Endemic Insects in the Ogasawara Islands: Negative Impacts of Alien Species and a Potential Mitigation Strategy

Abstract

The impact of invasive alien species on endemic insects in the Ogasawara Islands and current efforts to mitigate this impact are described. Endemic insects have probably been impacted most by the green anole ( Anolis carolinensis carolinensis) as a result of its direct predation pressure, although alien trees such as bishopwood ( Bischofia javanica) and ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia ) have also had substantial indirect impacts.