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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

NWS can infest people and pets as well, but the risk to humans is low, and human cases of screwworm are rare.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026

“She might. I wouldn’t mind knowing where the lifeboat is. Besides, it didn’t take Beatrice long to infest Mrs. Cranston’s fur cape. What will she get up to next, do you suppose?”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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

The kids may be top students, but the culture of money and luxury brands that infests the campuses leaves them feeling like lower-class outcasts rather than full members of the community.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2019

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

On behalf of myself, at least, I apologize.... for the uninformed judgmentalism that infests our voyeuristic culture...

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 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

The infested grapevines were shipped from Fresno to Costco warehouses in 24 Northern California counties in April and May, state officials said.

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

"In areas where these termites are common, it's just a matter of time before homes are infested, so this study is a good initial step toward alternative strategies for controlling them."

From Science Daily ● May 9, 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

Another of Dr. Hargraves’ patients was a professional man who had his office in an old building infested by roaches.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

When faced with complaints earlier this year from city workers about rats infesting L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

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

The wingless, pill-shaped insects feed on mammalian blood and, as indicated by their name, are notorious for infesting human dwellings.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

They just pushed themselves along the ground with their hands and arms, but that only led to tuktuk infesting their hands.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau