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, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Property owners with maple, pine, aspen, and oak trees are still seeing their land under attack by an invasive and hungry bug. Yet natural and manmade barriers may be able to ...

Jun. 19—WEST CHAZY — The barren landscape at Rockwood Maples in West Chazy looks like a scene from a Hitchcock thriller, a chilling Kafka insect tale or an Agent Orange backdrop. The culprit is not ...

MONTPELIER — Many Vermonters around the state are encountering gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) caterpillars causing defoliation of their trees. This invasive insect arrived in the United States ...

While it's too late to sign up for Perry County's residential gypsy moth spraying program, now is the time to look for egg masses and to hire a private applicator. At the county commissioners' Jan. 12 ...

A gypsy moth caterpillar Credit: CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION A gypsy moth caterpillar Credit: CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION An ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Bug experts are dropping the common name of ...