Who is a private applicator?

• A. Certified to use Restricted-Use Pesticides (RUPs) on others' agricultural commodities
• B. Certified to use or supervise use of RUPs on their own property or by an employer
• C. A pesticide dealer
• D. A field technician who applies pesticides only in greenhouses

Answer: (B)

A private applicator is someone who is certified to use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides on property they own or on property operated by their employer as part of producing agricultural commodities. The option that states being certified to use or supervise the use of RUPs on one’s own property or by an employer matches this definition exactly, because it emphasizes both ownership/control of the land and the agricultural production context. The other choices describe roles that are outside this private-use scope: applying RUPs on someone else’s crops is typically a commercial applicator task, a pesticide dealer is involved in sales rather than application, and a greenhouse technician could be private only if the greenhouse is part of the private operation or their employer’s agricultural production.