A 2 sees " MOTE : He eeSeniibeiili niliat ab, 4. ee aelicsoni 2 . . acapella . atta - ve r -b. - a i Each islet was surveyed identically. Walk-through surveillance with insect nets and collecting cquipment was conducted. All possible - breeding sites and harborages were sampled. Light traps were set out in areas where wind shelter was provided to sample nocturmal activity. Rodent surveillance was visual and with traps. c. Have-a-Heart traps were set in association with burrows, nests, high activity areas and harborage. . ae bein Laboratory areas provided by Mid Pacific Marine Laboratory (MPML) and rsa equipment indigenous to the survey teams provided ample work and identification requirements. Insect identifications were made micro- a scopically with the use of appropriate keys. ad. The following islets were surveyed: 1) Enewetak (Frec) 2) Mecdren (Walt) 3) Jedrol (Rex) 4) Japtan 5) Ananij 6) 3, mo | (David) : - —_ (Bruce) = (Yvonne) | r: 7) Billae (Wilma) 8) Alembel (Vera) | 9) Lojwa (Ursula) Le 10) Aomon (Sally) | WW) Aej (Olive) 12) ~Enjebi (Janet) ~ F RESULTS: a. ’ *“Runit N | The predominanat probiem on the atoll is the large population of rats. Two species of rats were notcd, 1) Rattus rattus (roof rat) 2) Rattus exculaus (Polynesian rat) E ; ; a pnianintanaarehitentienndeneeneene feet onaoh aBees 2 ee . ~