Many a person has marveled over tiny “hummingbirds” visiting their flowers, but hit a brick wall when trying to identify them. Leafing through a bird field guide won’t help. One needs a moth guide to ...

For many, spring means warm weather, longer sunlight hours and the draw to organize your space. But it’s also when pests like fruit flies, mosquitoes and moths find their way into homes. While moths ...

An invasive moth responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars damage has a new name. Up until now, this moth's common name contained a derogatory term for Romani people. OK. This is a real ...

An invasive moth responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars damage has a new name. Up until now, this moth's common name contained a... A common moth pest had a slur in its name; now it's getting ...

When the common name for a common forest pest contains a racial slur, how do you rename it? The pest, in this case, is an invasive moth that's been devouring foliage, in its caterpillar stage, since ...

OK. This is a real situation. You've got the common name for a widely recognized forest pest, and that common name contains a racial slur. So how do you rename it? Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public ...

image: "Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America. The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last week ...

Having removed the pejorative name “gypsy moth” last July, the Entomological Society of America officially renamed Lymantria dispar. By Sabrina Imbler The Entomological Society of America unanimously ...