The cicada emergence has begun in the Chicago area and the beady eyes and constant buzzing could prove too much for some people. “The technical term is entomophobia, that is a phobia of insects ...

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A grandfather whose phobia of being “attacked” by moths was so intense he avoided his garden during summer evenings for decades now loves the insects thanks to a fear-curing clinic.

A grandfather, who had such an intense phobia of being "attacked" by moths that he avoided his garden during summer evenings for decades, now adores the insects thanks to a fear-curing clinic.

A grandfather whose phobia of being “attacked” by moths was so intense he avoided his garden during summer evenings for decades now loves the insects thanks to a fear-curing clinic. Dave Jackson, 59, ...