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 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 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, excluding public health pests

6A, Wood Preservation  Treatment of wood products before their use in construction, and in-place treatment of utility poles, pilings, etc., 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, and 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 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; 11E, Worker Protection Standard; Wildlife Pests; and others

Private Applicator Categories 

PRAP, Private Restricted Agricultural Pesticides  Purchase and use federal and NM restricted-use agricultural pesticides, including herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, etc.

PRRO, Private Restricted Rodenticides Only  Purchase and use ONLY rodenticides in agricultural sites, no other restricted-use pesticides