SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Parts of the Seoul metropolitan area have recently come under attack by swarms of a previously unheard-of insect, named lovebug, with residents suffering inconvenience as the bugs get into their homes. Swarms of lovebugs, known as a species of march fly, have suddenly appeared in northwestern Seoul and adjoining [...]
SEJONG, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Some insects will be classified as “livestock” and farms that raise such insects will be able to receive various benefits for breeding them. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Wednesday that it has revised the enforcement regulation of the livestock law to recognize insects as livestock [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean companies raising or processing insects for foodstuffs, pets and other purposes grew threefold in 2018 from three years earlier, data showed Tuesday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the number of insect companies in the country [...]
ANDONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As the insect industry is gaining attention as a new growth industry for the future, an increasing number of insect farms are appearing in North Gyeongsang Province. According to the provincial office on Monday, the number of insect breeding farms in the province increased from 68 in 2014 to [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Aerospace University scientists have discovered the fundamentals of insect flight, using a newly developed “insect robot”. According to the team, most insects use a flying method that creates spiraling vortices around the wings, which allows for stable flight even in sudden gusts. Although there have been scientific studies [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘Cicada Chant’ is one of the most symbolic sounds of the summer. The insects spend from 3 to 17 years underground feeding off trees, and their males spend their final month of their lifecycle aboveground singing to attract their lifelong mates. Although one might mistake the ‘singing’ to [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – “Gon-choong” means insect in Korean. “Gisaeng-choong” translates into parasite. “Hae-choong” describes harmful insects. As such, ‘choong’ is a word that refers to bugs and insects in general. But its use has expanded to refer to various social groups in Korea, often to degrade, abase, and insult. According to Daumsoft, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Insects are considered an alternative source of nutrition for our future, in which we may suffer from lack of food resources. In general, 100g of insects such as mealworms, crickets, or grasshoppers, is known to provide 100kcal of calories. Compared to rice or beans, which provide 300 to 400kcal [...]
Jeongseon, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The protein bars made of insects in the movie ‘Snowpiercer’ might have been an accurate harbinger of future foods, as Jeongseon-gun is planning to launch cricket concentrate for edible purposes. As the Korean Food and Drug Administration temporarily allowed crickets to be used for edible purposes, Jeongseon-gun is stepping [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration in Korea has published a comprehensive field guidebook on insects bred for industrial purposes. Although there have been publications on industrial standards for breeding insects, the newly published guidebook is the first ever to include thorough and inclusive insect data organized for diverse industrial uses. The [...]