gypsy
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Washington has had success over the past five decades in detecting and eradicating the pests — formerly known as gypsy moths.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
"All he wanted was to be home with me and his pet kitty, Charley, playing his gypsy guitar."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
The gypsy moth was renamed the spongy moth by the Entomological Society of America last year, and the former Hottentot Teal, a duck, was renamed the Blue-Billed Teal by the American Ornithological Society.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023
In 2022, for instance, the Entomological Society of America adopted spongy moth for the invasive moth Lymantria dispar, getting rid of gypsy moth.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023
Little by little the gypsy moth has spread throughout New England.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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