infestation
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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
This unprecedented infestation of 30-somethings began when the Nationals hired Paul Toboni as their president of baseball operations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
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 • Nov. 30, 2025
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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