pest infestation
Unwanted creature invasion
A pest infestation is the unwanted presence of insects, rodents, or other harmful organisms in large numbers.
The term typically applies to buildings, crops, or stored goods: The apartment building had a severe cockroach infestation.
Infestations require intervention—extermination, fumigation, or other control measures—because the pests have established themselves and won't leave on their own.
- antsSocial colony insects
- ant colonySocial insect community
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- termitesWood-eating social insects
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
property damage · aphids · crop loss · bug bomb · swarm · droppings · vermin · food waste · mice · disease transmission · call the exterminator · exterminator · rats · traps · cockroaches · roach motel · weevils · pantry moths
- Food Storage Problemsfreezer burn, mold growth, wrong temperature, spoilage, broken seal
- Tenant Problemseviction, late rent, noise complaints, mold, pests
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- farm disasterscrop failure, crop blight, failed harvest, drought, locust plague
- farming factorsdrought, flooding, frost, soil quality, rainfall
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
pest infestationcleanliness
Absence of dirt
sanitary conditions · hygiene · spotlessness · sterile environment · clean bill of health
pest infestationpest control
Managing unwanted organisms
extermination · eradication · clean bill of health · pest management · fumigation