{"id":257425,"date":"2025-06-30T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-korea-suffering-from-lovebug-swarm-explosion\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:00:30","slug":"south-korea-suffering-from-lovebug-swarm-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-korea-suffering-from-lovebug-swarm-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea suffering from &#8216;lovebug&#8217; swarm explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bN0jaJh9lcM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea suffering from 'lovebug' swarm explosion\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bN0jaJh9lcM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Seoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called &#8216;lovebugs&#8217; that have swarmed hiking trails and urban areas across the South Korean capital.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>Viral footage shared on social media shows Gyeyangsan mountain in Incheon, west of Seoul, with hiking trails and observation decks carpeted black with the insects. 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