Commercial applicators are divided into categories. An applicator must be certified in each category he/she will be applying pesticides under.
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control plant pests in the production of agricultural crops, including, but not limited to, feed and/or small grains, corn, soybeans, forage, grasslands, and pasture.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-9, Agricultural Weed Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control insect pests in the production of agricultural crops, including, but not limited to, feed and/or small grains, corn, soybeans, forage, grasslands, and pasture.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-10, Agricultural Insect Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control plant diseases in the production of agricultural crops, including, but not limited to, feed and/or small grains, corn, soybeans, forage, grasslands, and pasture.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-11, Agricultural Crop Disease Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control plant, insect, or disease pests in the production of food for human consumption including, but not limited to, vegetables, small fruits, tree fruits, and nuts.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-12, Fruit and Vegetable Pest Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides directly on animals, in the production of an agricultural commodity including, but not limited to, beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, goats, poultry, or any other livestock, or areas or places on or in which animals are confined. Veterinarians are included in Category 1E when applying restricted use pesticides; engaging in the business of applying general use or restricted use pesticides for hire amounting to a principle or regular occupation; or if publicly claiming to be a pesticide applicator.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-13, Animal Pest Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and forest seed production areas.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-14, Forest Pest Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control pests in the maintenance and/or production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, turf, and other ornamental plants in a greenhouse or other enclosed, climate-controlled environment.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-15B, Greenhouse Pest Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control pests in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and other ornamental plants, except turf, in areas other than a greenhouse or other enclosed, climate-controlled environment.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-15A, Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control pests in the maintenance and production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf grass including in and around structures (except greenhouses), plant nurseries, golf courses, athletic fields, public or private grounds, turf farms, or similar areas.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-15A, Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control pests only in the maintenance and production of turf grasses including in and around structures (except greenhouses or other enclosed, climate-controlled environments), plant nurseries, golf courses, athletic fields, public or private grounds, turf farms, or similar areas.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-15A, Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators applying pesticides to seed.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-16, Seed Treatment
Definition - Includes certified applicators applying pesticides to standing or running water to control aquatic pests, excluding applicators engaged in public health related activities. Category 5 also includes certified applicators who apply restricted use pesticides for the control of tree roots and similar woody-type hindrances in sewer lines.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-17, Aquatic Pest Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railroad rights-of-way, industrial site weed control, fence lines, structural perimeters, or other similar areas to control unwanted vegetation.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-18, Right-of-Way
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides, except fumigants, for general and household pest control in human dwellings including indoor areas normally frequented or inhabited by humans, such as, but not limited to: schools, hospitals, institutions, dining facilities, food dispensing and food handling establishments, food manufacturers and processors, industrial establishments, warehouses, and any other structures and adjacent areas, public or private. Category 7A also covers the protection of stored, processed, or manufactured products from insects and similar organisms, pest birds, or vertebrate pests.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-19, General and Household Pest Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides, except fumigants, to control wood- destroying insects, including, but not limited to, termites. Category 7B also includes persons who conduct wood-destroying insect inspections for the purpose of issuing a wood-destroying insect report for real estate transactions, real estate refinance transactions, or for the treatment for control or prevention of wood-destroying insect infestations.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-20, Termite Control
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides, in a gaseous form that are classified as fumigants, to control: stored commodity pests including, but not limited to, insects and similar organisms, pest birds, and vertebrate pests in, on, or around areas where grain, food, or feed is stored, processed, manufactured, or produced and within enclosed airtight spaces including, but not limited to: tents, vaults, stacks, storage structures, semi-truck trailers, railroad cars, vessels, storage structures, greenhouses, dwellings, and other containment or structures included in labeled approved sites for the use of gaseous fumigation products for the protection of stored, processed, or manufactured products. Category 7C also includes certified applicators applying gaseous pesticides to a building or other structure for the control of general household pests or wood-destroying insects and also requires certification in the applicable Category 7A or Category 7B, respectively.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-27, Fumigation
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides to control flies or mosquitoes in a community or public health program. Public applicators who apply pesticides to control pests in a public health program are required to be certified in Category 8.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-22, Community Insect Management
Definition - Includes certified applicators using wood preserving pesticides to control or protect against wood-destroying organisms including insects, fungi, and marine borers, and including ground line pole treatment, waterproofing millwork, cutoffs, or supplemental field treatment; and making application by pressure or non-pressure dips or sprays, or by thermal or pressure treatment.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-28, Wood Preservatives
Definition - Includes certified applicators using tributyltin (TBT) paints for the purpose of inhibiting the growth of aquatic plant and animal organisms, including but not limited to slime film, algae, barnacles, and tube worms, on submerged marine structures and on the hulls of boats and ships.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-29, Antifouling Paints
Definition - Includes certified applicators using pesticides in any designated public health program for the management and control of insects and similar organisms, rodents, and birds or any other designated pest, vertebrate or invertebrate, that may have medical and/or public health importance. Category 8 also includes certified applicators using or supervising the use of restricted use pesticides in swimming pools and related facilities; cooling water systems used to transfer or dissipate heat; and applicators using restricted use pesticides to disinfect or sterilize medical/veterinary equipment, food/beverage/drug processing equipment, and the environmental services of such places as hospitals/nursing homes, food processing areas, and similar environments.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-23, Public Health Pest Control
Definition - Includes individuals who demonstrate to the public the proper use and techniques of application, or who research the use of pesticides and in doing so use or supervise the use of pesticides. Individuals certified in Category 10 also are required to be certified in another category that is specific to the particular type of pesticide being employed for the particular project.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-25, Demonstration and Research
Definition - Includes certified applicators who use any aircraft to apply pesticides to control plants, insects, or similar organisms, or plant diseases in the production of agricultural commodities, and/or food for human consumption to include, but not limited to, vegetables, small fruits, tree fruits and nuts, feed, and/or small grains, corn, soybeans, forage, grasslands, and pasture. An aerial applicator, applying pesticides to agricultural land, can operate in Iowa only in cooperation with an “aerial applicator consultant.” An aerial applicator consultant coordinates the commercial application of pesticides by aerial applicators. The consultant must be a resident of Iowa; hold a certification in Category 11, Aerial Application; and either a valid commercial applicator license or pesticide dealer license. An applicator certified in Category 11 also may apply pesticides by non-aerial methods as described in Categories 1A, 1B and 1C. However, an individual certified in Category 1A, 1B, and/or 1C may not apply pesticides by aircraft until certified in Category 11. An applicator certified in Category 11 may not apply any pesticide for any use other than agricultural plant purposes until the additional certification category is added for the specific use beyond agricultural plant pest control.
Training manual - ISU publication CS-26, Aerial Application
Definition - Includes certified commercial handlers who handle any pesticide in other than unopened containers for the purposes of preparing, mixing, or loading pesticides for application by another person, repackaging bulk pesticides, or disposing of pesticide-related wastes from these activities. A certified handler is required to operate under the direct supervision of a licensed commercial applicator, noncommercial applicator, public applicator, or pesticide dealer and may not apply any restricted use pesticide nor commercially apply any other pesticide. A certified applicator need not be certified as a Handler.