--- title: "Is Dewey Pest & Termite Control legit?" description: "Dewey Pest & Termite Control holds a current company pesticide license in California. It scores 8.4 out of 10 and ranks #22 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-03" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Dewey Pest & Termite 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/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) · Is it legit? · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/records.md) **Answer:** 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 Registration (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 1652_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3738_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3739_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3740_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3741_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3742_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3743_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3744_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3745_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3746_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3748_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3751_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3752_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3753_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3754_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3755_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3757_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3758_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3760_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3761_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3762_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3763_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3769_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3799_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3841_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 3934_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4108_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4562_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4563_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4636_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4895_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 4977_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 5030_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number 5451_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [51](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _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) (sources [54](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _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. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/pasadena/profile/pest-control/dewey-pest-control-1216-267348)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) ## 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). (sources [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16833318744697444991), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15710952421054593146), [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16206828676977568632), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17324280156435075683), [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16759763524861315971), [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3093417967071919732)) 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). (sources [55](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/labor--employment-law-firm-zakay-law-group-aplc-files-a-class-action-against-dewey-pest-control-alleging-failure-to-provide-meal-and-rest-breaks-302778535.html), [56](https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ccc-caseag6000fd03480c-772652)) _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. (sources [54](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _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](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) ## 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](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in California - [#10 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Inland Empire](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/inland-empire.md), [San Diego area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-diego.md), [Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md), [Orange County](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/orange-county-ca.md) and 14 more ## Similar companies in California - [Advanced Integrated Pest Management](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/advanced-integrated-pest-management.md) · #8 of 38 · State Score 8.5 · [Is it legit? 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[California (Solano County Agricultural Commissioner)](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx) — cdpr.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 55. [California (Contra Costa County Superior Court)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/labor--employment-law-firm-zakay-law-group-aplc-files-a-class-action-against-dewey-pest-control-alleging-failure-to-provide-meal-and-rest-breaks-302778535.html) — prnewswire.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026 56. [California (Contra Costa County Superior Court)](https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ccc-caseag6000fd03480c-772652) — unicourt.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-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._