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Definitions &Translations Infestation Infestation refers to the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites. It can also refer to the actual organisms living on or within a host.
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Myiasis Myiasis: Introduction. Myiasis: A condition that is characterised by the invasion of the body by the larvae of flies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myiasis is available below.
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Translations for pest control Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: Pest control. Pest control refers to the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest, usually because it is perceived to be detrimental to a person's health, the ecology or the economy. U.S. National Library of Medicine (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:
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- incubate verb [ I or T ] (DISEASE) › When harmful bacteria or viruses incubate, or when a person or animal incubates them, they increase in size or number in the person's or animal's body but do not yet produce the effects of disease.
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Entomopathogenic fungus Entomopathogenic fungus. An entomopathogenic fungus is a fungus that can act as a parasite of insects and kills or seriously disables them. Grasshoppers killed by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales
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- Medical Definition of INFILTRATION. 1. a: the act or process of infiltrating. 2.edical Definition of INFILTRATION. 1. a: the act or process of infiltrating. 2.
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- noun, Botany. 1. a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection. Origin of enation.
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How Maggots Go on Strike Maggot infestation is also called fly blown or fly strike.. Maggots are the larvae of flies. Flies are common in the warmer months and love dead, stinky, and rotting material. They lay eggs, and the eggs develop into larvae that need to eat. They larvae eat dead and rotting tissue and look like small, white grub worms.
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US History/Print version outgrowth, growth. 1  beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; the beginning of the war. 2  rise - a growth in strength or number or importance. 3  beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; the beginning of the war. 4  eruption - the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum.
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Asian Lady Beetle Infestation of Structures Large numbers of lady beetles (ladybugs) infesting homes and buildings in the United States were first reported in the early 1990s. Ladybugs normally are considered beneficial since they live outdoors and feed on plant pests. Asian lady beetles vary in color.
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pest 1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. 2. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. 3. a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence.
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Insect classification A definition of pest is: animals causing damage or annoyance to man, his animals, crops or possessions, such as insects, mites, nematodes, rodents, birds. This means that a certain insect could be a pest in one situation, but the same insect would be neutral in another situation.
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- A pinworm infection is an extremely common infection in which tiny worms infest the intestines and lay eggs around the anus. A combination of medication, a thorough cleansing of your household, and vigilant personal hygiene can get rid of a pinworm infestation in your house.
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- plague, pestilence, pest, pestis(noun) a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. Synonyms: pesterer, canker, infestation, pestilence, pestis, gadfly, plague, pest, cuss, blighter.
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Phytophthora infestans Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete that causes the serious potato disease known as late blight or potato blight. (Early blight, caused by Alternaria solani, is also often called potato blight.) Late blight was a major culprit in the 1840s European, the 1845 Irish and 1846 Highland potato famines.
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pest Definition of pest. 1  1 : an epidemic disease associated with high mortality; specifically : plague. 2  2 : something resembling a pest in destructiveness; especially : a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (as agriculture or livestock production) 3  3 : one that pesters or annoys : nuisance.
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urinary tract infection [in-fek´shun] invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, as in an infectious disease. The infectious process is similar to a circular chain with each link representing one of the factors involved in the process. An infectious disease occurs only if each link is present and in proper sequence.
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infestation 2. infestation-a swarm of insects that attack plants; a plague of grasshoppers. plague. swarm, cloud-a group of many things in the air or on the ground; a swarm of insects obscured the light; clouds of blossoms; it discharged a cloud of spores.racunculiasis, Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease-a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin.
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Inoculation Inoculation is the act or process of introducing something to where it will grow or reproduce. It is most commonly used in respect of the introduction of a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into the body of a human or animal, especially to produce or boost immunity to a particular disease.noculation. Definition. noun, plural: inoculations. (immunology). The process of introducing an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to trigger immune response against a specific disease.
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- Full Definition of INFEST. transitive verb. 1. 2. : to live in or on as a parasite. — in·fes·tant \-ˈfes-tənt\ noun. — in·fes·ta·tion \ˌin-ˌfes-ˈtā-shən\ noun. — in·fest·er \in-ˈfes-tər\ noun. See infest defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of INFEST. transitive verb. 1. 2. : to live in or on as a parasite. — in·fes·tant \-ˈfes-tənt\ noun. — in·fes·ta·tion \ˌin-ˌfes-ˈtā-shən\ noun. — in·fest·er \in-ˈfes-tər\ noun. See infest defined for English-language learners.
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forensic entomology forensic entomology. The use of evidence provided by insect infestations to determine the condition of cadavers, esp. the time of death of a body left outdoors.orensic entomology. The study of life cycles of insects that feed on the flesh of the dead, to establish time of death and occasionally identify chemicals present in a person’s body at the time of death.
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Parasites Parasites. A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.
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Lice Infestation Lice infestations (pediculoses) are infections of the skin, hair, or genital region caused by lice living directly on the body or in hats or other garments.Lice are small wingless insect-like parasites with sucking mouthparts that feed on human blood and lay their eggs on body hairs or in clothing.ice infestations (pediculoses) are infections of the skin, hair, or genital region caused by lice living directly on the body or in hats or other garments.
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- One is, that some forms present the beginning of a multicellular condition. The term infestation is used to denote pathological conditions due to multicellular parasites. multicellular organisms of more or less elaborate structure plainly cannot, without breaking up, fuse together like single cells.
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incubation period Definition of incubation period. : the period between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the manifestation of the illness or disease it causes.
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infestation meaning, infestation definition | English Cobuild dictionary infestation meaning, infestation definition | English Cobuild dictionary. infest. 1 verb When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. ...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops.