reinfestationn.
/ˌriːɪnfɛˈsteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌriᵻnfəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/ A second or further infestation, esp. by insects or other pests.
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reinfestation1892
1892 Extermination Gypsy Moth (Massachusetts State Board Agric.) 375 Winthrop is somewhat exposed to the danger of reinfestation from the central district so long as the moth remains there in numbers.
a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. vii. 139 It is easy by means of carbon tetrachloride or the like to expel the worms from man; but reinfestation is very apt to occur unless the natives will learn to use the latrines provided.
1968 Times 30 Oct. 12/2 A central position of the sewer system was cleared of rats..and no attempt was made to prevent reinfestation.
1991 Internat. Pest Control 33 64 Huts were checked for reinfestation by using an aerosol knockdown insecticide.
2004 Weed Technol. 18 1278 Sites must often be revegetated after control to avoid reinfestation or invasion by other exotic species.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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