infestation
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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
The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Greek farmers have sustained major losses from an infestation of sheep pox, and an EU investigation into widespread subsidy fraud that has delayed payments to legitimate claimants.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Its ascendance has contributed to the population decline of various native ladybug species—and more Americans associating ladybugs with infestation and invasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
By 1938 it was rather widely prevalent in the older areas of Japanese beetle infestation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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