Applicators (Commercial, Public, Non-commercial) and Consultants must be certified in the categories they are working in.
1A. Agricultural Pests
Using pesticides in agricultural crops to control insects and other invertebrates, plant diseases, nematodes, and similar pests
1B. Agricultural Weeds
Using pesticides in agricultural crops to control undesirable plants or as desiccants or defoliants
1C. Animal Pests
Using pesticides on pets or livestock and in places where animals are confined. This may be to control lice, mites, fleas, flies, and similar pests
2. Forest Pests & Weeds
Using pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed producing areas
3A. Ornamental & Turf Pests
Using pesticides in ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf. This may be to control invertebrates, plant diseases, nematodes, and similar pests
3B. Ornamental & Turf Weeds
Using pesticides in ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf to control weeds
4. Seed Treatment
The treatment of seeds to control insects, plant diseases and other pests
5. Aquatic Pests & Weeds
Using pesticides in aquatic environments to control weeds, algae, undesirable fish, and other organisms. This excludes public health pests
6A. Wood Preservation
Treatment of wood products before their use in construction, and in-place treatment of utility poles, pilings, etc.. This may be to control wood destroying fungi or insects.
6B. Right-Of-Way & Industrial Weeds
Using pesticides to control vegetation along public roads, power lines, pipelines, or railways. Also using around oil wells, storage areas, airports and similar areas
7A. Structural Pests
Using pesticides to control general household pests (other than wood-destroying pests), fabric pests, and stored product pests
7B. Vertebrate Pests
Using pesticides to control rodents, birds, bats, and other vertebrates that invade structures
7C. Fumigation
Using pesticide gases to control pests in structures, railroad cars, stored grain and similar areas
7D. Wood-Destroying Pests
Using pesticides to control termites, carpenter ants, beetles, fungi, and other pests. The pests in question are those which attack wood and wood products in structures
8. Public Health Pests
Using pesticides to control mosquitoes, flies, fleas and other vectors that transmit human or animal diseases.
9. Regulatory (Quarantine) Pests
State, federal or other government employees using pesticides to control regulated and/or quarantined pests
10. Demonstration & Research
Using pesticides in research plots or demonstrating proper application techniques to the public
11. Other
Includes 11B, Cooling Towers; Predator Control using M-44 or LPC devices
Brad Lewis, AES Division Director
ddaes@nmda.nmsu.edu
575-646-3207