Is Bulwark Exterminating legit?
As of November 3, 2026, Bulwark Exterminating holds current company pesticide licenses in 3 states; 3 more aren’t confirmed as current. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 35 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it. Handshake Score: 9.3 out of 10, #1 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.
Washington
No company pesticide license record on file.
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management license search, opm.azda.gov): Pest management business license4, 58
Status: Active · Number 5632 · Expires 05/31/2027
Missouri
Missouri licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
Nevada
Nevada Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Section (Plant Industry - Pest Control Program licensed operator report): Pest Control Business License60
Status: Listed on the 2026 Licensed Operators report (report dated September 2, 2026) · Number 5253 · Expires 12/31/2026
New Mexico
New Mexico licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
Oklahoma
No company pesticide license record on file.
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0566941 · Expires 04/30/2027
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0566944 · Expires 04/30/2027
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0566942 · Expires 04/30/2027
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0715854 · Expires 04/30/2027
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0996159 · Expires 05/31/2027
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business license57
Status: Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report · Number 0566943 · Expires 04/30/2027
Utah
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide Program: 400059
Status: Active · Number 4000-467 · Expires 12/31/2028
Utah
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide Program: 400059
Status: Active · Number 4000-1943 · Expires 12/31/2026
Better Business Bureau record
What customers say
Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.
Google
31,753 reviews across 21 western US listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count).16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Other
4.9 out of 5 from 3,261 reviews (ConsumerAffairs, company-wide).40, 41
Retrieved October 27, 2026
HomeAdvisor
4.9 out of 5 from 2,303 reviews (Mesa, Arizona).34
Retrieved October 27, 2026
HomeAdvisor
4.9 out of 5 from 1,699 reviews (Salt Lake City, Utah).35
Retrieved October 27, 2026
Angi
4.9 out of 5 from 1,230 reviews (Show Low, Arizona).38
Retrieved October 27, 2026
BBB
4.94 out of 5 from 1,135 reviews (company-wide).32
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.
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?
Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past.
How it ranks
#1 of 164 in the West
Handshake Score 9.3 out of 10, Medium confidence.
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
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Pest control by state
Ranked by State Score in each state.
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Sources
The sources cited on this page, numbered as in the full list on the Bulwark Exterminating records page. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.
- 3.bbb.orgCompany facts · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 4.opm.azda.govCompany facts · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 9.bbb.orgContracts and sales · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 16.google.comContracts and sales · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 17.Google — Houston, Texasgoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 18.Google — Schertz, Texasgoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 19.Google — Austin, Texasgoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 20.Google — Corpus Christi, Texasgoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 21.Google — Round Rock, Texasgoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 32.BBB — company-wide (Mesa, Arizona HQ file; HQ and corporate-owned locations, incl. Texas, Nevada, Utah and Arizona branch listings)bbb.org · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 34.HomeAdvisor — Mesa, Arizonahomeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 35.HomeAdvisor — Salt Lake City, Utahhomeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 38.Angi — Show Low, Arizonaangi.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 40.Other — ConsumerAffairs, company-wide (NOT used for scoring)consumeraffairs.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 41.Other — ConsumerAffairs, company-wide (NOT used for scoring)consumeraffairs.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 50.BBBbbb.org · BBB · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 51.BBBbbb.org · BBB · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 57.Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Servicetexasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 58.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management license search, opm.azda.gov)opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 59.Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide Programagbusiness.utah.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 60.Nevada Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Section (Plant Industry - Pest Control Program licensed operator report)agri.nv.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026