“If people are feeling excluded because of what we call something, that’s not acceptable,” the president of the Entomological Society of America said ...

The Entomological Society of America is officially getting with the times. The insect science group announced on Wednesday that the insects formally known as Aphaenogaster araneoides and Lymantria ...

"The purpose of common names is to make communication easier between scientists and the public audiences they serve. By and large, ESA's list of recognized insect common names succeeds in this ...

News / Life / Science & Technology When catchy names for insects sting — think ‘Asian giant hornet’ Entomologists push to rename the world’s largest wasp amid conversations about other ...

The Entomological Society of America will exact new effort toward rectifying a longtime wrong in the world of bug study. Two well-regarded species of insect—one moth and one ant—will undertake ...

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.

Now before you say "Ewww, bugs," consider that those insects help keep your yard healthy without toxic insecticides. It's been a bug-eat-bug world for a long time -- long enough that they've ...

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 ...

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.