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What does infestation mean?

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Noun
  1. The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
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Due to insect infestation, only thirty-two out of the 120 precious kapok trees along Chungcheng Road are still alive.
Puffins, wiped out by an infestation of rats introduced by quarry workers in the 19th century, are now rebounding, albeit slowly.
And in some situations reclaimed land is already degraded and faces long-standing feral animal or weed infestation problems and future risks.
Such work can only be carried out by a reliable specialist as in the case of aforementioned woodworm infestation treatment.
All the animals were treated with wormers, lice powder and antibiotics and had injections for lice infestation.
The four most common tomato diseases are verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt, nematode infestation and tobacco mosaic virus.

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