An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image carrying member to carry an electrostatic latent image; a developer container to accommodate developer containing toner, carrier to electrically charge the toner, reverse polarity particles electrically chargeable with a reverse polarity against the electrically charged polarity of the toner; a toner carrying member to carry toner to a developing region arranged opposite to the image carrying member in order to develop the electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member with the toner; a first developer carrying member arranged opposite to the toner carrying member so as to carry developer fed from the developer container and to supply toner to the toner carrying member; a second developer carrying member arranged opposite to the toner carrying member at a position of an upstream side of the first developer carrying member in terms of the toner conveying direction of the toner carrying member so as to carry developer and to recover toner on the toner carrying member after development; a first voltage applying section to apply a first alternate voltage between the toner carrying member and the first developer carrying member; and a second voltage applying section to apply a direct current voltage between the toner carrying member and the second developer carrying member; wherein the voltage applying sections (51,52) are configured to be operated such that an ability to move the reverse polarity particles from the toner carrying member to the first developer carrying member is larger than an ability to move the reverse polarity particles from the second developer carrying member to the toner carrying member. an image carrying member to carry an electrostatic latent image; a developer container to accommodate developer containing toner, carrier to electrically charge the toner, reverse polarity particles electrically chargeable with a reverse polarity against the electrically charged polarity of the toner; a toner carrying member to carry toner to a developing region arranged opposite to the image carrying member in order to develop the electrostatic latent image on the image carrying member with the toner; a first developer carrying member arranged opposite to the toner carrying member so as to carry developer fed from the developer container and to supply toner to the toner carrying member; a second developer carrying member arranged opposite to the toner carrying member at a position of an upstream side of the first developer carrying member in terms of the toner conveying direction of the toner carrying member so as to carry developer and to recover toner on the toner carrying member after development; a first voltage applying section to apply a first alternate voltage between the toner carrying member and the first developer carrying member; and a second voltage applying section to apply a direct current voltage between the toner carrying member and the second developer carrying member; wherein the voltage applying sections (51,52) are configured to be operated such that an ability to move the reverse polarity particles from the toner carrying member to the first developer carrying member is larger than an ability to move the reverse polarity particles from the second developer carrying member to the toner carrying member.