verb
definition
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
example
Insects are infesting my basement!
definition
(of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal.
Examples of infested in a Sentence
No injury is done to the infested insects.
Many cisterns are infested with Guinea worm (filaria medinensis, Gm.).
When they get infested with aphids, do we think about their enemy, the praying mantis?
Festus found Judaea infested with robbers and the sicarii, who mingled with the crowds at the feasts and stabbed their enemies with the daggers (sicae) from which their name was derived.
A beard and mustache covered the lower part of his face, and a tangle of hair, infested with lice, curled round his head like a cap.
Among the pirates who infested the Mediterranean none were worse than the Moors.
Within two or three years whole departments were infested.
Confidence to use that power on a slippery surface infested with changing cambers is the key to success here.
The cloth was infested with the rat fleas now known to be responsible for the spread of the disease.
In 1996, nearly half of about two million acres of Bt cotton planted in the United States became heavily infested.
The river is deep, 80 yards wide, and much infested with crocodiles.
Less than 1/16 th of the field was so infested.
Grazing with sheep will reduce it, as will sowing clover into an infested pasture.
They were cold, damp and infested, but most artists were prepared to sacrifice comfort for quantity.
They survive by the father smuggling contraband across the mine infested border.
In time these fellows grew dainty in their tastes, and only infested boats that had an established reputation for setting good tables.
Stock forced to graze on heavily infested pastures may suffer skin eruptions about the mouth.
Teams had to use milk crates and boards to cross shark infested waters.
Laying badly infested land down to grass will crowd out the weed.
Controlling pests Plants are often infested soon after being planted out and, if unchecked, foliage and flowers can become unsightly.
The cowpea crops were also infested by pod borers.
Kicked out of the army, he becomes an isolated recluse in a drugs infested London estate.
These plants are more likely to become disease infested.
If your paths and driveways are looking a bit weed infested it is a good time to apply a residual weedkiller.
Numerous special methods of preventing the spread of Fungi, or die migrations of insects, or of trapping various animals; of leaving infested ground fallow, or of growing another crop useless to the pest, &c., are also to be found in the practical treatises.
If they are completely infested, we feel that the only safe product to use is a pyrethrum based powder.
Others, such as contracted out former council workers, were forced to fend for themselves in shark infested seas.
If you suspect that your cigars are infested, you can either send them back for a refund, or you can microwave them.
The oil-based Bed Bug Killer Spray was designed to be used on heavy bed bug infested spaces such as baseboards, mattresses, wall-ceiling joints, baseboards and under the furniture.
This doesn't mean your new kitty is flea infested, although it's smart to treat her anyway because the cat only has to ingest one flea to get tapeworm.
Infested cats can also have an allergic reaction to the flea's saliva, known as feline allergic skin disorder.
If your puppy's mother was infested with worms, possibly from eating the feces of another pet or brought into your yard by another animal, and the puppy was in utero at the time, your puppy may have worms.
You may need to cut off and dispose of infested foliage.
Attract birds by placing bird feeders close to infested areas.
Remove by hand and destroy infested leaves.
Clear out the vegetable garden, making sure to separate healthy plant material from diseased or infested material.
In areas heavily infested with one type of insect, companion planting may not be enough to keep insects at bay and additional organic pest control methods may be necessary.
If you spend time outdoors in areas that are possibly infested with deer ticks it is important to know the symptoms of Lyme disease.
The story of Crysis has yet to be fully unveiled, though developer Crytek has alluded to an alien infested planet with extremely hostile conditions for the human player characters.
An example of this is when you're traveling along the coast, which is infested with underground creatures that sense vibrations in the ground a la Tremors.
Iron deficiency caused by hookworm infection requires drug therapy to eliminate the parasite; prevention includes wearing shoes when walking in soil known to be infested with hookworms.
Avoid areas likely to be infested with ticks, especially during spring and summer, when tick nymphs are most likely to feed.
Areas most likely to be infested with ticks include moist and shady areas, wooded and brushy areas, overgrown grassy areas, and areas with a high rodent and deer population.
Lice are endemic in human populations, spreading through personal contact or contact with infested clothing or other personal items.
They can be transmitted when unaffected clothing is stored with infested items.
Pubic lice are sexually transmitted, although occasionally they can be transmitted through infested bedding, towels, or clothing.
In developing countries more than 50 percent of the general population may be infested.
Infested eyebrows should be treated with petroleum jelly for several days and the nits should be plucked off with tweezers or fingernails.
Infested eyelashes are treated with a thick coating of prescription petroleum ointment, applied twice daily for ten days.
Sometimes infested clothing is treated with a 1 percent malathion powder.