On Wednesday, the Entomological Society of America announced that it was removing "gypsy moth" and "gypsy ant" as recognized common names for two insects. For Ethel Brooks, a Romani scholar ...

The Entomological Society of America, an organization that oversees bug naming, has dropped the term “gypsy moth,” considered an ethnic slur to the Romani people. This move is the first ...

Ethel Brooks, raised in a Romani community in New Hampshire, grew up with other kids telling her to stay away from “gypsy moths.” Brooks didn’t understand the connection between her Romani ...

Until last month, it was called the gypsy moth. Now, it’s known as the spongy moth, a name inspired by the moth’s spongy egg masses. No matter what they’re called, the invasive moths are bad ...

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - There have been some sightings of insects causing concerns in areas of western Massachusetts, which some people are saying may be the gypsy moth. In one photo taken ...

BOSTON (CBS) - The pesky gypsy moth caterpillars are back and experts say it will be one of our worst years on record. Now is the time homeowners should take action. Read: Gypy Moth Facts ...

Gypsy moth outbreaks typically last two to four years. So after last year’s explosion of the leaf-eating caterpillars that stripped thousands of trees, plans are in the works to nip another ...

Ethel Brooks, raised in a Romani community in New Hampshire, grew up with other kids telling her to stay away from “gypsy moths.” Brooks didn’t understand the connection between her Romani ...