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title: "Is Fenix Pest Control legit?"
description: "Fenix Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Iowa and a BBB grade of A. It scores 7.8 out of 10 and ranks #67 of 164 in the West."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Is Fenix Pest Control legit?

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026

[Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control/cancel.md)

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Fenix Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Iowa. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A grade and 52 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.8 out of 10, #67 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.

- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau: Commercial applicator company license (sources [27](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Current (expiration date in the future; IDALS shows no status word) · Number 09259-000 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau: Commercial applicator company license (sources [27](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Current (expiration date in the future) · Number 10767-001 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau: Commercial applicator company license (sources [27](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Current (expiration date in the future) · Number 10768-001 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau: Commercial applicator company license (sources [27](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Expired (expiration date December 31, 2025 is in the past) · Number 11297-001 · Expires December 31, 2025_
- **Nebraska** Nebraska 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 company-wide BBB profile shows an A grade and 52 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 3/3/2025. 17 complaints filed in the last 12 months. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/ankeny/profile/pest-control-services/fenix-pest-control-0664-32125567), [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/wi/madison/profile/exterminator/fenix-pest-control-0694-1000061037), [7](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/west-des-moines/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0664-32125567/complaints), [26](https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/longwood/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0733-235970639)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 5,955 reviews across 9 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7925499731397384198), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17210948166098825585), [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11487783396751710137), [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12711656053954047736), [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16734699902373226072), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7772188498718250057))
- **BBB** 3.86 out of 5 from 111 reviews (Fenix headquarters + corporate-owned locations). (sources [10](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/west-des-moines/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0664-32125567/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **Thumbtack** 4.8 out of 5 from 89 reviews (Iowa City, Iowa). (sources [6](https://www.thumbtack.com/ia/iowa-city/exterminators/fenix-pest-control-inc/service/551725847775846407)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **Angi** 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews (Des Moines, Iowa). (sources [24](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ia/des-moines/fenix-pest-control-inc-reviews-1.htm)) _Retrieved October 28, 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 state pesticide-regulator enforcement, attorney general action, FTC action, settlement or consent order against Fenix was found. IDALS, NDA and SD DANR publish no enforcement lists; Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota AG pages publish no per-company complaint data. This is an absence of public findings, not proof of none (see gaps). (sources [30](https://iowaagriculture.gov/pesticide-bureau/pesticide-use-investigations-and-enforcement)) _October 28, 2026 · Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota · 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/fenix-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#67 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.8 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (7.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control by state

- [#5 of 14 in Iowa](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-iowa.md): [Des Moines area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/des-moines.md), [Davenport area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/davenport.md)
- [#8 of 15 in Nebraska](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-nebraska.md): [Omaha area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/omaha.md), [Lincoln area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lincoln.md)
- [#4 of 7 in South Dakota](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-south-dakota.md): [Sioux Falls area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sioux-falls.md)

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## Related

- [Fenix Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md)
- [How to cancel Fenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control/cancel.md)
- [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)
- [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

## Sources

Numbered as in the full source list of [the Fenix Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/ankeny/profile/pest-control-services/fenix-pest-control-0664-32125567) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/wi/madison/profile/exterminator/fenix-pest-control-0694-1000061037) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [thumbtack.com](https://www.thumbtack.com/ia/iowa-city/exterminators/fenix-pest-control-inc/service/551725847775846407) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/west-des-moines/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0664-32125567/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
10. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/west-des-moines/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0664-32125567/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
14. [Google — West Des Moines, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7925499731397384198) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
15. [Google — Ankeny, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17210948166098825585) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [Google — Iowa City, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11487783396751710137) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [Google — Dubuque, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12711656053954047736) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [Google — Davenport, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16734699902373226072) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [Google — Omaha, Nebraska (14738 Grover St)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7772188498718250057) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
24. [Angi — Des Moines, Iowa (Angi profile for 1410 SE Cortina Dr, Ankeny)](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ia/des-moines/fenix-pest-control-inc-reviews-1.htm) — angi.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/longwood/profile/pest-control/fenix-pest-control-inc-0733-235970639) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup) — agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota](https://iowaagriculture.gov/pesticide-bureau/pesticide-use-investigations-and-enforcement) — iowaagriculture.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026

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