It is a plague caused by pests dar!
A plague of some pest.
Plague or Pest
The root word for pesticide is "pest." It comes from the Latin word "pestis," meaning plague or pestilence.
Die Pest as 'bubonic plague', Die Plage as 'plaque' or 'bother', or Die Seuche as 'epidemic' may be German equivalents of 'plague'.
The Black Plague!
The general definition of a plague is an epidemic outbreak that causes high rates of mortality.
The root word of pestilence is "pest," which comes from the Latin word "pestis" meaning plague or epidemic.
The name of the bacillus that causes Bubonic plague is Yersinnia pestis.
The Plague
Yersinia pestis.
Silvio Bucher has written: 'Die Pest in der Ostschweiz' -- subject(s): History, Plague