South Korea launches emergency response to battle lovebug outbreak


The Environment Ministry is working alongside local officials from the Gyeyang District Office, deploying equipment such as blowers, insect nets and water sprayers in a full-scale pest control operation. - AFP

SEOUL: Hundreds of Instagram posts and YouTube videos have recently spotlighted a growing nuisance across South Korea: the sudden and severe outbreak of lovebugs.

To contain what is quickly becoming a “crisis”, the Environment Ministry launched an urgent pest control operation on Friday (July 4) in Incheon’s Gyeyang Mountain area, the epicentre of this summer’s outbreak.

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