As public fear mounts over bedbugs, more people have been buying pesticides and other insect extermination and prevention supplies through online retailers and overseas direct purchases.
Pesticides and insect repellents are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Wednesday. As public fear mounts over bedbugs, more people have been buying pesticides and other insect extermination and prevention supplies through online retailers and overseas direct purchases. Revenue for pesticides and insect repellents for online shopping retailers between Nov. 1 to Nov. 19 increased 110 percent on year compared to the same time period, according to online price-comparison site Danawa. [YONHAP]
![Pesticides and insect repellents are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Wednesday. As public fear mounts over bedbugs, more people have been buying pesticides and other insect extermination and prevention supplies through online retailers and overseas direct purchases. Revenue for pesticides and insect repellents for online shopping retailers between Nov. 1 to Nov. 19 increased 110 percent on year compared to the same time period, according to online price-comparison site Danawa. [YONHAP]](https://img2.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202311/22/koreajoongangdaily/20231122183358703qjks.jpg)