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infestation

[‚in·fe′stā·shən]

(medicine)

The state or condition of having animal parasites on or in the body.

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The study concluded that Rhepicephalus was the most prevalent among the Ixodid genera whereas presumed risk factors were strongly associated with tick infestation and tick burden.

Distribution of Ixodid Tick Species and Associated Risk Factors in Temporal Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

An FEHD spokesman said, "According to a territory-wide survey conducted by the department, the RIRs of all districts were below 10 per cent for the first half of 2017, indicating that rodent infestation is not extensive in the area surveyed.

Hong Kong : FEHD releases Rodent Infestation Rate for first half of 2017

Many researchers globally as well as in Pakistan worked on the prevalence of tick infestation, taxonomy and economical losses.

PREVALENCE OF TICK INFESTATION IN DIFFERENT BREEDS OF CATTLE IN BALOCHISTAN

Francis Pangilinan, the head of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (Opafsam) from May 2014 to September 2015, eradicated the cocolisap infestation in over 2 million trees in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) and Basilan.

Intervention, not just 'Glenda', stopped cocolisap

If infestation occurs, let patients know that the bites aren't dangerous; there is no convincing evidence that bed bugs transmit any diseases.

Preventing bed bug bites includes hotel room checks

He said: "Cockroaches are very hardy insects and their ability to breed rapidly makes professional treatment essential to control any infestation.

Shock as cockroach call-outs on the rise; Infestation warning after pest control reports 50% surge

Gigare said the monitoring of coastal areas in Panay and Negros Islands started after a two-hectare mangrove site in Iloilo City was damaged by moth infestation last November.

Mangrove infestation being monitored in WesternVisayas

Severe bird mite infested nests that are located within a certain distance of your home but not directly on it can lead to an indoor infestation.

Reynolds Pest Management, Inc Describes Bird Mites in Florida

In temperate areas, infestation levels are critical and honeybee colonies with no annual treatment against Varroa mite will collapse within 2-3 years (Rosenkranz et al.

Vigilancia y analisis genotipico del acaro Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) parasito de Apis mellifera jemenitica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en Arabia Saudi

A pest extermination company examined the premises and found no evidence of animal or arthropod infestation, and a veterinarian found no evidence of ectoparasitic infection on examination of the family's pet dog.

Delusional infestations: case series, differential diagnoses, and management strategies

Melon fruit fly has been reported to cause 90% fruit infestation in snake-gourd and 60 to 87% fruit infestation in pumpkin fruits in the Solomon Islands (Hollingsworth et al.

Impact of Sowing Times Plant-to-Plant Distances Sowing Methods and Sanitation on Infestation of Melon Fruit Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) and Yield Components of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)

3]) on the frequency and intensity of scale infestation of quaking aspen (P.

A comparison of Chionaspis salicis infestation intensity under artificially elevated C[O.sub.2] and [O.sub.3]