infestation

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The agency also stated that the infestation hadn’t yet penetrated farther north than Oaxaca and Veracruz, 700 miles from the U.S. border.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Its ascendance has contributed to the population decline of various native ladybug species—and more Americans associating ladybugs with infestation and invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Investors are spotting credit “cockroaches” in the financial system, sparking worries about a broader infestation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Fears that Jamie Dimon’s credit “cockroaches” were turning into a bigger infestation gripped markets on Thursday, sending volatility higher and stocks lower.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The way she’d called it an infestation, how she’d leaned up against the glass caps and clomped through his crying kits.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman