infestation
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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
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
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
After inspecting the house, Dad decided that the termite infestation was so severe nothing could be done about it.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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