MISSOURI PESTICIDE USE ACT
certified-commercial-applicator---ans-✔✔using-pesticides-on-the-lands-of-another-as-a-
direct-service-to-the-public-in-exchange-for-a-fee-or-compensation
Certified-noncommercial-applicator---ans-✔✔may-only-use-pesticides-on-areas-that-are-
owned-by-the-sprayer-or-by-the-employer
Certified-Private-Applicator---ans-✔✔certified-to-use-pesticide-crops-on-property-owned-
by-themselves-or-employer
Certified-public-operator---ans-✔✔individual-who-is-certified-to-use-any-pesticide
Private-Applicator---ans-✔✔A-person-using-or-supervising-the-use-of-restricted-use-
pesticides-to-produce-an-agricultural-commodity-on-his/her-own-land,-leased-land,-or-
rented-land,-or-on-the-lands-of-his/her-employer
Ex.-farmer
Pesticide-technician---ans-✔✔a-trained-specialist-responsible-for-pest-management-and-
application-of-pesticides-with-a-pesticide-license
Pesticide-technician-trainee---ans-✔✔individual-working-in-physical-presence-of-a-
Pesticide-Tecnician
benefitical-insects---ans-✔✔are-effective-pollinators-of-plants,-parasites-of-pest
defoilate---ans-✔✔To-strip-a-plant-of-leaves,-thereby-damaging-or-destroying-it
desiccant---ans-✔✔a-substance-used-to-absorb-moisture-from-the-plant-accelerating-the-
drying-of-plant-tissue
Determining-the-need-for-the-use-of-any-pesticide---ans-✔✔act-of-inspecting-land-for-the-
presence-of-pest-for-the-purpose-of-contracting-for-the-control-or-prevent-through-the-use-
of-pesticides-in-categories-as-specified-by-regulation
device---ans-✔✔any-instrument-other-than-a-firearm-intended-for-trapping,-destroying-or-
mitigating-pest-animals-or-plants
misuse-of-pesticides---ans-✔✔use-of-herbicide-in-a-manner-inconsistent-with-its-labeling
certified-commercial-applicator---ans-✔✔using-pesticides-on-the-lands-of-another-as-a-
direct-service-to-the-public-in-exchange-for-a-fee-or-compensation
Certified-noncommercial-applicator---ans-✔✔may-only-use-pesticides-on-areas-that-are-
owned-by-the-sprayer-or-by-the-employer
Certified-Private-Applicator---ans-✔✔certified-to-use-pesticide-crops-on-property-owned-
by-themselves-or-employer
Certified-public-operator---ans-✔✔individual-who-is-certified-to-use-any-pesticide
Private-Applicator---ans-✔✔A-person-using-or-supervising-the-use-of-restricted-use-
pesticides-to-produce-an-agricultural-commodity-on-his/her-own-land,-leased-land,-or-
rented-land,-or-on-the-lands-of-his/her-employer
Ex.-farmer
Pesticide-technician---ans-✔✔a-trained-specialist-responsible-for-pest-management-and-
application-of-pesticides-with-a-pesticide-license
Pesticide-technician-trainee---ans-✔✔individual-working-in-physical-presence-of-a-
Pesticide-Tecnician
benefitical-insects---ans-✔✔are-effective-pollinators-of-plants,-parasites-of-pest
defoilate---ans-✔✔To-strip-a-plant-of-leaves,-thereby-damaging-or-destroying-it
desiccant---ans-✔✔a-substance-used-to-absorb-moisture-from-the-plant-accelerating-the-
drying-of-plant-tissue
Determining-the-need-for-the-use-of-any-pesticide---ans-✔✔act-of-inspecting-land-for-the-
presence-of-pest-for-the-purpose-of-contracting-for-the-control-or-prevent-through-the-use-
of-pesticides-in-categories-as-specified-by-regulation
device---ans-✔✔any-instrument-other-than-a-firearm-intended-for-trapping,-destroying-or-
mitigating-pest-animals-or-plants
misuse-of-pesticides---ans-✔✔use-of-herbicide-in-a-manner-inconsistent-with-its-labeling
