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 ...

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 ...

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

Previously called the gypsy moth, the Entomological Society of America changed the name to remove the derogatory term for the Romani people. Even though the name is new, these moths have been in ...

Gypsy moth larvae do the damage by eating foliage off trees. Aerial treatments to control invasive gypsy moths are set to begin in the coming days in parts of the Twin Cities metro area.

Scientists renamed the gypsy moth to spongy moth last summer, but the treatment against it remains the same. The non-toxic product released by the planes disrupts the mating of the small ...

Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation say the invasive gypsy moth species ate away at foliage in some pockets of the state, but the loss of acreage will not ...

and it's defoliating thousands of acres.The spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, is in its caterpillar stage and feasting on trees. The caterpillar is only a 1.5 to 2 inches long and may ...

Spongy moths, formerly called gypsy moths, have been eating oak tree leaves across the state since 1970. Last summer was a devastating year for parts of the state. “In 2022 were some of the ...