Category-Specific Pest Management Practice
Match the category to the setting
Nevada certification categories span agricultural, structural, turf/ornamental, rights-of-way, public health, and others. Each has distinct pests, products, and restrictions. Agricultural applicators manage crop pests, weeds, and diseases, with attention to PHI, resistance, and drift to sensitive crops. Structural applicators manage termites, ants, rodents, and stored-product pests, with attention to crack-and-crevice, baiting, and indoor air quality. Turf/ornamental applicators manage weeds, insects, and diseases in landscapes, with attention to phytotoxicity and pollinator protection. Rights-of-way applicators manage vegetation along roads, rails, and utility corridors, with attention to drift, water, and desirable vegetation. Public health applicators manage mosquitoes, rodents, and other vectors, with attention to resistance and non-target protection.
Category-specific traps
- Using an agricultural product indoors or a structural product on crops.
- Ignoring pollinator protection during bloom in turf and ornamental settings.
- Applying rights-of-way herbicides near water without an aquatic-labeled product.
- Treating structural pests without addressing sanitation and exclusion (IPM).
- Forgetting that public health applications often require source reduction first.
Worked example
A rights-of-way applicator plans to spray along a ditch. The product is labeled for terrestrial use only. The correct action is to select an aquatic-labeled product or avoid the water margin; applying the terrestrial product over water is a violation. Rule of thumb: match the product's labeled site to the actual site-water, structure, crop, or landscape-before mixing.