A man in his 20s reportedly started a fire while attempting to kill a bug using a lighter in a commercial-residential building in Osan, Gyeonggi. Nine have been injured as a result.
An outbreak of lovebugs, a species of march fly, is rapidly spreading across Seoul, much to the dismay and disgust of the city's residents.
As public fear mounts over bedbugs, more people have been buying pesticides and other insect extermination and prevention supplies through online retailers and overseas direct purchases.
The government’s recent recommendation to use pyrethroid insecticide in killing bedbugs is stirring up controversy as research released in April found the bug repellent ineffective.
Odd-looking objects that a customer discovered in a Harim chicken last week have been confirmed to be beetle larvae. Harim's chariman has apologized for the issue and pledged to improve the company's inspection process.
Bedbugs have made appearances in several areas in Seoul after a private pest control company carried out a total of 24 exterminations in 13 districts, more than half of Seoul’s 25 district.
Bedbugs are back in Korea, planting fear in citizens as the critters are even immune to pesticides.
Workers from the Seongbuk District Office in Seoul learn how to operate fumigators to spray insect repellant on Tuesday. Swarms of a new kind of small fly nicknamed the Love Bug...
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