infestation
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Also read: Your bond portfolio is facing a ‘termite’ infestation far worse than Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroaches’
From MarketWatch • May 22, 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
According to the WHO, there have been reports this year of some 111,500 cases of disease or infestation due to external parasites.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Not a bad batting average, but with apologies to Mickey, no exceptions are allowed when it comes to rodent infestation and food.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
This token infestation is harmless and is actually needed in order to maintain a population of beetles as protection against a future increase in the weed.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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