--- title: "Is Aruza Pest Control legit?" description: "Aruza Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas and a BBB grade of A+. It scores 6.6 out of 10 and ranks #149 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Aruza Pest Control legit? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Aruza Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 63 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 6.6 out of 10, #149 of 164 in the West. ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business (sources [30](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Current (listed in TDA’s report of active licenses) · Number 0939860 · Expires June 30, 2027_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 63 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 2018-08-08. (sources [18](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500/complaints), [25](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500), [26](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821), [27](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 9,292 reviews across 2 western US listings, averaging 4.6 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5387696220384575286), [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8673984119455749891)) - **BBB** 1.14 out of 5 from 28 reviews (company-wide). (sources [10](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500/customer-reviews), [21](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821/customer-reviews), [22](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/carrollton/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-dallas-0875-91054050/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 27, 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. - Jones v. Aruza Pest Control, No. 5:23-cv-00641 (E.D.N.C.): an employment-discrimination case (Civil Rights: Jobs) removed to federal court from state court (docket entry 1, Notice of Removal, 11/7/2023); the court granted the company’s motion to dismiss and dismissed the complaint without prejudice. Private, non-wage case in North Carolina; not scored (legal and regulatory record counts government actions only). (sources [35](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67986076/jones-v-aruza-pest-control/), [36](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Aruza%22&type=r)) _November 7, 2023 · US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina · Lawsuit · Not scored_ One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is on its review page. ## Does it sell door to door? - Yes: the research record documents the company selling door to door. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#149 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.6 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in Texas - [#33 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md), [Dallas area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/dallas.md) ## Similar companies in Texas - [Alta Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alta-pest-control.md) · #31 of 58 · State Score 7.6 · [Is it legit? (Alta Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alta-pest-control/legit.md) - [Urbanex Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/urbanex-pest-control.md) · #32 of 58 · State Score 7.6 · [Is it legit? (Urbanex Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/urbanex-pest-control/legit.md) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control.md) · #34 of 58 · State Score 7.6 · [Is it legit? (Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) - [Bug Out](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md) · #35 of 58 · State Score 7.6 · [Is it legit? (Bug Out)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out/legit.md) ## Related - [Aruza Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md) - [How to cancel Aruza Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control/cancel.md) - [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## Sources Numbered as in the full source list of [the Aruza Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 10. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 18. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 19. [Google — Houston, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5387696220384575286) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 20. [Google — Carrollton, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8673984119455749891) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 21. [BBB — company-wide (Charlotte HQ profile; HQ and corporate-owned locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Texas; Houston and Dallas branch profiles show the same figures)](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 22. [BBB — company-wide (Charlotte HQ profile; HQ and corporate-owned locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Texas; Houston and Dallas branch profiles show the same figures)](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/carrollton/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-dallas-0875-91054050/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 25. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-charlotte-0473-613500) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 26. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 27. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/aruza-pest-control-of-houston-0915-90072821/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 30. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 35. [US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67986076/jones-v-aruza-pest-control/) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 36. [US District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Aruza%22&type=r) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aruza-pest-control/legit. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. Site guide for agents: https://handshakereviews.com/llms.txt._