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Illustration of a shift to a total system approach to pest management through a greater use of inherent strengths based on a good understanding of interactions within an ecosystem while using therapeutics as backups. The upside-down pyramid to the left reflects the unstable conditions under heavy reliance on pesticides, and the upright pyramid to the right reflects sustainable qualities of a total system strategy.
