infested

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

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

We know in 1845, potato fields — the primary source of food for the poor — became infested with a devastating fungus that destroyed 40% of the crop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

Old manuscripts are usually infested with woodworms, silverfish or “other microscopic creatures with a love of paper.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Experts believe the resurgence is linked to the movement of infested animals, often transported by people who unknowingly help the pest spread.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

He checked his blanket and found it was infested.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren