Under general supervision of the Agriculture Program Supervisor I (APS I), the incumbent performs at the journey-level field or staff support work for various fruit fly delimitation programs, maintaining fruit fly trapping routes, application of pesticides, oversee pesticide applications performed by outside vendors, assist with fruit removal and tree removal, communicate with the public at educational public meetings, coordinate with staff from other agencies, and perform various insect/disease surveys for the emergency eradication of targeted pests. The incumbent must be able to apply pesticides, haul loads of fruit and/or removed trees, perform survey work, and work well under extreme time constraints, exercise good judgment, determine priorities, make appropriate well-thought out decisions, allocate staff and resources to achieve maximum results, maintain focus under conditions of duress, and provide accurate assessment of rapidly changing situations (ex: multiple exotic pest detections requiring multiple operations).