noninfested

adjective

non·in·fest·ed ˌnän-in-ˈfe-stəd

: not infested with parasites or destructive pests : not marked by infestation

noninfested pine trees

noninfested soil

The thought of accidentally transporting pests into a noninfested area may not excite the average gardener, but beware. Plant pests tend to multiply at an amazing rate.—

Norman C. Bezona

Examples of noninfested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ohio quarantine regulations restrict the movement of hemlock materials from areas known to be infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid into noninfested Ohio counties. —

Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 11 May 2018

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