Answer: scourges

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCOURGESCauses of woe
SCOURGESThey cause a lot of trouble
SCOURGESCalamity causes
SCOURGESFlogs
SCOURGESBurmese pythons in the Everglades, e.g.
SCOURGESPlagues
scourgesA person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
scourgesA whip used as an instrument of punishment
scourgesSCOURGE, to whip severely