Abstract

Natural causes, together with the deliberate destruction of the environment with the objective of forcing political, military and means of civilization have resulted in great deterioration of the environment. The insect fauna of Kuwait has suffered from such destructions, resulting in some becoming extinct, while others are threatened with extinction from Kuwait desert, however, others still flourishing. This contribution records the status of the entomo-fauna in Kuwait prior to the Gulf War (from 1980 - 1990), and after the Gulf War (from 1992 - 2008), including the effects of new modern dwellings and severe draught. During the first period 474 species of insects were recorded from Kuwait (356 genera, 109 families, 19 orders) but the numbers of species increased to 492 (273 genera, 116 families, 19 orders) during the second period.  The differences are caused by disappearance and re-appearance. This study wills discus the reasons for increase, disappearance and reappearance of insects in the desert ecosystem of Kuwait.

Key words: Kuwait, insects, Gulf War, human activities, extinction, threatened with extinction, flourish.