Gyeonggi Agricultural Research & Extension Services to Host Insect Festival... May 18-19

The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services will hold the "2024 Gyeonggi Insect Festival" over two days, May 18-19.

This festival features ▲ an insect biology experience center where visitors can observe rare insects such as the Hongdari stag beetle ▲ an insect content exhibition providing information related to insects ▲ an insect tasting event offering information on edible insects and opportunities for direct sampling ▲ a special insect sale where insects produced in Gyeonggi-do can be purchased at affordable prices ▲ a sensory insect experience where visitors can touch various insects including rhinoceros beetles ▲ a living organism hall where butterflies and grasshoppers can be physically felt ▲ and a variety of events including magic shows and busking performances.

Poster for the Insect Festival by Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services

In addition, the Agricultural Research and Extension Services will also run on-site programs such as an insect cinema, insect face painting, insect necklace making, and insect games that visitors can participate in spontaneously.

Applications for participation can be made from 10 a.m. on the 29th of this month by visiting the Gyeonggi Insect Festival website (blog.naver.com/ggbug20). Participation is free, and selected participants will be notified individually.

Seong Je-hoon, head of the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, stated, "The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services is striving to promote the commercialization of insect resources in the Gyeonggi region," adding, "We expect this festival to provide participants with a valuable opportunity to step outside their homes and directly experience and learn about insects on site."

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