Love Bug Mass Emergence in July, Experts Predict Disappearance by Mid-Month
Natural Lifecycle Indicates Temporary Phenomenon As masses of red-backed carpet flies, commonly known as "love bugs," emerge across South Korea causing public discomfort, experts predict that most individuals will naturally disappear by mid-July. This year's emergence has occurred approximately two weeks earlier than usual due to rising temperatures, drawing significant public attention to this phenomenon. According to officials from the National Institute of Biological Resources, "Looking at the love bug occurrence patterns from last year and the year before, most individuals should naturally perish by mid-July." Love bugs typically begin appearing in mid-June and remain active as adults for about one week until early July. Researcher Park Yong-mok explained that "most adult love bugs have shown patterns of disappearing around mid-July, and we expect similar patterns this year." Given love bugs' sensitivity to tempera...