--- title: "Is Bell Pest Control legit?" description: "Bell Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in California and a BBB grade of D-. It scores 6.1 out of 10 and ranks #157 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Bell 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/bell-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Bell Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in California. Its BBB profile shows a D- grade and 3 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 6.1 out of 10, #157 of 164 in the West (provisional). ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Company Registration (sources [6](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number PR 9951 · Expires 12-31-2099 in DCA file (BBB lists 12/31/2035); the bulk-file expiry dates are placeholders, not renewal dates_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Field Representative (sources [6](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number FR 61591 (Jay T Bell) · Expires June 30, 2027_ - **Cost it points** Advertised license number doesn’t check out: Website footer advertises “License #: 11923”, a former Operator license number (the Dec 2023 footer reads “OPR#OPR11923”) that is not on the SPCB roll; the company’s own record is registration PR 9951 (sources [1](https://bellpest.com), [17](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.bellpest.com/)) _Counted in the score: −1_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows a D- grade and 3 complaints in the last three years. Not BBB accredited. (sources [2](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/elk-grove/profile/pest-control/bell-pest-control-corporation-1156-12000190), [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/elk-grove/profile/pest-control/bell-pest-control-corporation-1156-12000190/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 2,343 reviews across 1 western US listing, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [9](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6188715191113807087)) - **Yelp** 3.7 out of 5 from 220 reviews (Elk Grove, California). (sources [10](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control&find_loc=Elk+Grove%2C+CA)) _Retrieved November 2, 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. Four other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page. ## Does it sell door to door? - Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#157 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.1 out of 10, Low confidence (provisional). Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (6.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in California - [#22 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md) ## Similar companies in California - [Official Pest Prevention](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/official-pest-prevention.md) · #20 of 38 · State Score 7.7 · [Is it legit? (Official Pest Prevention)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/official-pest-prevention/legit.md) - [Preventive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control.md) · #21 of 38 · State Score 7.6 · [Is it legit? (Preventive Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control/legit.md) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control.md) · #23 of 38 · State Score 7.5 · [Is it legit? (Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) - [Fast Action Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fast-action-pest-control.md) · #24 of 38 · State Score 7.4 · [Is it legit? (Fast Action Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fast-action-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Bell Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control.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 Bell Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 1. [Company website](https://bellpest.com) — bellpest.com · Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026 2. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/elk-grove/profile/pest-control/bell-pest-control-corporation-1156-12000190) — Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026 5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/elk-grove/profile/pest-control/bell-pest-control-corporation-1156-12000190/complaints) — Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026 6. [dca.box.com](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026 9. [Google — Elk Grove, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6188715191113807087) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 10. [Yelp — Elk Grove, California](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control&find_loc=Elk+Grove%2C+CA) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026 17. [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://www.bellpest.com/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved November 2, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bell-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._