Massive outbreak of bedbug pests in South Korea = ”Once the pandemic is over...” says local media

The pest insect ``bed bugs'' is occurring one after another in South Korea. Reports of sightings have been received from all over the country, and it has been pointed out that it may have already spread throughout Seoul. Department of Administrative Security (Department is Ministry)
To prevent the spread of bed bugs, the government established a joint government task force on the 3rd of this month and began taking measures. In a South Korean newspaper, the situation is reminiscent of the chaos in the early days of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The Korea Daily News reported, ``Once the pandemic ended, bedbugs arrived.'' Bed bugs are pests that reproduce by sucking human blood. Also known as "bed bugs", they are native to China.
It is not a native insect. It is said that the insect was given the name "bed bug" after people complained that the name "bed bug" was inappropriate because it has no connection to China or Nanjing. "Lice" in the name
It is a member of the stink bug family and is about the size of an apple seed. Most of them attach themselves to birds and mammals, and their hosts include bats, but they also live in dark spaces such as the crevices of beds and sofas.
Sometimes. They burrow into crevices during the day and come out at night to suck human blood. It usually has a flat body, but when it sucks blood it swells up a little. transmits infectious diseases
Although the sting is not painful, it causes severe itching and can cause secondary skin infections and scarring. Some people experience insomnia due to severe itching. Flying
They cannot jump, but if even one of them is brought indoors, it hides in various crevices in the room and breeds repeatedly in an air-conditioned environment. 3 to 6 eggs are laid per day, and the number of eggs laid in a lifetime is
It is said that there are 200 to 500 pieces. It mainly occurs from June to September, but it can also occur in winter in heated rooms. Bed bugs emit most of the blood they drink as feces, so they produce red feces mixed with blood.
If you find any dirt marks on the bed, there is a good chance that bed bugs are living there. The problem is that most of the bed bugs that are widespread around the world are of a type that is not resistant to insecticides, and is classified as a ``super bed bug''.
Also called lice. Bed bugs became widespread in Paris and other regional cities during the Rugby World Cup in September and October of this year. Sightings occurred one after another in various parts of the city, including residences, hotels, and movie theaters.
. Concerns are growing as Paris prepares to host the Olympics next summer. In South Korea, only nine bedbug-related reports have been submitted to the Disease Control Agency from 2014 to this year.
Lice were thought to have been eradicated in the country. However, recently there have been a number of reports of sightings, mainly in Seoul. As of the 7th of this month, 17 local governments nationwide have confirmed suspected bed bugs.
One report said there were as many as 30 cases, and more than half were in Seoul. Yonhap News reported that people said, ``I was bitten by an insect, but I want to check if it's a bed bug,'' and ``I want to do epidemic prevention work in advance.''
The public health center is reportedly receiving a number of similar inquiries. In fact, bed bugs have been confirmed, and according to Yonhap, as an example, on the 2nd of this month, bed bugs were found in a single room in Jung-gu, Seoul.
There was a report of sightings in the room of a type of rental house, and bed bugs were found on the mattress and walls. Eradication work was reportedly carried out. A private epidemic prevention company in Seoul told Yonhap that, ``Bed bugs are
We receive requests for extermination two or three times a day. "During the month of October, we carried out extermination work in about 80 locations in Seoul alone."
The Ministry of Administrative Safety will be closing airport departures from the 1st of this month to prevent the spread of bed bugs.
The Transfer Overseas Infectious Disease Notification Center once again called on people entering and exiting countries with outbreaks such as the UK and France, as well as companies importing goods from affected countries, to thoroughly follow pest prevention regulations. On the 3rd, the government joint
A task force was set up to take action. The task force was elevated to the responsibility of the Prime Minister's Office, and its first meeting was held on the 7th. The Korean government has decided to make the period from the 13th to December 8th an intensive inspection and pest control period.
I met. Intensive inspections of accommodation facilities, public baths, public facilities, etc. It also plans to approve the use of neonicotine insecticides, which have been proven to be highly effective overseas. So far, bed bugs
Seoul City, where a particularly large number of lice have been confirmed, has started operating a ``Bed Lice Reporting Center.'' When citizens and businesses submit reports of bed bugs, the information is sent to the relevant city departments and public health centers in real time.
We have put in place a system for sharing. If a large number of cases occur nationwide, it could become a social problem, and the government wants to contain it at all costs at this stage.