Entomophobia is the name for a persistent and extreme fear of insects. If a person has entomophobia, even the thought of being near an insect may trigger severe mental and physical symptoms.

Entomophobia, or fear of insects, causes overwhelming feelings of anxiety that typically interfere with daily life. Several types of therapy can help to ease symptoms. Share on Pinterest ...

They fly at you. They're so loud, so not a fan,” said Rachel Bronner. That common feeling has a name: entomophobia. “We call it entomophobia, that’s the fear of insects,” said Diane ...

Given contemporary rhetoric about illegal aliens and swarms of migrants, we should remember the ways in which politicians have used our antipathy toward insects—our cultural entomophobia—to ...

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But is this a just-so story to explain entomophobia or might there be empirical evidence? Recall that the strong view of evolutionary psychology is that our fears are innate—we do not need to ...