The Entomological Society of America says the common names for the two insects include a pejorative for Roma people. It's part of a wider effort... The largest organization of insect experts in the ...

Scientists are to stop using names “gypsy moth” and “gypsy ants” for two insect species after a review of “inappropriate or offensive” terms. The Entomological Society of America (ESA), which oversees ...

The fluttering insect will be renamed by the Entomological Society of America, along with the gypsy ant, the organization said in a news release on July 7. The name changes coincide with the launch of ...

The Entomological Society of America says it first received a formal request to remove the moth’s name, which is offensive to Romanians, from its list of approved common names in 2020. The ...

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...