The “murder hornet” is no more. At least, its name is gone. The Entomological Society of America and the Entomological Society of Canada have adopted a new name for the murder hornet, also known as ...

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it's considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, ...

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 a ...

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