Bug Experts To Replace Derogatory Name Of Invasive Moth

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Watch VideoBug 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, is getting rid of the common name of that critter and the lesser-known gypsy ant.

The group this week announced...

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