Litter arthropod data was collected every 10 days from nine intensively burned forest stands, five lightly burned stands, and nine unburned forest stands. For burned forest stands (n=540 samples, there were decreases in insect density (87 percent), noninsect density (67 Percent), noninsect taxa (63 percent), and noninsect diversity (20 percent). Burned stands with greater densities of tree seedlings had significantly (P <0.05) lower arthropod densities. Those with greater densities of standing dead trees had significantly higher arthropod densities and lower diversities. Those with greater densities of litter had significantly higher arthropod densities and lower diversities.