Is Alta Pest Control legit?

Licenses

Company pesticide licenses in each Pacific Northwest state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved.

• Washington

  Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pesticide Licensing: Commercial Applicator³⁴

  Status: Renewed · Number 94117 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Cost it points

  Serious contractor/safety violation: Washington L&I unregistered-contractor infraction NDOVE01492 (Auburn, $1,200, satisfied)³⁷

  Counted in the score: −1

• Cost it points

  Serious contractor/safety violation: Washington L&I inspection 317975536, Spokane Valley: 3 ‘Serious’ violations (corrected)³

  Counted in the score: −1

Better Business Bureau record

• Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 154 complaints in the last three years.

  BBB accredited since 1/23/2024 (Spokane Valley profile); 2/8/2024 (HQ profile).

  53 complaints filed in the last 12 months.⁸

  Full BBB record

What customers say

Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

• Google

  5,166 reviews across 3 Pacific Northwest listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count).^{24, 25, 26, 27, 28}

• BBB

  1.77 out of 5 from 111 reviews (national profile).^{23, 29}

  Retrieved October 11, 2026

• Angi

  4.7 out of 5 from 44 reviews (Tukwila, Washington).³¹

  Retrieved October 11, 2026

• Other

  3.5 out of 5 from 35 reviews (national with Washington reviewers).⁷

  Retrieved October 11, 2026

• Angi

  4.2 out of 5 from 16 reviews (Spokane Valley, Washington).¹⁷

  Retrieved October 11, 2026

• Angi

  3.0 out of 5 from 14 reviews (Spokane, Washington).¹⁸

  Retrieved October 11, 2026

Review excerpts and the themes customers raise are on the company’s review page.

Legal and regulatory record

Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Pending lawsuits, private suits and allegations are listed as such; they are allegations, not findings.

• Washington L&I workplace safety inspection 317986923 at 2513 Logan St. Ste 103, Richland: four ‘General’ violations, $0.00 penalties (injury recording criteria, first-aid trained personnel, PPE retraining, eye/face protection). All Corrected.³

  September 3, 2025 · Washington · Enforcement · Not scored

• Washington L&I construction infraction NDOVE01492 issued to Alta Pest Control LLC (violation city Auburn, Washington) for advertising, offering to do work, submitting a bid or performing work when not registered as a contractor (RCW 18.27.200(1)(a)); $1,200.00; status Satisfied.³⁷

  December 13, 2024 · Washington · Enforcement · Not scored

• Washington L&I workplace safety inspection 317975536 at 9608 E Montgomery Ave Ste 3, Spokane Valley: three ‘Serious’ violations at $1,800.00 each (emergency washing facilities, eye and face protection, employee information and training) plus seven ‘General’ $0.00 items (labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, written program, medical evaluations, fit testing, training, respirator storage). All listed as Corrected.³

  October 18, 2023 · Washington · Enforcement · Not scored

Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

Does it sell door to door?

• Yes: the research record documents the company selling door to door.

  Sales evidence

How it ranks

• #15 in Pacific Northwest pest control

  Handshake Score 6.5 out of 10, Medium confidence.

  Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).

  How we scored itFull rankings

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