Insect sexing device and method

Abstract

The invention relates to an insect sexing device, comprising: - an insect delivery system (1) configured to progressively deposit the insects onto a depositing surface (203) of a conveying system (2); - the conveying system (2) allowing the insects to be conveyed in the open air and being configured to spatially individualize each insect and to position it according to a desired orientation, by mechanical interaction between the conveying system (2) and the insect resulting from gravity and / or a movement of the depositing surface (203) of the conveying system (2); - a capture system (3) comprising a light source (301) configured to illuminate or back-illuminate a part of the insect containing its sexual organs, and an optical sensor (302) configured to acquire an image of at least said part of the insect or a corresponding reflection spectrum;- a computer system (4) configured to identify the insect's sexual appendage in the image or to analyze the reflection spectrum and to determine the sex of the insect. Figure for the abbreviation: Figure 1;

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