Infestation

Quick meaning: Infestation is a noun meaning 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

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

Guatemalan snowpea production has continually been harmed by insect and disease infestations.

"We have done some targeted pest control, and it has made a huge difference. It's a serious topic. We looked at why there were so many power trips at Ladbroke Grove. And it was an infestation of birds."

You've probably heard about Beemageddon. Over the past few years, colony collapse disorder – thought to be brought on by a pernicious combination of overwork, bad weather, pesticides and infestations of parasitic varroa mites – has been threatening to wipe out honeybees all over the world, and with them many of our food crops.

Word Forms

• infestations

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pest, epidemic, infection, plague, blight, proliferation.

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