On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Infestation. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fullness or plague and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Infestation 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.
Using Infestation
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: fullness, plague, swarm, cloud.
- In the example corpus, infestation often appears in combinations such as: an infestation, infestation of, the infestation.
Context around Infestation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Infestation
- In this selection, "infestation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bug, fly, large, required and gets stand out and add context to how "infestation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bug infestation required cleaning and a dangerous infestation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "infestation" sits close to words such as absences, adjusts and adore, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with infestation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Here is what to do if an infestation is suspected. (10 words)
The Benton County infestation was found in a St. Cloud neighborhood. (11 words)
If the infestation gets serious enough, homeowners can call in professional exterminators. (12 words)
The facts around the bedbug infestation have been somewhat hard to grasp, with local officials based in Paris using very different language to representatives of the French state government. (29 words)
However an influx in drug dealers to the area along with a growing infestation of rodents is now threatening to tarnish its reputation and scare away visitors. (27 words)
Appearing at a town hall meeting, Mr Pilling said: "I am here tonight to speak to you about the large infestation of rats in Burnley centre. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
A bug infestation required cleaning while he was on vacation, leading to the discovery of a locked file cabinet containing patient photos.
Apattt revealed that the source of the fly infestation was attributed to a nearby chicken farm just three meters away from their wedding venue.
Appearing at a town hall meeting, Mr Pilling said: "I am here tonight to speak to you about the large infestation of rats in Burnley centre.
A Sligo restaurant was ordered closed by the Food Safety Authority after evidence of rodent infestation was found throughout the premises.
Before that, the crops will become gradually weakened and susceptible to more diseases and insect infestation.
But her holiday-mode was soon cut short when she discovered a mound of ant dust in her home - indicating a dangerous infestation.
Check for blood spots on bedding and look in bedside cabinets and the corners of draws for signs of any previous infestation.
Deter rats by not putting cooked food on compost heaps, covering water butts and setting up traps if you have an infestation.
Granville Island, one of the main tourist attractions in Vancouver, is struggling with an unexpected goose feces infestation.
He recently discovered that an infestation of ravenous mites are munching their way through his collection.
Here is what to do if an infestation is suspected.
He said conversations around whether to try and stop an infestation of a native species, or let it run its course, are complicated ones.
However an influx in drug dealers to the area along with a growing infestation of rodents is now threatening to tarnish its reputation and scare away visitors.
If the infestation gets serious enough, homeowners can call in professional exterminators.
Nits that remain on the scalp can hatch later, allowing the lice infestation to continue.
On the island, there is a lot of midge and bug infestation.
Shell casings are often easiest to spot than the bed bugs themselves, and are an early sign of an infestation.
The agency is battling an infestation of zebra mussels at the popular local boating destination in Mesa County.
The Benton County infestation was found in a St. Cloud neighborhood.
The facts around the bedbug infestation have been somewhat hard to grasp, with local officials based in Paris using very different language to representatives of the French state government.
Common combinations with infestation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an infestation 28×
- infestation of 25×
- the infestation 22×
- infestation in 12×
- infestation is 9×
- infestation and 9×
- bug infestation 7×
- pest infestation 6×
- infestation was 5×
- rat infestation 5×