infested
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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
In this method, pest control workers drill into infested wood, reach the termite "gallery" or hiding area, and inject insecticide directly inside.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
Every spring, caterpillars infested the fruit trees at their property’s edge, and every July the children watched from the porch as their father used a torch to burn out the larvae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
People who live outdoors or in housing infested with rats or other rodents face a high risk of contracting the disease, according to public health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Artists have infested it; in fact the first wave of artists has almost come and gone, and brass lettering and heating pipes painted fire-engine red and firms of lawyers are taking .over.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
