infested

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It was infested with so many scorpions that anyone entering the bathroom at night carried a flashlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In this method, pest control workers drill into infested wood, reach the termite "gallery" or hiding area, and inject insecticide directly inside.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Foresters debarked and chipped the highly infested tree to kill the beetles inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

They infested the trails that wound out of the Ajo Mountains, and they hunted their prey with heat-sensitive goggles.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer