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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.
Many landowners have to spend time, effort and money to clear the ragwort from our land that has been caused by the council's infestation.
Much vineyard redevelopment is done for reasons of disease infestation and disease control.
Such work can only be carried out by a reliable specialist as in the case of aforementioned woodworm infestation treatment.
Years of neglect and a massive infestation of dry rot have left rafters sagging.

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