Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MDEntomophobia is an irrational and persistent fear of bugs. Those with a fear of insects ...

Your son's fear of insects is not unusual. It is called entomophobia which means an irrational and uncontrollable fear (phobia) of insects, usually a specific insect or group of insects (wasps and ...

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare. A fear of insects - entomophobia -is relatively common among people, but for some spiders, ...