All materials contained on this site are protected by Korean copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior consent of the JoongAng Ilbo | Tel: 1577-0510
JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. | Address: 48-6 Sangamsan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Business registration number: 110-81-00999 | CEO & Publisher: Park Chang-hee | Executive Editor: Choi Ji-young
Mail order business report number: 2020-Seoul Mapo-3838 | Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아55177
Date of Registration: 2023. 11. 21 | Juvenile Protection Manager: Park Hyunyoung
![Mosquito repellent products are displayed in an aisle of a discount store in Seoul on Tuesday. The trap index, or the average number of mosquitoes caught in one mosquito trap per day, in urban areas of the country in the first week of July was 87.5, up 83.7 percent on year according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11272722.jpg?imageId=11272722&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)