Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth.

The gypsy moth has a new name, could do more damage this year Here's what to do about those caterpillars devouring your trees.

In March of 2022, the ESA formally adopted “spongy moth” as the new common name for Lymantria dispar in a reference to the spongy nature of the insect’s egg masses.

Spongy moths, formerly known as “gypsy moths,” will start to emerge in West Michigan soon so we're talking with the DNR about we can expect this year.

BAY CITY, MI - Bay County’s old Gypsy moth suppression program was recently renamed to the “Bay County Forest Sustainability Program”. The change was made to better fit the organization’s ...

The Bay County Gypsy Moth Program had nearly 4,000 acres of infested woodlots treated by aerial spray to control the increasing spread of Gypsy Moths. The woodlots, located in six townships ...

Spongy moths – formerly known as gypsy moths – appear to be making an early appearance this summer. Reports of large numbers of brown moths with a penchant for diving at people in their ...

The moths formerly known as the gypsy moths have state scientists and environmental officials concerned about one part of the state.