Nature Microbiology, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02439-8 A randomized controlled trial shows that autodissemination stations reduce egg counts for Aedes notoscriptus, the Mycobacterium ulcerans vector, with exploratory analyses suggesting that the intervention could also reduce human Buruli ulcer cases caused by these bacteria, in intervention areas in Melbourne, Australia.