An insect elimination system eliminates a flying insect in an airspace. The system comprises: - a camera configured to provide image data representative of at least part of the airspace; - an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising a propeller to propel the UAV through the airspace; and - a controller, the controller being connected to the camera to receive the image data, and being connected to the UAV to provide control data to the UAV. The controller is configured to: - monitor the image data received from the camera, for an image of an insect; and - in case an image of an insect has been found in the image data: derive from the image data a position of the insect in the airspace; and guide the UAV, using the derived position of the insect in the airspace, to hit the insect by the propeller.