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infestation

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a swarm of insects that attack plants

the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

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Perfect replication is the enemy of any robust system... Lacking a central nervous system much less a brain the parasite is a simple system designed to compromise a very specific target host. The more uniform the host, the more effective the infestation. Daniel Suarez

My apartment is infested with koala bears. It's the cutest infestation ever... Way better than cockroaches. When I turn on the light, a bunch of koala bears scatter. And I don't want 'em to. I'm like, 'Hey, hold on fellas - Let me hold one of you.' Mitch Hedberg

a plague of grasshoppers Source: Internet

Abnormally heavy rains last year, which scientists say were made more likely by the long-term warming of the Indian Ocean, a hallmark of climate change, have exacerbated a locust infestation across eastern Africa. Source: Internet

After defeating them, the player must seal the portal and so prevent further infestation, but after he enters the portal guarded by the Maulotaurs, he finds himself inside D'Sparil's dome. Source: Internet

A large swimming pool at the centre of the hotel's open-air bar has fallen into disuse and the water in the pool has turned green from what we suspect to be algae infestation. Source: Internet

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