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

K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.

Residents have been advised to avoid wearing bright colours and limit time near lights at night, which attract the bugs in ...

South Korea has recently been hit by another surge of lovebugs. But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of ...

As swarms of lovebugs increasingly blanket parts of the Seoul metropolitan area, the city has received nearly 4,700 public complaints related to the insects in the first half of 2025 alone—prompting ...

The non-native insects have no natural predators and have grown in numbers in recent years. Experts say warming temperatures ...

A viral video with over 9 million views shows a man swarmed by lovebugs during an outing near Seoul, South Korea The footage was captured on Gyeyangsan Mountain, where clouds of lovebugs are covering ...

You might think that South Korea’s biggest threat is its northern neighbour North Korea. For now, though, South Korean capital has been invaded by another threat: lovebugs. Climate change and poor ...

Seoul bids goodbye to ‘Squid Game’ To accommodate the festivities, Sejong-daero was closed to traffic. Despite the sweltering humidity and clouds of lovebugs, the atmosphere was one of excitement as ...