Apparatus and method for detecting insects

An insect detection system for detection of insects, the insect detection system comprising:

• an insect sensor configured to provide acquired sensor data indicative of one or more insect detection events, each insect detection event being indicative of one or more detected insects in a probe volume of the insect sensor, the acquired sensor data being further indicative of at least one insect signature, and
• one or more image sensors each configured to obtain one or more digital images of at least part of the probe volume of the insect sensor,
• wherein the insect detection system is configured to create one or more classification datasets by pairing the acquired sensor data with the one or more digital images from each of the one or more image sensors, and
• wherein the insect sensor comprises one or more E-field sensors each configured to acquire frequency-modulated electric field data, wherein the frequency of the modulation is in the frequency range between 0.01 kHz and 22 kHz, or between 0.01 kHz and 5 kHz, or between 0.01 kHz and 2 kHz, or between 0.01 kHz and 1 kHz.