infestation
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The enclave has been struck with a severe rat infestation fueled by uncollected trash and warmer weather.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Also read: Your bond portfolio is facing a ‘termite’ infestation far worse than Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroaches’
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The local authority advised people not to be concerned about the "harmless" white webbing seen in trees in Belle Isle Park, Exeter, caused by an infestation of caterpillars.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
If a tree experiences heavy infestation in one year, it shifts its schedule the next spring by delaying leaf emergence by about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
He hoed up a big infestation of cabbage weeds, without even being asked to.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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