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 ...

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...

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, ...

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