--- title: "Is Barrier Pest Control legit?" description: "Is Barrier Pest Control legit? Read its licenses, BBB record and legal history. It scores 7.3 out of 10 and ranks #9 of 13 in the Pacific Northwest." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-03" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Barrier Pest Control legit? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 3, 2026 [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 3, 2026, Barrier Pest Control has locations only in Idaho, which licenses individual applicators, not companies. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.3 out of 10, #9 of 13 in the Pacific Northwest. ## 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. - **Idaho** Idaho licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up. ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 7/21/2022. No complaints filed in the last 12 months. (sources [6](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033), [9](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 2,838 reviews across 4 Pacific Northwest listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9340078886442914506), [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17679359178284622916), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17610765467438436117), [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14360715765917059046)) - **Other** 4.83 out of 5 from 692 reviews (Experience.com profile). (sources [21](https://www.experience.com/reviews/barrier-22604679)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_ - **BBB** 1.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews (Idaho BBB file). (sources [8](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 28, 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. - No lawsuits, settlements or enforcement actions are on file. Three 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](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#9 of 13 in the Pacific Northwest** Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-pacific-northwest.md) ## Pest control in Idaho - [#5 of 18 in Idaho](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-idaho.md): [Boise area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/boise.md), [Twin Falls area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/twin-falls.md) ## Similar companies in Idaho - [Affinity Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/affinity-pest-control.md) · #3 of 18 · State Score 8.8 · [Is it legit? (Affinity Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/affinity-pest-control/legit.md) - [Pointe Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pointe-pest-control.md) · #4 of 18 · State Score 8.7 · [Is it legit? (Pointe Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pointe-pest-control/legit.md) - [Natura Pest Control (Nevada and Idaho)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/natura-pest-control-nevada-and-idaho.md) · #6 of 18 · State Score 8.7 · [Is it legit? (Natura Pest Control (Nevada and Idaho))](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/natura-pest-control-nevada-and-idaho/legit.md) - [Vertex Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/vertex-pest-control.md) · #7 of 18 · State Score 8.6 · [Is it legit? (Vertex Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/vertex-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Barrier Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md) - [How to cancel Barrier Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control/cancel.md) - [Pacific Northwest rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-pacific-northwest.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## Sources Numbered as in the full source list of [the Barrier Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 6. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 8. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026 9. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/id/nampa/profile/pest-control/barrier-pest-control-1296-20002033/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026 13. [Google — Nampa, Idaho](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9340078886442914506) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 14. [Google — Boise, Idaho](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17679359178284622916) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 15. [Google — Mountain Home, Idaho](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17610765467438436117) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 16. [Google — Twin Falls, Idaho](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14360715765917059046) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 21. [Other — Experience.com profile (Boise address); mirrors Google (“Reviews from Web Google”)](https://www.experience.com/reviews/barrier-22604679) — experience.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barrier-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._