Is Dewey Pest & Termite Control legit?

Updated November 3, 2026

Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk

As of November 3, 2026, Dewey Pest & Termite Control holds a current company pesticide license in California. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 8.4 out of 10, #22 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.

California
Structural Pest Control Board: Company Registration⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 1652
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3738
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3739
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3740
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3741
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3742
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3743
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3744
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3745
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3746
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3748
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3751
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3752
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3753
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3754
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3755
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3757
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3758
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3760
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3761
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3762
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3763
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3769
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3799
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3841
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 3934
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4108
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4562
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4563
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4636
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4895
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 4977
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 5030
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 5451
California
Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office⁵¹
Status: Active · Number 5661
Cost it points
Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-48-2025-056 (DEWEY PEST CONTROL, SPCB branch 4636 Sacramento): 3CCR 6726 ($250, June 23, 2025)⁵⁴
Counted in the score: −0.5

Better Business Bureau record

Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years.
Not BBB accredited.
No complaints filed in the last 12 months.³
Full BBB record

What customers say

Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

Google
10,348 reviews across 34 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count).^{12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17}

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.

Monica Kelly v. Dewey Services, Incorporated, Case No. C26-01490: putative wage-and-hour class action filed April 30, 2026 by Zakay Law Group, alleging failure to pay minimum and overtime wages, provide meal and rest periods, provide accurate wage statements, pay wages when due and reimburse business expenses. The plaintiff alleges employment from May to August 2025 as an hourly non-exempt employee in Contra Costa County. Open as of the UniCourt docket update of August 2, 2026; first amended complaint filed July 7, 2026. Allegations only; not scored (pending private suit; wage cases go to Workplace only when settled or adjudicated).^{55, 56}
April 30, 2026 · California (Contra Costa County Superior Court) · Lawsuit · Not scored
County agricultural commissioner civil penalty: Solano County, NOPA EA-48-2025-056, structural civil penalty (SCP), incident date June 23, 2025, code section 3CCR 6726, final fine $250. Respondent written “DEWEY PEST CONTROL (SAC - PCB 38648 SPCB 4636)”; SPCB number 4636 is the Sacramento branch office (licensing row BR 4636, 7290 55th Street, Sacramento). Minor administrative penalty.⁵⁴
June 23, 2025 · California (Solano County Agricultural Commissioner) · Enforcement · 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

How it ranks

#22 of 164 in the West
Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10, High confidence.
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10).
How we scored it Full rankings

Pest control in California

Ranked by State Score in California.

#10 of 38 in California
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Sources

The sources cited on this page, numbered as in the full list on the Dewey Pest & Termite Control records page. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

3.bbb.orgCompany facts · Retrieved October 28, 2026
12.Google — Lancaster, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
13.Google — Victorville, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
14.Google — Salida, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
15.Google — Colton, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
16.Google — Thousand Palms, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
17.Google — Sacramento, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
51.Structural Pest Control Boarddca.box.com · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
54.California (Solano County Agricultural Commissioner)cdpr.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · Retrieved October 27, 2026
55.California (Contra Costa County Superior Court)prnewswire.com · Legal and regulatory · Retrieved October 28, 2026
56.California (Contra Costa County Superior Court)unicourt.com · Legal and regulatory · Retrieved October 28, 2026