Feral pigs, introduced mosquitoes, and the decline of Hawaii's native birds

Author:

U.S. Geological Survey,

Title:

Feral pigs, introduced mosquitoes, and the decline of Hawaii's native birds

Periodical:

USGS Fact Sheets

Year:

2006

Pages:

4 p.

Subject:

Birds conservation Hawaii Island Birds diseases Feral swine ecology Hawaii Island

Summary:

The accidental introduction of mosquitoes to the Hawaiian Island has resulted in Avian Pox and Avian Malaria, mosquito-transmitted diseases that affect native Hawaiian Birds that are more tolerant of biting mosquitoes -- especially the Hawaiian honeycreepers, (Drepanidinae), that appear most sensitive to disease. This document describes the ways in which mosquitoes breed, the ways in which the feral pig creates habitat for larval mosquitoes that results in an increase in mosquito abundance, the future threats of mosquito-borne diseases such as the West Nile Virus (WNV), and the ways in which the public can help to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in their communities.

URL:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3029/report.pdf

Date:

February 2006

Collection:

Monographs