SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system designed to identify mosquitoes that carry infectious diseases. The AI-based Automatic Mosquito Classification Monitoring System (AI-DMS) is scheduled for a pilot launch in selected local administrations beginning next month. It utilizes specialized equipment [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Swarms of a previously unheard-of insect, named lovebug, erupted in Seoul’s northwest last month and swept across the entire city. However, these lovebugs have mostly disappeared now due to their short lifespan and heavy rain. Park Seon-jae, a researcher from the National Institute of Biological Resources, reported that female [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Interior and Safety will use big data on complaints related to mosquitoes, cockroaches and other pests to analyse them in tandem with Seoul’s Gwangjin District and reflect the results in pest control policies. The district office will offer the data on the number of pest-related complaints [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the mercury soaring to record highs, the population of a species of mosquitoes (culex tritaeniorhynchus) known as the carrier of Japanese encephalitis has been decimated. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only eight of the pesky mosquito specimens were collected on average per day [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of mosquitoes this year is down 38 percent compared to average levels, thanks to heavy rains and sweltering heat waves that have fended off the blood-sucking species, new data has revealed. Fewer of the detested pests have appeared during the summer this year, according to new data [...]