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infestations

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for infestations.

Editorial note

Then you go on one of these bug registry sites and discover they've had bedbug infestations for years.

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Quick take

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.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of infestations gathered in one view.

noun

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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for infestations.

noun

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.

Example sentences

1

Then you go on one of these bug registry sites and discover they've had bedbug infestations for years.

2

For example, in Alaska, they had giant brush piles that ended up fueling beetle infestations across the state.

3

First, changes in acidity, droughts, and insect infestations are certainly not events that are unique to the post-1960s environment.

4

You can't prove either of your assertions, it seems extremely unlikely that break-ins or especially pest-infestations would increase due to airbnb.

5

The research turned up all kinds of crazy things like the Morgellons disease and various mite related infestations, such as Bird Mites.

6

Why should you be able to rent out your apartment and increase the risk of break-ins and pest-infestations for the entire building?

7

Such inaction also, of course, will if protracted enough certainly lead to various skin conditions, verminous infestations, &c.

8

There is an ethical problem in offering lab tests to people when you know that most of them do not have parasite infestations.

9

While not exactly the same situation, the Canadian province of Alberta is rat-free due to an aggressive program to prevent and contain infestations [0].

10

I guarantee they have rat infestations occasionally, but they are caught and eradicated pretty quickly.

11

Number of ransomware (Trojan horse, worm at a push) infestations: dozens.

12

I handle high single-figures of these adware and/or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) infestations every week.

Quote examples

1

Ever since watching the "Cities" episode of Human Planet I've assumed most restaurants have pest infestations to varying degrees.

2

Palmetto bugs are generally the larger, flying "American Cockroach." "German Cockroaches" are smaller, don't fly but are generally the ones that cause infestations.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use infestations in a sentence?

Then you go on one of these bug registry sites and discover they've had bedbug infestations for years.

What does infestations mean?

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.

What part of speech is infestations?

infestations is commonly used as noun.