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On his cow-calf operation in the state’s southeastern plains, Diebel is already limiting opportunities for the pest to infest his herd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Officials added that the calf was undergoing treatment and improving, and emphasized that the worms do not infest food sources like meat, fruit or vegetables.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

A parasitic fly whose maggots can infest living livestock, birds, pets and humans, could threaten California soon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

Skilled at creeping under floorboards and behind skirting boards, they infest houses.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

The pollution that infests those systems can include everything from silt and natural debris to asbestos, heavy metals, radioactive isotopes and other harmful contaminants released when man-made structures burn.

From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

English ivy infests millions of trees across the country, killing them by choking, stealing nutrients and adding weight that can be deadly in high winds.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

Here’s the key: During a séance, the vampires are confronted by their dead spirits; one infests a doll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2020

But because asbestos infests the plaster and tiles at 6th and Baldridge, initial estimates for that job are $35,000, according to North Braddock officials.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2018

This insect infests about a third of Africa, posing a menace to human health and preventing the keeping of livestock in an area of some 4% million square miles of wooded grasslands.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

While pregnant, Natasha says her room became infested with ants, which she repeatedly reported before eventually being moved into another room.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The infested willow plants were sold in 15 counties, mostly across Southern and Central California between June 24 and July 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Michael Schmoyer -- the associate administrator for the country's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and head of the NWS Directorate -- said the infested beef calf "is not a danger to the food supply."

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

It was infested with so many scorpions that anyone entering the bathroom at night carried a flashlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

"Winterfell is so infested with wolves, the Starks would never miss one."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Within weeks of the renovation’s completion, numerous defects were spotted, with a liner installed on the bottom of the pool peeling in various places, and algae again infesting the water.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Plus, the $313 million injury bug infesting the NBA playoffs, Ted Turner’s day managing the Braves and Jason Gay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Solanum elaeagnifolium -- also known as silverleaf nightshade -- can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece, infesting fields and soaking up valuable nutrients intended for cash crops.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024

Corman was the executive producer of this horror film about a mass of flesh-eating piranhas infesting a river.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024

And there was nothing we could do to stop them from infesting our home planet.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson