話題になっていますが、医学系で大変お世話になる文献データベース PubMedのトップペ…

Apr 1, 2019 · 1 share · 145 followers View post →
R⓪ss Mounce @rmounce@mastodon.social
@rmounce · X

Skrillex vs mosquitos article has piss-poor experimental design: only "music (Skrillex)" vs "no music" tested. An Elsevier journal nevertheless seems only too happy to publish it...

Apr 1, 2019 · 1 like · 6,198 followers View post →
DoppelpaSS
@svb_sur_1904 · X

スクリレックスの曲を聞かせると、黄熱やデング熱を媒介する蚊(ネッタイシマカ)が、交尾しなくなるって論文(https://t.co/xq0J58O5Nt)が話題になっていますが、医学系で大変お世話になる文献データベース PubMedのトップページに、話題の記事として上位にランク入りしていたのがジョークじゃなかった。 https://t.co/iFXjAYNNpJ

Apr 1, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 416 followers View post →
Zika Open Access Project
@ISPM_ZOAP · X

@ISPM_ZOAP The electronic song "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. https://t.co/5Oh7OUsZ5E

Mar 30, 2019 · 386 followers View post →