How to Use excreta in a Sentence
excreta
plural noun-
Actually, the ants may be doing you a favor by feeding on the excreta from the scale insects.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The black coating is formed when the fungus lives on the excreta from scale insects usually on the stems and undersides of the leaves.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Bougainvillea caterpillars are likely feeding and leaving their excreta behind.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
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ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Pets could be impacted Additionally, products contaminated with filth, rodent excreta, and rodent urine may cause illness in the animals that consume the food or humans that are in contact with the products.
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Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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