Is Defend Pest Solutions legit?
As of November 5, 2026, Defend Pest Solutions has locations only in North Dakota and South Dakota, which license individual applicators, not companies. Its BBB profiles show 0 complaints in the last three years; grades vary by branch. No resolved government actions count against it. Its Handshake Score is 8.0 out of 10, #52 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.
North Dakota
North Dakota licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
South Dakota
South Dakota licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
Better Business Bureau record
Its BBB profiles show 0 complaints in the last three years; grades vary by branch.
What customers say
Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.
Google
824 reviews across 2 western US listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count).7, 8
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.
North Dakota Attorney General cease-and-desist orders page: no entry for Defend Pest Solutions, Dotson or Ewell (list covers 2018-2023 entries as displayed).17
November 2, 2026 · North Dakota · Enforcement · Not scored
CourtListener opinions search (default published-opinions results) for “Defend Pest Solutions”: no results. Docket and state-court records not searched.18
November 2, 2026 · federal · Lawsuit · Not scored
Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.
Does it sell door to door?
N/A: the research didn’t establish door-to-door selling. It isn’t proof that the company never knocks.
How it ranks
#52 of 164 in the West
Handshake Score 8.0 out of 10, Low confidence (provisional).
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.6/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A.
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Pest control in South Dakota
Ranked by State Score in South Dakota.
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Sources
The sources cited on this page, numbered as in the full list on the Defend Pest Solutions review. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.
- 2.bbb.orgCompany facts · Retrieved November 2, 2026
- 7.Google — Sioux Falls, South Dakotagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 8.Google — Fargo, North Dakotagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 10.BBBbbb.org · BBB · Retrieved November 2, 2026
- 17.North Dakotaattorneygeneral.nd.gov · Legal and regulatory · Retrieved November 2, 2026
- 18.federalcourtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · Retrieved November 2, 2026