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title: "Is Green Machine Pest Control legit?"
description: "Green Machine Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. It scores 6.9 out of 10 and ranks #139 of 164 in the West."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Is Green Machine 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/green-machine-pest-control.md) · Is it legit?

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Green Machine Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 6.9 out of 10, #139 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.

- **Arizona** Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Pest management business license, GREEN MACHINE PEST CONTROL, 5930 S SOSSAMAN RD # 104, MESA AZ 85212, phone 4803707619, website WWW.GREENMACHINEPEST.COM (sources [2](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771), [4](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9370), [24](https://opm.azda.gov/PCBusSearch.php#CoName=GREEN_MACHINE)) _Status: Active · Number 9370 · Expires 05/31/2028_
- **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: Arizona Dept. of Agriculture PMD citation and order, case 101135 (BL 9370): unregistered, uncertified person issued a termite treatment proposal; $100 civil penalty and Administrative Warning to the business, $400 civil penalty and Administrative Warning to its qualifying party (sources [4](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9370), [25](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2095.pdf), [26](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=GREEN_MACHINE)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. BBB accredited since 6/8/2016. (sources [2](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771), [15](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771/complaints), [23](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_text=Green%20Machine%20Pest%20Control&find_loc=Mesa%2C%20AZ)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/green-machine-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 2,174 reviews across 1 western US listing, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13636576870774683992))
- **Angi** 4.8 out of 5 from 583 reviews (Chandler, Arizona profile). (sources [16](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/az/chandler/green-machine-pest-control-reviews-1.htm)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **HomeAdvisor** 4.8 out of 5 from 583 reviews (Chandler, Arizona). (sources [21](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.GreenMachinePest.46276128.html)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **Experience.com** 4.97 out of 5 from 212 reviews (Chandler, Arizona). (sources [22](https://www.experience.com/reviews/green-22212846)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **Angi** 4.8 out of 5 from 43 reviews (Mesa, Arizona profile). (sources [10](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/az/mesa/green-machine-pest-control-reviews-9250003.htm)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_
- **BBB** 4.5 out of 5 from 10 reviews (Mesa, Arizona). (sources [19](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771/customer-reviews)) _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.

- Citation and order, case 101135 (signed 08/01/2024, adjudicated 08/07/2024), against Green Machine Pest Control (business license 9370) and its qualifying party Cory Hodnett. Opened on a 09/22/2023 consumer complaint about a termite treatment. PMD found that the termite treatment proposal had been issued by a person who was neither a certified applicator nor registered as an employee of the company; inspectors found no evidence that the applicator applied Termidor HE contrary to the label, and noted the post-tension slab explained why drilling was not offered. Order: the business received an Administrative Warning (Violation 3) and a $100.00 civil penalty (Violation 1, unregistered applicator); the QP received an Administrative Warning (Violation 2) and a $400.00 civil penalty (Violation 4). Case total $500. Final if no hearing was requested within 30 days; no hearing is shown. The only adjudicated complaint for this license in the 5-year search. (sources [4](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9370), [25](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2095.pdf), [26](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=GREEN_MACHINE)) _August 7, 2024 · Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management) · Enforcement · Not scored_

Three other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

## Does it sell door to door?

- Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/green-machine-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#139 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.9 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.5/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/green-machine-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control in Arizona

- [#17 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md): [Phoenix area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/phoenix.md)

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## Related

- [Green Machine Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/green-machine-pest-control.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 Green Machine Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/green-machine-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

2. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [opm.azda.gov](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9370) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
10. [angi.com](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/az/mesa/green-machine-pest-control-reviews-9250003.htm) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
15. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
16. [angi.com](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/az/chandler/green-machine-pest-control-reviews-1.htm) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
18. [Google — Mesa, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13636576870774683992) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [BBB — Mesa, Arizona (BBB, Mountain West & Pacific Southwest file covering the whole company; one Arizona office)](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/mesa/profile/pest-control/green-machine-pest-control-1126-1000040771/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
21. [HomeAdvisor — Chandler, Arizona (same Angi-network profile)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.GreenMachinePest.46276128.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [Experience.com — Chandler, Arizona](https://www.experience.com/reviews/green-22212846) — experience.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_text=Green%20Machine%20Pest%20Control&find_loc=Mesa%2C%20AZ) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/PCBusSearch.php#CoName=GREEN_MACHINE) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2095.pdf) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=GREEN_MACHINE) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026

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