Bedbug menace sparks nationwide fear [REWIND 2023]

Bedbugs reportedly reappeared in the country in a jjimjilbang, or Korean bathhouse, in Incheon on Oct. 13. The pests, which survive up to 100 days without feeding, can leave a bright red rash accompanied by itches on people’s skin from their bites.

2023-12-24

Just 54 bedbug cases? Exterminators say there are much more.

Professional exterminators arrived Monday at a flophouse in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, to conduct a second round of bedbug exterminations. On Nov. 1., the company found evidence of bedbugs in a room where 88-year-old Mr. Kim has lived for seven years.

2023-11-19

New video reveals most effective methods of bedbug elimination

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency released a video experimenting various methods for eliminating bedbugs, including heat, steam, and bug zappers.

2023-11-17

Bedbug invasion spreads to Chungcheong region as fear escalates

Public fear of bedbugs in Korea is escalating, with the pests now invading the Chungcheong region.

2023-11-10

Rat joins subway invasion amid bedbug infestation

According to Yonhap, a 32-year-old office worker who commutes by train first noticed the rodent near the subway station's elevator around 11 p.m. on Monday.

2023-11-09

Gov't opens bulletin board to monitor bedbug infestations in real time

Aresearch team led by Kim Ju-hyeon, a professor at Seoul National University’s Department of Tropical Medicine, has submitted a paper on using imidacloprid and fipronil to kill bedbugs.

2023-11-07