How do feral pigs relate to the malaria problem in Hawaii?
A) Malaria is spread from pigs to mosquitoes to humans in Hawaii because pigs are an alternate host for malaria.
B) Pigs help destroy the eggs of mosquitoes by wallowing in mosquito-infested mudholes.
C) Feral pig farmers spend time outdoors and put themselves at risk of being bitten by mosquitoes that carry malaria.
D) The pig problem and the malaria problem in Hawaii are unrelated.
E) Pigs dig holes in the rainforest floor, creating water holes where mosquitoes can breed.

Pigs dig holes in the rainforest floor, creating water holes where mosquitoes can breed.

Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. This parasite attacks the red blood cells leading to symptoms such as chills, fever, headache and body aches. The vector of the Plasmodium parasite is mosquito.

Mosquitoes were intoduced to Hawaii around 1800s via whaling ships. Feral pigs are found in Hawaii. These pig fill with water and make breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

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The correct answer is option E.

Explanation:

Feral pigs of the Hawaii are known as pua a and come with the captain cook on the ship or banana islands. These pigs cause problems in the Hawaii is by rootup the holes that fill with the rain water that become breeding ground for the mosquitoes.

In rain time all the holes are filled with water that helps in the breeding of mosquitoes and the malaria is a disease that which is caused by the parasite that complete its cycle in mosquito and birds in Hawaii.

Thus, the correct answer is option E.