infested

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The owner of the veterinary clinic arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. and found the dog, which was “extremely malnourished,” infested with fleas and missing a tooth, Spitzer said.

From Los Angeles Times

For a few years, they lived in a home that was infested with mold, which aggravated his brother’s asthma and forced them to leave.

From Seattle Times

The apartment complex is infested with roaches and her neighbors are too scared to speak up, she said.

From Seattle Times

While you would likely prefer to avoid pumpkins that are infested with beetles, mosaic virus-infected pumpkins are still safe to eat, although generally regarded as inferior in taste.

From Salon

They were used to cramming into motel rooms infested with bedbugs and rodents, working through bone-cold blizzards and punishing summer heat.

From New York Times