Don Elliott

"Experience has shown that biological pest control can be made to work in virtually any situation where pesticides have been used, if there is a need to reduce pesticide use and develop a biological program due to resistance, regulation or circumstance," says Don Elliot, owner of Applied Bio-nomics in Victoria B.C.He adds that biological control is now expanding to greenhouse roses, gerberas and woody ornamentals as well as to field crops such as corn, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries and mint.

Don Elliott, Owner Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd., Sydney, BC

BioControl: Is it Working in Green-house Crops is the topic of a presentation by Don Elliot, president of Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd.He will discuss how to best control spider mites, whiteflies, thrips, fungus gnats, caterpillars, aphids and other insect pests on greenhouse crops while reducing pesticide use.

The three letters are from the Certified Organic Association of B.C., Don Elliott, managing director for Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd. from the Lower Mainland and the third was from the Pacific Agricultural Cerification Society.

BioControl - Is it Working in Greenhouse Crops - Don Elliot, President, Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd., Sydney, British Columbia.How to best control spider mites, whiteflies, thrips, fungus gnats, caterpillars, aphids and other insect pests on greenhouse crops while reducing pesticide use.Alberta examples of successful pest control using biological control and other new pest control methods on greenhouse vegetable, bedding plants and ornamental crops.

Don Elliott, president of the Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers, talks about the use of biocontrols and the impact of bioterrorism legislation.02/09/04

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Experience: Elliott started work with Agriculture Canada's Insect and Disease Survey in 1955, first as a student and then in charge of an insect diagnostic and rearing unit.After attending the University of Alberta, he moved to British Columbia and in 1978 began work on an experimental government program to control greenhouse spider mite and whitefly in commercial vegetable greenhouses.The program worked so well that in 1980 he formed Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd. to commercially mass-produce biological control products.
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Don Elliott, president of the Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers, talks about the use of biocontrols and the impact of bioterrorism legislation.

Don Elliott, Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd.

Just ask business pioneer Don Elliot, President of applied Bio-nomics Ltd., who knows all about being his own boss and running the whole show.Operating one of Canada's largest "beneficial bug farms", Elliot formed his company 19 years ago in response to a growing need for pest control alternatives.Thanks to keen interest from provincial and federal agriculture officials and grower worried about the effects of pests on their crops, plus a grant of $100,000 over five years from the Agriculture Rural Development Subsidiary Agreement, Elliot was able to develop a natural counter attack for the pest problems by introducing "super bugs", parasites and predator into the marketplace at the right time.

A leader among high tech entrepreneurs, Elliot admits he had no business experience before opening his "bug farm", but advises others toying with the idea of starting a business to have a good business plan and to keep cost down for at least two years.