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Infestation   /ɪnfˈɛstˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Infestation

noun
1.
The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites.
2.
A swarm of insects that attack plants.  Synonym: plague.





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"Infestation" Quotes from Famous Books



... also arise from acute or chronic inflammation of the liver, such as is of common occurrence when flukes are present in the liver in large numbers. Heart disease and chronic lung disease may be followed by ascites. It is sometimes, in calves, a symptom of infestation ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture
... pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government
... and importance to the ranger is the study of insect infestation. Many trees are killed annually by certain insects, and these must be discovered ...
— The Lake of the Sky • George Wharton James
... your size I should say that a single mouse would constitute infestation within the meaning of the Act, so soon as it forces an ingress. It will then be your bounden duty to demolish it. How ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 11, 1920 • Various
... is absolutely necessary for infestation by most of the wood-boring grubs, since the eggs and young stages must occupy the outer and inner portions before they can enter the wood. Some ambrosia and timber worms will, however, attack barked logs, ...
— Seasoning of Wood • Joseph B. Wagner


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