The world's rich biodiversity is threatened by the expanding human population and its influence over the global ecosystem. One way that humans help speed along extinctions is the destruction of habitat through development. The consequences of species extinction and low biodiversity are not entirely known, but one noticeable effect may be the increase in the numbers of individuals that are bothersome or dangerous to humans due to less intense predation and competition. This study was designed to test the relationship between disturbance and insect diversity and the relationship between insect diversity and mosquito abundance. The hypothesis was that a disturbed area would have less diversity and more mosquitos than an undisturbed area due to habitat destruction and increased mosquito breeding areas. The study was conducted using sixteen traps around Lake Lagunita, in a disturbed area, and Searsville Lake, in an undisturbed area. I found that there was twice as much overall diversity at Searsville Lake and twice as many mosquitos at Lake Lagunita. I also found that there was a negative correlation between diversity and distance from the lake at Lagunita but no such correlation at Searsville Lake. This suggested that diversity and disturbance are inversely proportional, and diversity and mosquito abundance are also inversely proportional. The study does not comment on the causal relationship between these variables.