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An invasive species has an ethnic slur in its common name. Entomologists are changing that AP Bob Child/AP A female Lymantria dispar moth lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Connecticut. By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Ethel Brooks, raised in a Romani community in New Hampshire, grew up with other kids telling her to stay away from “gypsy moths.” Brooks didn’t understand the connection between her Romani community for which the word “gypsy” has been used as a pejorative and a destructive, invasive insect species that “poses a danger to North American forests.” ....
By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Updated 7:31 PM ET, Mon July 12, 2021 A female Lymantria dispar moth lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Connecticut. (CNN)Ethel Brooks, raised in a Romani community in New Hampshire, grew up with other kids telling her to stay away from gypsy moths. Brooks didn t understand the connection between her Romani community for which the word gypsy has been used as a pejorative and a destructive, invasive insect species that poses a danger to North American forests. They plan to consult a volunteer group to rename the moth and ant, which will go by their respective Latin names, Lymantria dispar ....
Offensive gypsy moth to be renamed as insects fall victim to the culture war Names such as Hitler’s beetle and large faggotworm have been deemed inappropriate Lymantria dispar, or the gypsy moth, is a pest in North American forests Credit: AP Gypsy moths are one of the most destructive invasive species in the world, chewing through millions of tree leaves each year, leaving forests bare and bird populations suffering. But they have now also become the latest victim of the culture war, after the Entomological Society of America (ESA) launched a review into insect names that “may be inappropriate or offensive” and decided to “remove” the moth’s common name. ....