What Are These Lovebugs Taking Over Seoul?

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Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/seoul-lovebug-invasion-insects-south-korea

Lovebug Biology: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN694

Research Article: https://watermark.silverchair.com/pmac026.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA0owggNGBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggM3MIIDMwIBADCCAywGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQM9VNhcjt9bb3EP-VHAgEQgIIC_ZxGNaSKZW55GPnUX3qFetDejOieC19h0qSsDveFl4FtvdsHOKoWh0o9NnZNQpzRy_561vKxgLmZvvxXeY5Hnvdy3VEwuwmZE4ljOtKMv5rhlL6Dyihw9kjGG5vaziHQN7WpJM2cpdSjPZ_EltBrCBqFRaJzDonPctGvOM2Ek8FSMmLx5rq-IMre6pokG_sAu4pSbZ3aGGZhYOJYxpFIRRlz0HOWF94I0-rYc3EVmEZCuUW6UNBcXJ4X3v_dQu-UhZxCV6XppjYDbE5MzVcgKfW2-3YehELN2TrUoFDZSJxiEbZrGeuHQW0kI62e0rcPECd5sF7Rm8wfXSrYpl6D-MXXhOKY2l6veMdXKu6rovhHYeaLR7KlM2_ZhsAQhntsK_65TKSCCxEIzJIrFrHGSGGiViE3DQfaAcbL0AeyQLmgyIRau9HkDJqgMzLN3MC8h2DUbVaoMhkpuC6yzzGL3Fmmb9mpS1H3pqAnKcfj_DvLi1h9t1Ug3kpq01nESYTrXZ3zIHyoL0frKJNmWGXrHFSZ0LwMjHiQLqqFnlgOwf9UaD6bsWR1GxO-XgPZJM-Xn1lPmEhRV8GwAvf2VjQQtAGdXtnwHVKyaaeyV0hUvXx9cC6w_TfPz37jf7UAfMx0mMnTvpN6frgEBx0Mb003I6Vmb-iPTD-pb0mgzQu5Z40BEWWcDTMnNgJ4asu91HIXaA6eiwxWA2emDnF0YNs5EqUKsqDED1YScNtZWUBCTOHh2d6uwHMAi-vwh5sCZLxEBMOi-EUgwQX18_y58Ea9d2FmqYurn-4YayFF4j91cPJn_iNsUknk_r5tmf-Eco1X_W1C6r4hpp13wl-AmhXDvRpNh4o1EWyauNuSC_PTgymK8ylY4kkssxesn96w5cnfRq-zN_9-paWWiDimjTHKaAkvYNUB8Tnh-bxZTx7H3XAaN3I7sBm03SOIC4ST-FQWXTlS_3Wu2ZBGIBuvE_NJ8SUTLZr7G891JRpKt9c197S2LZ9RAlZHJbaAqWzNZg

This video explores an article discussing Bibionids, also known as love bugs, and their presence in Seoul, South Korea. These bugs, known for their mating flight, are compared to similar insects found in the southeastern United States.