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Meanings of infestation in English

Portuguese
infestação

A swarm of insects that attack plants.

        infestação
        Usage of infestation in English
        1
        Unless of course, you can tell us how to eradicate the infestation?
        Spellwright
        2
        No country was better prepared to repel the infestation than North Korea.
        World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
        3
        Admitted cases in … Origin of infestation is Africa in 88 p.c.
        Pubmed
        4
        Remember, we were taking on the bulk of New York City's infestation!
        World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
        5
        All the infestation at the edges of these spots must be destroyed.
        Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
        6
        Betaine and five signals were identified that specifically changed upon mold infestation.
        Pubmed
        7
        But I suppose areas of infestation could have become infected, eventually necrotic.
        Bones Never Lie
        8
        And we were as welcome in that world as a roach infestation.
        Bones Are Forever
        9
        I myself regarded this shower of dolls as a plague or infestation.
        Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
        10
        After a few hours of infestation, neutrophils massively infiltrate the bite site.
        Pubmed
        11
        Dig a little deeper and you find Iceland with a cave-troll infestation.
        Death by Video Game
        12
        I don't have to lie awake worrying about an infestation of sheep.
        Notes from the dog
        13
        The infestation had scared away two receptionists already but Harmon didn't care.
        Acts of nature
        14
        The infestation only increased this number as refugees sought to flee by water.
        World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
        15
        Farmers whose crops have high levels of infestation may have difficulty finding buyers.
        Reuters
        16
        The coffee fruits in turn presented a decrease in fruit infestation.
        Pubmed
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        Translations for infestation
        Portuguese
        infestação
        Infestation through the time
        Infestation across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common