Commercial applicators are professionals who are in the business of applying pesticides.
Commercial applicators apply Restricted-Use pesticides as a major part of their jobs to land or property that they do not own or lease. Colorado Pesticide Safety Education Speakers Database Private applicators , including farmers, ranchers and greenhouse growers, are certified to use Restricted-Use pesticides to produce agricultural commodities on land that they or their employers own or lease. To be certified in Colorado, private applicators must obtain and review the Colorado Private Pesticide Applicator Training Manual , then send an application form with a questionnaire to the Pesticide Section of the EPA Region 8 Office. EPA provides both the referenced manual and applicator training to private applicators in Colorado. Generally, an applicator certificate will be mailed within a month of receipt of a completed application.