infestation

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Greek farmers have sustained major losses from an infestation of sheep pox, and an EU investigation into widespread subsidy fraud that has delayed payments to legitimate claimants.

From Barron's

A tourist family-of-four who died while visiting Istanbul on holiday from Germany in mid-November were poisoned by a gas that is used to treat pest infestations, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.

From Barron's

“Defendants have taken zero action to remedy the underlying conditions that encourage pest infestations,” their lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times

Ivermectin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to address parasitic infestations such as intestinal worms and head lice and some skin conditions, such as rosacea.

From Seattle Times

Rat infestations are also often more of an industrial undertaking than mouse infestations are, less of a do-it-yourself project and more of a job for professional exterminators, who are better at reusing traps.

From New York Times