Humans can have extreme reactions when they come across insects – from delight at the sight of a Monarch butterfly to disgust ...

“I remember one time when I was in school, there was this kid who — because I liked insects and stuff — he said something like, ‘So, the Japanese beetle is this beetle that eats crops and devastates ...

An invasive insect responsible for stripping the leaves from trees across Pennsylvania, damaging millions of acres of woodland, has a new name. Formerly known as the gypsy moth, species Lymantria ...

The “murder hornet” is no more. At least, its name is gone. The Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Society of Canada have adopted a new name for the murder hornet, also known as ...

Murder hornets have a new name in the state of Washington. The invasive insect, which is also known as the Asian giant hornet, has been classified as the northern giant hornet by the Entomological ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, ...

The scientists who have been working on changing an invasive moth’s common name, which included an ethnic slur, have made their decision. Previously known as “gypsy moth,” the species Lymantria dispar ...