Methods and systems for counting insects in a container having at least one aperture, by attracting at least one insect into the container, using toxins within the container to kill the at least one insect, measuring signals by at least one sensor coupled to a receiving surface, wherein the receiving surface is configured to vibrate when insects falling through the at least one aperture engage the receiving surface, detecting that at least one measured signal is within a predetermined range, and adding the number of detected signals to an insect counter, wherein the predetermined range is calibrated to correspond to a range of signals associated with impact of a single insect on the receiving surface.
