Is EcoGuard Pest Management legit?

Licenses

Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved.

• Washington

  Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Pesticide and SPI Licensing: Company record with designated Commercial Applicator^{33, 34}

  Status: Renewed · Number 98537 (designated Commercial Applicator, Curtis Anthony Wills) · Expires 12/31/2026

• Oregon

  No company pesticide license record on file.

• California

  Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs): Company Registration^{4, 32}

  Status: Active · Number 6412 (PR) · Expires December 31, 2035

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-57-2025-011 (SPCM 6412) ($250, April 15, 2025)⁴¹

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-48-2025-036 (SPCM 6412) ($250, May 20, 2025)⁴¹

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-37-2025-148 (SPCM 6412; two sections, $250 each)⁴¹

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Cost it points

  Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-48-2025-072 (SPCM 6412) ($500, November 12, 2025)⁴¹

  Counted in the score: −0.5

Better Business Bureau record

• Its BBB profile shows an A grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations.

  Not BBB accredited.^{4, 10}

  Full BBB record

What customers say

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

• Google

  11,200 reviews across 16 western US listings, averaging 4.9 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.

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County: NOPA EA-48-2025-072 against ECOGUARD PEST MANAGEMENT (SPCB company registration 6412); incident date November 12, 2025; one violated section (3 CCR 6726); listed as an agricultural civil penalty (ACP) type; final fine $500. Minor administrative penalty.⁴¹

  November 12, 2025 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Diego County: NOPA EA-37-2025-148 against ECOGUARD PEST MANAGEMENT (SPCB company registration 6412); incident date July 10, 2025; two violated sections (FAC 12973 and 16 CCR 1970.4, $250 each); final fine $500. Minor administrative penalty.⁴¹

  July 10, 2025 · San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County: NOPA EA-48-2025-036 against ECOGUARD PEST MANAGEMENT (SPCB company registration 6412); incident date May 20, 2025; one violated section (3 CCR 6726); final fine $250. Minor administrative penalty.⁴¹

  May 20, 2025 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

• County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Yolo County: NOPA EA-57-2025-011 against ECOGUARD PEST MANAGEMENT (SPCB company registration 6412); incident date April 15, 2025; one violated section (BPC 8538); final fine $250. Minor administrative penalty.⁴¹

  April 15, 2025 · Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · Enforcement · Not scored

One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is 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.

  Sales evidence

How it ranks

• #5 of 164 in the West

  Handshake Score 8.8 out of 10, Medium confidence.

  Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A.

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