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单词 infestation
释义
infestation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.fesˈteɪ.ʃən/
alargenumberofanimalsandinsectsthatcarrydisease, that arepresentwhere they are notwanted:
侵扰，大批出没
afleainfestation一群跳蚤侵扰
an infestationofcockroaches/headlice一群蟑螂/头虱侵扰
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  • Thisdiseaseiscausedby infestations ofmitesin theskin.
  • Having children'shaircutextremelyshortmayaidin thedetectionoflicebut will notpreventinfestation.
  • Millions oftreesin theWesthavediedfrominsectinfestations.
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(Definition ofinfestationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinfestation

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Larvalinfestationrates on susceptible wheat tended to show the same patterns as oviposition rates (fig. 2).
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The level ofinfestationvaried with location ranging from 3.0 to 97.2 flies per kg of fruit.
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However, cattle producers used to controlling tick infestations with chemical acaricides typically treat reactively.
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The role of the integrated host stress response in ectoparasiteinfestationis critical for understanding reduced parasite settlement and elimination of attached parasites.
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A prerequisite for this is a minimum of variation among hosts in the time frominfestationto elimination of the parasites.
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Such elimination ofinfestationsources by means of a biological control agent might be more economic than by manual labour.
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The study of the biology suggested thatinfestationmight be checked by delaying harvesting until after the larvae hatched.
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Infestation-based discrimination among seeds is of great potential relevance for the population dynamics of the plants and the insects, as well as the vertebrates, involved.
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The result was that the abandoned fields served as permanent foci ofinfestationthroughout the island.
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For this reason, reliance on insecticides as the sole means of managing infestations was considered at best a short term solution.
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Antibiosis was estimated as the biomass accumulated by each aphid species on each accession duringinfestation.
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These properties define the patch-specific longterm probability of occupancy or, in this case, the probability of aninfestationbeing established and maintained.
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This was explained to the volunteers, and every single one expressed his willingness to submit to prolongedinfestationwith the itch mites.
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The snails were characterized and the prevalence of theirinfestationby schistosomes was investigated.
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Three days after theinfestation, the number and weight of surviving aphids on each plant were recorded.
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