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title: "Is Fox Pest Control legit?"
description: "Fox Pest Control has company pesticide licenses on file in 3 states. It has a BBB grade of A+. It scores 7.9 out of 10 and ranks #53 of 164 in the West."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Is Fox 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/fox-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/cancel.md) · [Compare](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/records.md)

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Fox Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in 2 states; 5 more aren’t confirmed as current. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 263 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it. Handshake Score: 7.9 out of 10, #53 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.

- **Washington** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **Oregon** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **Idaho** Idaho licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Commercial applicator company license (sources [46](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Listed; expiration December 31, 2026 (current) · Number 10907-001 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Commercial applicator company license (sources [46](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Listed; expiration December 31, 2026 (current) · Number 11412-001 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Commercial applicator company license (sources [46](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Listed; expiration December 31, 2026 (current) · Number 11249-001 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Company license lookup (sources [46](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: No company license found for the Davenport branch: no Fox/FDS record with a Davenport, Moline, Bettendorf or Rock Island address in the IDALS lookup (searched by company name “Fox”, “Fox Pest”, “FDS”, “Quad” and by city)._
- **Kansas** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **Louisiana** Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Place of Business Permit (sources [45](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf)) _Status: Active · Number 00203C · Expires 6/30/2026_
- **Louisiana** Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Place of Business Permit (sources [45](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf)) _Status: Active · Number 00203D · Expires 6/30/2026_
- **Louisiana** Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry: Place of Business Permit (sources [45](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf)) _Status: Active · Number 00203F · Expires 6/30/2026_
- **Nevada** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **South Dakota** South Dakota licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [43](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s current-licenses report) · Number 0874467 · Expires 01/31/2027_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [43](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s current-licenses report) · Number 0617449 · Expires 04/30/2027_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [43](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s current-licenses report) · Number 0661650 · Expires 11/30/2026_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [43](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s current-licenses report) · Number 0838205 · Expires 12/31/2026_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [43](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s current-licenses report) · Number 0849132 · Expires 01/31/2027_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Enforcement report check (sources [44](https://texasagriculture.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=M3zFjZNdoSc%3d&tabid=2335&portalid=0&mid=5439)) _Status: No Fox entity or Fox license number (0874467, 0617449, 0661650, 0838205, 0849132) appears in TDA’s current Structural Pest Control Enforcement Report._

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 263 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 5/26/2021. (sources [17](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347/complaints?page=2), [40](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347), [41](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/lubbock/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-lubbock-0875-58137/complaints), [42](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/mandeville/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-mandeville-0985-90034943/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 19,886 reviews across 20 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3167877004724306028), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10523444740592195382), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13522237950635237912), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13645539686560382180), [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5164391027601757002), [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4113703025350549304))
- **BBB** 3.69 out of 5 from 553 reviews (company-wide). (sources [31](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347/customer-reviews), [32](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/lubbock/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-lubbock-0875-58137/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 27, 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 lawsuits, settlements or enforcement actions are on file.

Three other records (complaint summaries and permits) are 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/fox-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#53 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) · [Fox Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) · [Pointe Pest Control vs. Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/pointe-pest-control-vs-fox-pest-control.md) · [Natura Pest Control (Nevada and Idaho) vs. Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/natura-pest-control-nevada-and-idaho-vs-fox-pest-control.md) · [ClearDefense Pest Control vs. Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/cleardefense-pest-control-vs-fox-pest-control.md)

## Pest control by state

- [#41 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Fort Worth area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/fort-worth.md), [Corpus Christi area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/corpus-christi.md), [Lubbock area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lubbock.md), [Brownsville area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/brownsville.md) and 1 more
- [#24 of 30 in Washington](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-washington.md): [Spokane area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/spokane.md), [Tri-Cities](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tri-cities.md)
- [#16 of 21 in Oregon](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-oregon.md): [Eugene area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/eugene.md)
- [#9 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)
- [#14 of 18 in Kansas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-kansas.md): [Wichita area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/wichita.md)
- [#9 of 13 in Louisiana](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-louisiana.md): [Baton Rouge area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/baton-rouge.md), [Lafayette area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lafayette-la.md), [New Orleans area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/new-orleans.md)
- [#15 of 21 in Nevada](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-nevada.md): [Reno area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/reno.md)
- [#5 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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- [Impact Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/impact-pest-control.md) · #39 of 58 · State Score 7.4 · [Is it legit? (Impact Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/impact-pest-control/legit.md)
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## Related

- [Fox Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md)
- [How to cancel Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-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 Fox Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

10. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3167877004724306028) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10523444740592195382) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13522237950635237912) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13645539686560382180) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347/complaints?page=2) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
21. [Google — Corpus Christi, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5164391027601757002) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
22. [Google — Lubbock, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4113703025350549304) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
31. [BBB — company-wide (HQ profile; includes corporate-owned locations nationally)](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
32. [BBB — company-wide (HQ profile; includes corporate-owned locations nationally)](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/lubbock/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-lubbock-0875-58137/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
40. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/logan/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-hq-1126-90016347) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
41. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/lubbock/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-lubbock-0875-58137/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
42. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/la/mandeville/profile/pest-control/fox-pest-control-mandeville-0985-90034943/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
43. [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
44. [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://texasagriculture.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=M3zFjZNdoSc%3d&tabid=2335&portalid=0&mid=5439) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
45. [Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf) — assets.ctfassets.net · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
46. [Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup) — agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026

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