Augmentative Biocontrol Illustrations
Prismacolor Pencils and Procreate, 2025
These illustrations were created for the Augmentative Biocontrol Working Group to support presentations and websites, addressing the current lack of available vector images online. In augmentative biocontrol, a grower or pest manager applies living organisms to manage a pest (Stenberg et al.2021). Augmentative biocontrol differs from classical biocontrol and conservation biocontrol, as it typically requires the recurring application of the biocontrol species. Augmentative biocontrol can be an excellent tool in your pest management toolbox, depending on your crop and pest species.
Reduced pest pressure from certain types of pests
Reduced reliance on pesticides, which may reduce costs and risks, such as pesticide resistance, loss of available products, human and environmental health
Use of the whole integrated pest management toolbox
Sustainable pest management – opportunity to be more creative and insightful and learn more about your system
Excellent advertisement opportunities to demonstrate sustainable practices
What Augmentative Biocontrol CAN do:
