pest infestations
Vermin taking over
Pest infestations occur when unwanted organisms—insects, rodents, or other creatures—establish themselves in damaging numbers within a space.
The term typically applies to buildings, crops, or stored goods: The apartment building had recurring pest infestations.
An infestation implies not just presence but problematic abundance requiring intervention.
- weevilsSmall crop-destroying beetles
- bedbugsBlood-feeding mattress insects
- antsSocial colony insects
- ant colonySocial insect community
- aphidsSap-feeding garden insects
termites · cockroaches · roach motel · armyworms · locusts · swarm · rats · rat poison · mosquitoes · fruit flies · invasive species · rodents · mice · disease outbreaks · blackflies · fleas · droppings · maggots
presence/absence of pests
pest infestationsclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
pest eradication · extermination · sterile environment · fumigated · disinfected