infest
/ɪnˈfɛst/
verb
- (of insects, animals, or unwanted organisms) to be present in large numbers, causing damage or annoyance.
- The farmer's crops were infested with locusts.
- Mice had infested the warehouse, chewing through boxes and wires.
- Cockroaches began to infest the old apartment building.
- To overrun or be present in a place in a troublesome way (can also refer to people or things).
- Tourists infest the small village every summer, crowding the streets.
- Spam emails infest my inbox every day.
- Pirates used to infest those coastal waters, attacking merchant ships.