K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" ...

South Korea has recently been hit by another surge of lovebugs. But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of Seoul and neighboring Incheon city, who have been plagued by these pesky ...

SEOUL — Lovebugs — so named for how the male and female cling together as they mate in flight — are swarming South Korea. They can be seen in the hilltops that dot South Korea’s bustling ...

Lovebugs in their characteristic mating formation. Kyodo, via Reuters Seoul had its first known lovebug infestation in 2022 and people in and around the capital are still not used to them.

SEOUL – They’re called “lovebugs” but nobody seems to love them. In fact, a lot of people in South Korea want them dead. The thumbnail-size insects began swarming parts of Seoul and nearby ...

A viral video shows clouds of lovebugs swarming a man visiting Gyeyangsan mountain outside Seoul, South Korea. The clip has garnered over 9.2 million views and serves as evidence of the increase ...

Seoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called “lovebugs” that have swarmed hiking trails and urban areas across the South Korean capital, with experts debating how to handle the ...

By Laura Sharman and Nina Avramova, CNN (CNN) — South Korea has recently been hit by another surge of lovebugs. But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of Seoul and neighboring ...

Lovebugs do not transmit diseases or sting humans. However, there have been increasing public complaints about them sticking to car windows and the walls of houses, restaurants and subway trains.

The City of Seoul said some 9,296 complaints about "lovebugs" were received last year, compared to 4,418 in 2023. Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Lincoln Feast.