(WLUK/WKRC) - A common name for an invasive moth has been replaced to remove an ethnic racial slur. The Entomological Society of America removed the common name "gypsy moth" for the species Lymantria ...

(WFRV) – In an attempt to stop using a name deemed derogatory, the “gypsy moth” is no more and officials have determined a new name for the insect. The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced ...

Last month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it’s plans to spray more than 109,000 acres of state game lands to protect the forests from spongy moths. For those who may not have heard of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Entomological Society of America (ESA) has renamed the insect we commonly refer to as a “gypsy moth” or Lymantria dispar. The “spongy moth” is now the approved name for the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced earlier this week plans to stop the spread of an invasive species from the state. The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar), ...

The recent name change for the gypsy moth has led state agencies to make alterations to their online materials about the destructive, invasive insect now officially known as the spongy moth. But they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture- ...

While the name of the target insect has been changed to spongy moth, from the familiar gypsy moth, the attack remains much the same - aerial spraying – and it’s getting underway right on schedule. The ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD (WJW) – The gypsy moth has a new name. The Entomological Society of America voted to formally adopt “spongy moth” as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar. The ...