Method for sex sorting of mosquitoes and apparatus therefor

Method for sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes, the method comprising:

• obtaining said unsorted mosquitoes;
• obtaining images of individuals of said unsorted mosquitoes;
• electronically classifying said individuals from said images into at least two classifications, said at least two classifications including male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes;
• using a mechanism to store individuals of one of said classifications at a first location and to remove or store elsewhere individuals of another of said classifications, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes at said first location.

Apparatus for sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes, the apparatus comprising:

• a source of unsorted mosquitoes;
• a surface for said unsorted mosquitoes to walk;
• a camera configured to obtain images of individual mosquitoes;
• a classifier, configured to electronically classify said individuals from said images into at least two classifications, said at least two classifications including male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes;
• a mechanism associated with said classifier and configured to reach an individual classified into a first of said classifications, to store said individuals in a first storage, and to remove or store elsewhere individuals not classified into said first of said classifications, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes at said first storage.