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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

What is causing South Korea’s ‘lovebug’ crisis?

Residents in and around Seoul are battling clouds of insects dubbed “lovebugs” that have blanketed hiking trails, observation decks, and popular mountain paths.

Videos taken this week in Gyeyangsan Mountain, west of the capital, show trees, railings, and stairs crawling with the small black-winged bugs, which are officially known as Plecia longiforceps.

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